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    El Rey Peruvian Restaurant

    4.4 (14 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 7:00 pm

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    Lomo Salado
    Frank B.

    Lomo saltado is astounding! Shall I say more ? Well, OK you've got it. Now this South Park hidden gem has been discovered by FRANK and I think the rest of the world should march in for some Peruvian Cuisine. First off they have parking in the back so you can check that excuse off the list. Plenty of seating and a tiny spot for bar in the front. Now for the food part ladies & gentleman. Walked in and asked the young lady at counter for a menu. Spotted the Lolo saltado and just knew I had to have it. Rice, fries and a mixture of tomato's , red onions and steak sautéed to perfection. The proper way to dine on this is make sure you use that juice for your fries can soak it up. Now load your fork up with a little bit of rice , fries with juice and steak and then enjoy the flavor burst. A true pleasure to have this enjoyable of a meal. I'll be back soon for another plate.

    Lomo saltado and arroz chaufa
    Alex C.

    El Rey in South Seattle easily ranks as the top spot in Washington for authentic Peruvian flavor. My family and I always order the duos and trios so we can experience a variety of dishes, and once again, everything was packed with bold, nostalgic flavors. The lomo saltado remains the juiciest in town. The ceviche took me back to memories of my cousin preparing it back home, the arroz chaufa reminded me of classic Chifas in Peru, and the huancaína noodles brought back moments of my aunt's cooking. That kind of emotional connection speaks to the authenticity of the food. The service team is friendly and helpful, though there's room for improvement in being more proactive--especially with larger parties. Simple touches like checking for napkins, utensils, and general needs would elevate the overall experience. The restaurant also features a 21+ bar area that looks like a fun Friday night spot--I'd definitely be a regular if I lived nearby. The ambiance is casual and homey, nothing upscale, but that's part of what makes El Rey feel so special: it's genuine, welcoming, and full of heart.

    Ricky V.

    Thanks to a friend's recommendation, we enjoyed a couple's dinner at El Rey Peruvian Restaurant in South Park. Heck, I never would have found it otherwise. I absolutely love Peruvian cuisine and was so excited to find such an authentic and cultural restaurant close to home. They have had their first location up in Mukilteo but wanted to open up in Seattle. I was shocked to not find any reviews given that it opened in September 2024. Score! Our group agreed to try something we hadn't had before. For me, it was the drink Chicha Morada which reminded us of a chilled mulled wine but made of purple corn. Then came the ceviche made of white fish, salt, lime and onions. The simple ingredients and flavors were so fresh and tasty. We also ordered Lomo Saltado (their nation's take on a teriyaki beef), Jalea (a pile of lightly breaded and flash-fried seafood consisting of oysters, mussels, white fish, shrimp, and calamari that weren't surprisingly overcooked), Chaufa ('arroz chaufa' is a Peruvian fried rice that comes from the country's Asian immigrant influences) and Tallarines a la Huancaina (usually I have papa/potato or pollo/chicken with this Peruvian yellow chile sauce, but they served it on pasta which wasn't my favorite; yet had a nice creamy texture with a tiny kick). All in all, we loved each and every one of our food items. Everything appeared to be homecooking and made with South American love. The waitstaff was also sure to also accommodate our dietary limitations and remained attentive. The space isn't anything special besides some painting and a small bar in front. We will definitely be back. Welcome to the neighborhood, El Rey!

    Receipt where they had to change the prices after catching them trying to up charge us and added the last three charges out of spite

    Been here twice, but now sadly will never come back due to the service and charging more than what the menu prices says. The food was decent, the ceviche and the chicken wonton soup and the lomo saltado was smaller the second time around and lacking the Smokey flavor. The real disappointment was the slow service and when we got our check. They tried to charge us $15.99 for the wonton soup when it's $12.99 on the menu. Then $18.99 for the 1/4 chicken when it shows $17.99 and $19.99 for the lomo when it says $18.99. When we confronted the servers the lady then got upset and said she was going to add charging us for a Togo container and bag and aji on the side out of spite. You can see on our receipt they had to charge us the correctly with the custom prices and added the extra costs. So if you come here just make sure to look at your receipt to make sure you're not getting scammed.

    I was served chicken from the previous day
    Gia L.

