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Readers Vote: 19+ Seattle Last Meal Destinations

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Of the 71 comments on last week's Friday Open Thread, only about half were dedicated to the subject at hand. The rest were dedicated to a sharp-tongued debate between a handful of readers over whether Din Tai Fung qualified as a choice (since it's both a chain AND in Bellevue) and how to properly define a metro. As one frustrated reader put it, "shut this comment thread down before they find sharp objects and harm themselves." Yes, this particular open thread nearly became a tribute to the very question it posed.

Here now, without argument, is a map of the last meal destinations of Eater readers, which ranged from fast-food to tasting menus. It's clear from the menu choices that folks from Seattle want to be in a deeply-rooted food coma when they depart this fine city.

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Big Mario's Pizza

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"Big Mario's. The Spicoli. Screw everywhere else."

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"Truffle fries and a cocktail at Canlis."

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"I am good with puffy fries from LUC as an appetizer and Crow's crusted scallops as and entree."

Dick's Drive-In

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"Dick's Drive-In: Deluxe, fries, three tartar, large Coke."

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Din Tai Fung Dumpling House 鼎泰豐

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"Dim sum at Din Tai Fung."

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"Any cow meat at El Gaucho for lunch. Then a laxative to make room for food at Joule. Cover me in kimchi and send me off."

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Kauai Family Restaurant

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"Kauai Family Restaurant for the Loco Moco! The best I have ever had, off or on the islands."

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Monsoon

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"Bo la lot at Monsoon Seattle (appetizer); fennel sausage pizza at Serious Pie on Lake Union (2nd course); Browned butter gnocchi at Betty (main course); coconut cream pie at Dahlia or Palace Kitchen (dessert).

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Nishino

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"I'd sit at the bar in Nishino and order the omakase."

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Paseo Caribbean Restaurant

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"I've not had sandwiches this delicious anywhere else and I fuckin love a good sandwich. Seattle has a good 'sandwich scene,' if there's such a thing."

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Rainier BBQ & Restaurant

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"Whenever I'm leaving the city for the day or for a few days I get ranier BBQ banh mi or El Asadero tacos/burritos — great car food, well not tacos, but you get the idea."

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Serious Pie

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"Cherry Bomb pizza at Serious Pie downtown with pre-dinner martini at Dahlia and Triple Coconut Cream Pie for dessert."

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Shiro's

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"My death row ingredient is Uni and I couldn’t think of a more fitting place that having it at Shiro's."

Spice Route

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"Masala dosa at Spice Route."

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Staple & Fancy Mercantile

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"My last meal is always at Panda Express on my way to the airport! But my favorite meal is either chefs menu at Staple & Fancy or anything at Revel."

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Tai Tung Restaurant

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"The Holy Trinity at Tai Tung: Almond fried chicken, shrimp with crab sauce and squid Chinese-style. If it would be possible to sneak in some long beans and bbq pork from across the street at Kau Kau that would be a good thing too."

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Tat's Delicatessen

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"First thought is a Tat'strami, so I'll go with that."

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The Walrus and the Carpenter

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"I would probably have to end my stay with a visit to the Walrus and the Carpenter. That is a spot that screams Seattle to me {coming from Boston}. Oysters on the half shell are amazing there."

"Yeah I have no doubt I'd drink away my sorrows/stock up on oysters at the Walrus and the Carpenter. But I'd secretly stop at Big Mario's on the way home."

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The Whale Wins

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"A bunch of dishes at The Whale Wins. Because the food is delicious and the place is very Seattle."

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Big Mario's Pizza

"Big Mario's. The Spicoli. Screw everywhere else."

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Canlis

"Truffle fries and a cocktail at Canlis."

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Crow

"I am good with puffy fries from LUC as an appetizer and Crow's crusted scallops as and entree."

Dick's Drive-In

"Dick's Drive-In: Deluxe, fries, three tartar, large Coke."

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Din Tai Fung Dumpling House 鼎泰豐

"Dim sum at Din Tai Fung."

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Joule

"Any cow meat at El Gaucho for lunch. Then a laxative to make room for food at Joule. Cover me in kimchi and send me off."

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Kauai Family Restaurant

"Kauai Family Restaurant for the Loco Moco! The best I have ever had, off or on the islands."

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Monsoon

"Bo la lot at Monsoon Seattle (appetizer); fennel sausage pizza at Serious Pie on Lake Union (2nd course); Browned butter gnocchi at Betty (main course); coconut cream pie at Dahlia or Palace Kitchen (dessert).

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Nishino

"I'd sit at the bar in Nishino and order the omakase."

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Paseo Caribbean Restaurant

"I've not had sandwiches this delicious anywhere else and I fuckin love a good sandwich. Seattle has a good 'sandwich scene,' if there's such a thing."

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Rainier BBQ & Restaurant

"Whenever I'm leaving the city for the day or for a few days I get ranier BBQ banh mi or El Asadero tacos/burritos — great car food, well not tacos, but you get the idea."

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Serious Pie

"Cherry Bomb pizza at Serious Pie downtown with pre-dinner martini at Dahlia and Triple Coconut Cream Pie for dessert."

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Shiro's

"My death row ingredient is Uni and I couldn’t think of a more fitting place that having it at Shiro's."

Spice Route

"Masala dosa at Spice Route."

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Staple & Fancy Mercantile

"My last meal is always at Panda Express on my way to the airport! But my favorite meal is either chefs menu at Staple & Fancy or anything at Revel."

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Tai Tung Restaurant

"The Holy Trinity at Tai Tung: Almond fried chicken, shrimp with crab sauce and squid Chinese-style. If it would be possible to sneak in some long beans and bbq pork from across the street at Kau Kau that would be a good thing too."

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Tat's Delicatessen

"First thought is a Tat'strami, so I'll go with that."

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The Walrus and the Carpenter

"I would probably have to end my stay with a visit to the Walrus and the Carpenter. That is a spot that screams Seattle to me {coming from Boston}. Oysters on the half shell are amazing there."

"Yeah I have no doubt I'd drink away my sorrows/stock up on oysters at the Walrus and the Carpenter. But I'd secretly stop at Big Mario's on the way home."

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The Whale Wins

"A bunch of dishes at The Whale Wins. Because the food is delicious and the place is very Seattle."

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