PIKE PLACE CHOWDER - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER

SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

We discovered Pikes Place Chowder during our last visit to Seattle.  I wanted to take my friend so we walked up the hill from Pike Place Market and found the little hole in the wall chowder heaven.  The place was the same as I remember with the exception of a huge line.  The line could be because they had just won The Peoples Choice for Best Chowder for 2011.  We stood in line and then ordered from the huge chalk board above the cash register.  Went with a cup of the standard New England Chowder ($4.95) and the Four Cup Sampler ($10.95).  We both loved the New England Chowder best.  The Sampler included a Smoked Salmon Chowder, Seafood Chowder, Scallop Chowder and Manhattan Style Chowder.  I liked the Smoked Salmon Chowder best out the the four samplers.  This is good hearty chowder and I would highly recommend a visit here.

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER FOUR CUP CHOWDER SAMPLER

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER IS THE PLACE FOR AWARD WINNING CHOWDER

SMALL INDOOR SEATING AREA THAT ALWAYS IS FULL

READ THE MENU BOARD AND ORDER AT THE COUNTER

VARIETY OF CHOWDERS, SANDWICHES AND SALADS

PIKE PLACE CLAM CHOWDER

FOUR CUP CHOWDER SAMPLER

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER - SEATTLE, WASHINGTON

PIKE PLACE CHOWDER

Seattle, Washington

On a cold and rainy June day in Seattle we set out to warm up with a nice bowl of chowder.  Thank goodness we saw a small ad that described a small place with award winning chowder.  Pike Place Chowder is a gem in the Emerald City.  We arrived as the small five table restaurant was just about to open and were the first customers of the day.  We ordered the New England style Clam Chowder which was voted the "Nations Best" at the Great Chowder Cookoff in Newport, Road Island.  The chowder was great, creamy and full of good size clams.  Shirley tried the Seafood Bisque which included Nortwest halibut, salmon, calamari with Oregon Bay shrimp in a creamy tomato-pesto broth.  It was also very good.  To top off the lunch we shared a Dungeness Crab Roll.  This was awesome.  Nothing but crab, a tiny bit of mayonnaise and lettuce served on a fresh baguette with cocktail sauce.  Fresh and delicious.  I highly recommend Pike Place Chowder.  It is located on a small side street about a block from Pike Place Market.