    I came on a Sunday morning for a pollo a la brasa to go that I've been craving for weeks, paid close to $45 with fries, salad and tip. When I made it home roughly 15 minutes later and serve the pollo, I realized the chicken was cold to the touch, hard, and dry. The fries were soggy and cold as well. The salad was the only thing that was edible. The chicken clearly was cooked the day or days before and it wasn't freshly cooked the same with the fries. This is so disappointing because I'm Peruvian and I know what I'm expecting but it also ALWAYS seems that it is your own Peruvian peers the ones who try to screw you over. This is so disrespectful and disgusting! This has never happened to me at an American restaurant for example. Just next time save yourself the trip of coming here and go straight to San Fernando. At least I have never received old food from them. Never coming back here. I can't speak for the other food but once being served leftovers I don't plan to ever give this place another chance.

    Lomo saltado

    Probably the best Peruvian food in Seattle the ceviche was amazing everything I had taste delicious

    Ceviche

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    Great food awesome people great and clean place. Selections of food are amazing. Service is wonderful

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    The Chicken Supply

    The Chicken Supply

    4.6
    (178 reviews)
    10.9 mi

    Order - Garlic Rice: 4/5 was really good, perfect amount of…read moregarlic. - Potatoes: 5/5 perfectly seasoned. Crunchy on the outside soft on the inside. Try with the banana catsup. It's weird but so good. - 8pcs Chicken half spicy: 4.7/5 it was really good. The half spicy was really good, not spicy to me but that's not unusual. Got hot sauce in the side and it was really tasty! - Mochi Cake: 10/5 so freaking good! Service was fantastic and the inside is really cute. Small but welcoming. TL:DR: Is it cheap? No. But it's a gluten free fried chicken that is actually good, the sides are bomb, and the price for the value is there.

    Kaboom! Best fried chicken I've ever seen or eaten. Yes, one look at all the pieces (ordered the…read more8pc) and you can see beauty in its creation and attention to detail. Got the half spicy half normal and dusting of spice was perfect. The fact that this is gluten free (which is fantastic for all GF folks in our family) is even more Amazing how they got everything right with the crunch and flavor. Potato skins and garlic rice were good too, though less garlic would have been better. Could easily make this into a garlic egg fried rice and larger portions. The staff were super attentive and took time to explain everything to first time visitors. Steady stream of take out orders as seating is limited. Would come back to try the other sides too. Happy to report no reaction for gluten free member of our family, top marks for safety.

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    Small sit.down area
    Thigh and Drum - IG: @nelson_eats
    Thigh and Drum - IG: @nelson_eats
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    Sodam Chicken - Capitol Hill

    Sodam Chicken - Capitol Hill

    4.1
    (119 reviews)
    6.2 mi

    So Yami! Fried chicken is really good n crispy. Been here a couple of times and it's always good …read more Eating space is nice and service is very good

    The chicken wings were amazing as usual, which is why we've returned to Sodam Chicken several…read moretimes. Unfortunately, tonight's experience was extremely disappointing, specifically because of the service we received from Darlene. We tried the shrimp yakisoba in addition to our wings and mozzarella sticks and unfortunately did not like the flavor of the yakisoba. The frustrating part is that Darlene only asked us one time if everything was okay--and she didn't even come to our table. She asked while checking the thermostat, and at that point we had only eaten our wings and some mozzarella sticks. We had not even tried the yakisoba yet. We waited approximately 15 minutes for her to come back and check on us, but she never did. I eventually went to the counter to get a box. Since she never came back to our table, we also went to the counter to pay, which is different from our previous visits where we were checked out at the table. We explained to Darlene that we didn't enjoy the yakisoba because of the flavor. Instead of simply acknowledging the feedback, she responded rudely that we needed to tell her when she checked on us so it could have been fixed. That was frustrating because she never checked on us after we actually tried the food. How were we supposed to tell her we didn't like something when we hadn't even tried it yet? Then, when I went to tap my phone to pay, Darlene said, "But you're not paying for it, so it doesn't matter." I told her she was being rude, and rather than de-escalating the situation, she began arguing with me and made it seem like we were somehow at fault for not saying anything during the first time she asked. We asked to speak with a manager, and Darlene told us that she was the manager. We weren't upset simply because we didn't like a dish. We understand that not every menu item is going to be everyone's taste. What we expected was basic customer service and an opportunity to actually communicate our concerns. Instead, we were blamed for not reporting an issue that we literally hadn't discovered yet, followed by a rude response when we attempted to explain it. The wings are still excellent, and we've had good experiences here before, which is why tonight was particularly disappointing. Unfortunately, Darlene's handling of the situation left a much worse impression than the food itself.

