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Seattle Fish Guys is a fish market and restaurant in Seattle's Central District, in the U.S. state of Washington. Desiree Chinn and Sal Panelo started the business in 2016. Seattle Fish Guys has garnered a positive reception, especially for its poke, and is considered among the city's best seafood establishments.
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Description
[edit]Seattle Fish Guys is a "gleaming, upscale" fish market and restaurant in Seattle's Central District, according to The Seattle Times.[1] The business operates in the "nondescript" Verse Seattle building at the intersection of 23rd and Jackson.[2][3] It has sold bivalves (including mussels),[4] clam chowder,[5] crab and shrimp cocktails, fish, poke, and smoked lox. Ingredients in bowls include kimchi, macaroni salad, octopus, brown or white rice, salmon, seaweed salad, and tuna.[6] The crab rolls (or Dungeness crab "subs")[7] have Japanese mayonnaise, Sriracha, and scallions on a toasted bun.[8] The restaurant's aioli has garlic.[9]
Seattle Fish Guys also stocks flowers and spice rubs,[10] and has created take-home meal kits for special occasions; one for Lunar New Year included steamed black cod with black bean sauce and mochi donuts.[11]
History
[edit]Co-owners Desiree Chinn and Sal Panelo opened Seattle Fish Guys in 2016.[3][12][13] The restaurant's grand opening celebration was held on September 4,[14][15] and featured free samples and a mussel eating contest.[16]
Reception
[edit]The magazine Seattle Metropolitan says of Seattle Fish Guys: "One of the Central District's favorite destinations for a convivial lunch is also an after-work godsend for picking up dinner."[2] Aimee Rizzo of The Infatuation said of the poke in 2020, "Between the soy-marinated tuna, spicy salmon, furikake rice, and smoky macaroni salad, this is a bowl that's better than the sum of its parts—even though each part is excellent."[17] She and Kayla Sager-Riley included Seattle Fish Guys in a 2023 overview of the city's best poke[18] and a 2024 overview of the city's best seafood.[19] In 2023, the South Seattle Emerald said the shop was among chef J. Kenji López-Alt's favorite South End eateries.[20]
Megan Hill included Seattle Fish Guys in Eater Seattle's 2022 overview of fifteen "great places" to eat in the Central District.[5] Noms Magazine ranked the business eighth in a 2023 list of Seattle's thirteen best seafood restaurants, and recommended the crab sub, the idako (marinated baby octopus), and the poke bowl.[21] Allecia Vermillion included the restaurant in Seattle Metropolitan's 2024 overview of the city's best seafood.[22]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "Poke comes to Seattle's Central District". The Seattle Times. September 6, 2016. Archived from the original on May 24, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b "Seattle Fish Guys". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Hill, Megan (September 8, 2016). "Seattle's Poke Craze Has Hit the Central District". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "16 Seafood Markets In Seattle To Check Out - Seattle". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on January 2, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ a b Hill, Megan (May 17, 2021). "15 Great Places to Eat in Seattle's Central District". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on October 17, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Hill, Megan (June 2, 2017). "3 Places to Try in Seattle This Weekend". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on April 14, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Guarente, Gabe (April 22, 2021). "Great Places to Get Crab and Lobster Rolls Around the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Guarente, Gabe (August 6, 2020). "Where to Score Some Great Crab Rolls In Seattle for Takeout". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on October 22, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Mandel, Pam. "School of Poke: A Survey of Seattle Joints Serving the Hawaiian Fish Favorite". The Stranger. Archived from the original on May 31, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Eater Staff (April 29, 2020). "Where to Get Hawaiian Favorites for Takeout in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on September 21, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Callaghan, Adam H. (January 11, 2023). "Where to Eat Around Seattle for Lunar New Year 2023". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on November 30, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Yamashita, Andrew (June 10, 2019). "Legacy of Linc's lives on at Seattle Fish Guys". International Examiner. Archived from the original on January 6, 2024. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Dohrn, Charlotte (May 21, 2020). "Fresh fish and a side of resilience: third generation seafood businesses in Seattle". School of Marine and Environmental Affairs. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "New Seafood Market and Raw Bar Opens in the Central District September 4". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on January 26, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "This Week in Restaurant News: Brews in Interbay and Poke Bowls in the Central District". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "New CD seafood market". Northwest Asian Weekly. October 10, 2016. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "Seattle Fish Guys Review - Central District - Seattle". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on March 28, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "The 7 Best Poke Spots In Seattle - Seattle". The Infatuation. March 20, 2023. Archived from the original on June 1, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "The 17 Best Seafood Restaurants In Seattle - Seattle". The Infatuation. January 21, 2022. Archived from the original on March 24, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ Ong, Amanda (August 26, 2023). "J. Kenji López-Alt's Favorite South End Restaurants". South Seattle Emerald. Archived from the original on December 26, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "13 Best Seafood Restaurants In Seattle & What To Order (2023)". Noms Magazine. October 9, 2022. Archived from the original on June 8, 2023. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
- ^ "The Best Seafood Restaurants in Seattle". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on June 29, 2022. Retrieved March 21, 2024.
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