TikTok meals critic Keith Lee, who style checks dishes from family-run eating places across the nation whereas sitting in his automobile, shocked his practically 17 million followers within the final week with a video from Seattle that his followers alleged included him unknowingly consuming a chunk of sushi with a “worm” in it from Fob Sushi Bar in Seattle. The restaurant was his first and highest-rated cease within the metropolis till all hell broke unfastened on the web.
Lee did eat a number of different locations whereas he was on the town, nevertheless. Right here’s the place and what he considered them.
King’s Barbeque Home
518 sixth Avenue S, Seattle
The geese hanging on this window of this Chinatown spot caught the eye of Lee and his household, so that they stopped to purchase one and filmed the method of its preparation for takeout — together with the pinnacle. “I’m not going to eat this, I simply thought it was attention-grabbing,” Lee says. Cool, cool, cool.
He proclaimed it seasoned to perfection, mentioned it tasted like a duck however not gamey or unique, and simply seasoned meat — which… appears regular? Liked the rice and proclaimed the pores and skin the house of all the flavour. Finally, he gave it a 9.5 out of 10 and mentioned he likes Seattle.
Pike Place Market
This stand outdoors Pike Place, the place consumers purchase a cup or attempt as many various drinks as they like, caught Lee’s eye on a wet day. His first sip was of the buttered rum cider, which he judged to be “actual bitter” and “actual good.” That and lavender cider obtained 7s, and his highest score went to the cinnamon spice cider at an 8. Lee purchased everybody else ready in line cider and tried to depart one in all his trademark giant suggestions for the employees however famous on the video in a caption, “[T]ipping isn’t a factor in Seattle so it took a while to clarify what we have been doing.” In the long run, Lee bought 60 giant cups and requested the distributors to maintain something left over from individuals who needed a smaller measurement.
3114 NE a hundred and twenty fifth Avenue, Seattle
A fan of this restaurant emailed Lee to ask him to go to, saying it struggled throughout COVID and was nonetheless attempting to get again on its ft. His household bought doro wat, beef tibs, oatena, injera, and samboosa. Lee discovered the presentation of the meat tibs in a to-go container missing as a result of the grease was leaking, and though the meat was robust, the flavour was “deep” and “spicy.” A number of members of the family rated it and opinions have been diversified. The samboosa was to not his liking, with too many lentils, and was “very mushy.” Its score was a 1. He compares the doro wat to barbecue or braised hen (it’s stewed and coated in spices, so… sure) and offers it a 7.9. Why not an 8? The world won’t ever know.
Lee and his household left the restaurant with $1,000 to pay for anybody who got here in to eat after them, which is admittedly very cool.
A Seattle teriyaki hen taste-test
Numerous areas
Lee determined to get teriyaki hen from a number of locations and taste-test them towards one another. What might go mistaken?
Chickens from the highest 5 most beneficial locations, together with Toshio’s Teriyaki, Rainier Teriyaki, Nikko Teriyaki, Toshi’s Teriyaki in Bellevue, and Ichi Bento. Spoiler alert: Ichi Bento and Toshi’s tied, however Ichi would have gained if they’d rinsed the rice so it was much less starchy, per Lee.
504 fifth Avenue South, Suite 107A, Seattle
The Filipino meals at Hood Well-known obtained raves, although Lee appeared to battle to precisely describe the dishes. He ordered a number of dishes, from savory mains to desserts. In describing them, the phrase ube was used rather a lot, and though it was an ingredient in among the dishes, he meant umami a number of instances. However actually, who is aware of?