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    Sodam is a Korean word that means "plentiful and tasty food"
    Sodam is a Korean word that means "plentiful and tasty food"
    Chicken and Beer!
    Chicken and Beer!
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    Sisters And Brothers

    Sisters And Brothers

    3.8
    (837 reviews)
    7.1 mi
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    Sis & Bros is a ridiculously chill spot to indulge in some bird. You'll feel like you're hanging…read moreout in a dive bar alone and wondering how they stay in business. It's actually worth bringing some friends so you don't get sad. In all seriousness, this is a place that I'm surprised I've never reviewed because I've had a solid experience here many times. It's also renowned across the city for its hot chicken prowess and dedication to the craft. I'll be straight up with you, there are better fried chicken places in Seattle. But there are only like 6 restaurants in Interbay, so it's worth stopping here if you're in the area to either hit golf balls or get a car wash. We decided to bring our book club here because we were reading Devil All The Time and this somehow seemed like an appropriate place to host a meeting. I always get the Seattle Hot, because my spice tolerance has greatly decreased with age (ever since my experience with hot chicken in Nashville which fully rotated my insides like a rotisserie chicken). Hot chicken is their expertise at S&B, so if you're up for the challenge they have some pretty spicy stuff. One of the attendees tried the level below reaper and said it was meant to be fed to babies, so try the reaper if you dare. The chicken itself is solid. The flavor doesn't blow you away, nothing is too dried out, but there isn't an explosive crunch either. On principle I am against a restaurant that charges for sauces, since there should at least be a few that come with your meal. Three tendies with no sauce at all is blasphemous. They really need a little something to take them to the next level, so you should order a couple of sauces in the side. I did thoroughly enjoy the bacon pieces that they added to my mac and cheese, these lil pork morsels were a delectable addition to the side dish. Overall an enjoyable experience every time I've come to S&B.

    Another great meal at Sisters and Brothers. The food here rocks. Plain and simple…read more I love the tenders whether they be in solo or in a sandwich. The heat levels are well laid out and are true to their descriptions. They are cooked wonderfully with the coating and crunchiness hitting just right. The sides are good with the mac and cheese and fries being the standouts in my opinion. Keep it up guys! I'll keep coming back.

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    Sisters And Brothers
    Nashville hot thigh and drums with slaw.
    Nashville hot thigh and drums with slaw.
    Dark meat plate, upgrade to bowl of mac n cheese, topped with/ pork belly

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    Cookie's Country Chicken

    Cookie's Country Chicken

    4.2
    (325 reviews)
    9.7 mi
    $$

    My hubs and I have been wanting to try Cookie's for a while and finally gave it a go last night. We…read moreordered using the Toast app at 5:10pm and picked up at 5:30pm. Our order was waiting for us and the front staffer was nice and friendly. The restaurant is spacious with a homey, kitschy vibe and the front wall of windows were wide open. On a hot summer day, this would be a nice, airy place to eat in. We might eat there next time. 10 minutes later we were home and looking forward to digging into our chicken! We split a Large Bag o' Bites which were crispy, savory, and delicious breaded chicken breast pieces. We also got the three piece combo: two drumsticks and a thigh. We got everything non-spicy and found it all to be delicious, moist, and crispy. I am especially grateful that Cookie's makes their fried chicken WITHOUT DAIRY since I have a hard time digesting milk protein. Thank you, Cookie's for a filling and delicious dinner of fried chicken. We will be back!

