We were joined by the lovely Mucho Guesto Ame, who suggested Crow on the other side of Queen Anne from Stell's. (Hitting Queen Anne on the flippity-flop without ever touching the top of the hill is no mean feat, although there seems be a current shortage of interesting choices on top of yonder hillock. I guess we'll have to crash someone's condo and ask them to make us supper.)
We did the reservations thing, which isn't exactly our scene, but we'd seen enough online entreaties to book ahead. Naturally, that meant that we'd arrive at a half-full restaurant. It did hit the max capacity by mid-meal though, and it seemed like all the empty seats were spoken for.
The set up was nice enough... decor that said "trendy" without being real attitudey, comfy booths and mellow lights. I didn't see any crows (or Chris Robinson) though.
Crow has a very tiny menu that appears to be seasonal, but no apparent theme otherwise. The menu online wasn't the menu we got, by the way.
We split some awesome grilled asparagus with prosciutto and parmesan shavings. A great starter with dreamy comminglings of flavor. Leslie had a fennel/zucchini soup that was allegedly delicious, but Ame and I were too much into the asparagus.
The service got a little hinky at this point. We were halfway done with the first course before we ordered our main. The kitchen got the job done, though, with no dining delay.
I ordered the grilled pork with black bean/mango salad. Not my best move... The pork was good but the black beans and breakfast potatoes (?!) that came along with it were really blah.
Leslie got a spring salad from the starter list that ended up including a bonus cheese plate, so the vegetarian element scored an unforeseen victory from a light on veggie option menu. (Only 1 entree was veggie.)
Ame really rocked it with the scallops with English pea vines "fish of the day" special. The scallops were cooked perfectly and the sides were fantastic as well. So good, that the half-scallop I got in a trade for a hunk of pig gave me the clarity of mind to recommend the place despite my so-so food.
At that point, our server totally flaked, and our time at Crow petered out from there.
Will we go back? Most likely.
Should you? Probably, but check out the menu first. Light on the veggie side. Full bar with some cool house selections.
How much? Spendy, but not crazy 'spensive.
Go now:
Crow Restaurant & Bar
823 5th Ave N (near the old Tower Records and Panos Kleftikos)
Seattle -
(206) 283-8800
www.crowseattle.com
--Mark Mucho
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Let me just say, Mark's food envy was justified. The scallops were also served with morel mushrooms, which were perfect with the sweetness of the scallops and the pea vines. And the featured rose by the glass - and my first rose this summer - was amazing.
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