    Cookie's was a let down, I'll start out with that. I had all the hope in the world that this place…read morewas going to wow me, but alas, it was not to be. I'll start with some positives: you can order directly on their website (as opposed to being forced to use some fee-heavy service like DoorDash), they're quick, and the Barn Burner sandwich was good. Now for the cons. Either they messed my order up or I was the fool here and screwed up when ordering online, but the four piece tendies I got were plain and utterly spice-less. Being a pepper head and spice fiend, this was a bummer, but it forced me to see that the chicken wasn't seasoned very well. Outright bland one might say. The chicken also had a kind of toughness to it. Not from being really dry or anything, but more from the raw cuts of meat not being trimmed correctly, like I was eating bits of tendon or something. Hey when I order tendies I thought that was cutesy-short for tenders not tendons! They weren't bad, but they were not very good either. The Barn Burner sandwich was decent though, and at a level three of spice, it had a nice heat. I'll give them another chance down the road, but ultimately, in a city that has so many great fried chicken options (Triangle Spirits, S/T Hooligans, and Sisters and Brothers), it's going to be hard to make the decision to choose them again after the meal I had.

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    Brews offered
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    Hot Honey
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    Buddy's Chicken & Waffles

    Buddy's Chicken & Waffles

    4.7
    (381 reviews)
    21.7 mi
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    I visited Buddy's Chicken & Waffles with my niece. The options were so vast that we decided to get…read moreone for everyone and take them back home. I opted on the cheddar bay biscuit, got my man the cornbread, got the Oreo for my son, Cinnamon Toast Crunch for my daughter, and my niece also got the Oreo. Each one SLAPPED!!!! The chicken was also generously portioned and well seasoned. They did not disappoint. I enjoyed the art they selected in the building. They also had a couple humorous signs at the entry that make the place feel very chill and laid back. I'm looking forward to going back.

    We went inside and ordered takeout. I got both a blueberry waffle and a cornbread waffle. The…read morewaffles came with 2 chicken tenders. An extra tender is available for $4. They aren't Roscoe's. They use chicken tenders instead of using chicken with bones. The chicken was okay. It was a little dry. We got the original and spicy tenders. There was nothing special about it. Maybe I needed to put some syrup on the chicken? I don't know. The star of the meal was the waffles. The blueberry waffle was nice and sweet. It was good. The southern cornbread waffle was also good with it's buttery taste. Service was good. The guys working there were nice and respectful. Very professional. They only take credit card. No cash. They waffles made it good. I've had better chicken. It's a good place.

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    Seating area
    Seating area
    Say no to spicy it's not even spicy but tasted like it was dipped in paprika and total over kill
    Say no to spicy it's not even spicy but tasted like it was dipped in paprika and total over kill
    Hot Chicken and Corn Waffle

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    Hot Chicken and Corn Waffle
    Seattle Seafood Center

    Seattle Seafood Center

    4.2
    (26 reviews)
    1.4 mi
    $$

    Seattle Seafood Center was such a great find--one of those unexpected gems you stumble upon while…read morelooking for parking for a nearby restaurant. What immediately caught our attention (for obvious reasons) was the bold sign: LIVE KING CRAB. We walked in and were instantly impressed. Large water tanks filled with live Dungeness crab and live king crab, crystal-clear water, and absolutely no fishy smell--always an excellent sign. The space feels more like a clean, well-run warehouse set up for both wholesale and retail, not a typical seafood market. A gentleman working there quickly came over and started chatting with us about crab. Super knowledgeable and friendly. They offer a wide selection: live, fresh, and frozen crab, Japanese scallops, fish, and a variety of shellfish. We considered the live king crab, but it was honestly too big for the two of us to handle in a hotel kitchen--and definitely would've been a splurge. So, plan B: I called my sister-in-law to see if she'd like some frozen king crab legs. She said yes immediately. The gentleman showed us the frozen options, and the king crab legs were long, meaty, and impressive--similar in size to what Costco carries, but priced better. We ended up negotiating a great deal and purchased a box of their Party Pack King Jumbo Crab Legs for her. Later that evening, she surprised her daughter with a king crab birthday dinner, and they reported the legs were super meaty and absolutely delicious. Safe to say, we'll definitely keep Seattle Seafood Center in mind for future seafood splurges. If you love high-quality seafood and especially crab, this place is worth a stop--even if it's an unplanned one.

    I love this place. For seafood I go here. Salmon(smoked and fresh frozen), halibut, scallops and…read morecrab, I go here. They can't be beat. And always helpful.

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    Snow Crab? King Crab? Yeah...
    Snow Crab? King Crab? Yeah...
    Snow Crab? King Crab? Yeah...
    Snow Crab? King Crab? Yeah...
    Seattle Seafood Center

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