Saturday we headed down to Seattle to pick up a vintage pachinko machine and
since it was around lunch time, we decided it wouldn't be too difficult to
stop in to Alligator Soul and check it out. It wasn't difficult to find, as
it had changed locations in the last few years and was in the place of
another restaurant that DW and I had frequented a couple of times.

Their newest location is pretty large. One side is "coffee shop", the other
is "dining room", and they have a big lounge in the back. Although each part
of the restaurant has a different feel to it, they both serve up the same
stuff.

Since it was lunch time and a new to us restauraunt, I didn't want to
overindulge though I felt the need to sample everything on the menu. If
you'd like to check their menu out, I've included a link to their website
below. What we didn't know, was that they're currently running a Saturday
"crawfish boil". That means they have a special crawfish menu, as well. And
judging by the turn out, it's pretty popular. I watched piles of crawfish
come out, with all the good stuff, corn on the cob, sausage, etc. and it
looked *really* good. Of course this was after I'd already ordered...

I had a fried shrimp po'boy and DW had the Southern Fried Pork po'boy. Both
were very good, with fresh, crispy sourdough hoagie rolls, and tasty sides.
We cut them in half and shared so we could sample them both. I preferred the
shrimp over the pork, just because there was a bit more flavor to the
shrimp, but both were very good. My favorite side of the salad trio was the
sweet corn salad. We were both too full for dessert. Bummer too, they looked
really good.

Service was a bit slow, and our server didn't check back with us until
nearly the end of our meal, but I let that slide since they got really busy,
really fast, and only had three servers on for the entire restaurant.

If you have a sensitive stomach, don't worry. Even though there's "Cajun"
connotations, you don't need to think uber spicy, there's plenty of tasty,
mild stuff on the menu. And if you're like me, one that likes a bit of heat
in their food, no worries, with many of their dishes, they'll add some heat
to it if you ask.

http://www.alligatorsoulrestaurant.com/





--Brett

vex wrote:
> Saturday we headed down to Seattle to pick up a vintage pachinko machine and
> since it was around lunch time, we decided it wouldn't be too difficult to
> stop in to Alligator Soul and check it out. It wasn't difficult to find, as
> it had changed locations in the last few years and was in the place of
> another restaurant that DW and I had frequented a couple of times.
>
> Their newest location is pretty large. One side is "coffee shop", the other
> is "dining room", and they have a big lounge in the back. Although each part
> of the restaurant has a different feel to it, they both serve up the same
> stuff.
>
> Since it was lunch time and a new to us restauraunt, I didn't want to
> overindulge though I felt the need to sample everything on the menu. If
> you'd like to check their menu out, I've included a link to their website
> below. What we didn't know, was that they're currently running a Saturday
> "crawfish boil". That means they have a special crawfish menu, as well. And
> judging by the turn out, it's pretty popular. I watched piles of crawfish
> come out, with all the good stuff, corn on the cob, sausage, etc. and it
> looked *really* good. Of course this was after I'd already ordered...
>
> I had a fried shrimp po'boy and DW had the Southern Fried Pork po'boy. Both
> were very good, with fresh, crispy sourdough hoagie rolls, and tasty sides.
> We cut them in half and shared so we could sample them both. I preferred the
> shrimp over the pork, just because there was a bit more flavor to the
> shrimp, but both were very good. My favorite side of the salad trio was the
> sweet corn salad. We were both too full for dessert. Bummer too, they looked
> really good.
>
> Service was a bit slow, and our server didn't check back with us until
> nearly the end of our meal, but I let that slide since they got really busy,
> really fast, and only had three servers on for the entire restaurant.
>
> If you have a sensitive stomach, don't worry. Even though there's "Cajun"
> connotations, you don't need to think uber spicy, there's plenty of tasty,
> mild stuff on the menu. And if you're like me, one that likes a bit of heat
> in their food, no worries, with many of their dishes, they'll add some heat
> to it if you ask.
>
> http://www.alligatorsoulrestaurant.com/
>
>
>
>
>
> --Brett

Good review, but where's the Q?

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/313915

Cleatarrior wrote:
> vex wrote:
>> Saturday we headed down to Seattle to pick up a vintage pachinko
>> machine and since it was around lunch time, we decided it wouldn't
>> be too difficult to stop in to Alligator Soul and check it out. It
>> wasn't difficult to find, as it had changed locations in the last
>> few years and was in the place of another restaurant that DW and I
>> had frequented a couple of times.

<snip>


>> If you have a sensitive stomach, don't worry. Even though there's
>> "Cajun" connotations, you don't need to think uber spicy, there's
>> plenty of tasty, mild stuff on the menu. And if you're like me, one
>> that likes a bit of heat in their food, no worries, with many of
>> their dishes, they'll add some heat to it if you ask.
>>
>> http://www.alligatorsoulrestaurant.com/


> Good review, but where's the Q?
>
> http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/313915



If you'd followed the link I provided, and read the menu, you'da seen the Q.




--Brett

vex wrote:
> Cleatarrior wrote:
>> vex wrote:
>>> Saturday we headed down to Seattle to pick up a vintage pachinko
>>> machine and since it was around lunch time, we decided it wouldn't
>>> be too difficult to stop in to Alligator Soul and check it out. It
>>> wasn't difficult to find, as it had changed locations in the last
>>> few years and was in the place of another restaurant that DW and I
>>> had frequented a couple of times.
>
> <snip>
>
>
>>> If you have a sensitive stomach, don't worry. Even though there's
>>> "Cajun" connotations, you don't need to think uber spicy, there's
>>> plenty of tasty, mild stuff on the menu. And if you're like me, one
>>> that likes a bit of heat in their food, no worries, with many of
>>> their dishes, they'll add some heat to it if you ask.
>>>
>>> http://www.alligatorsoulrestaurant.com/
>
>
>> Good review, but where's the Q?
>>
>> http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/313915
>
>
>
> If you'd followed the link I provided, and read the menu, you'da seen the Q.
>
>
>
>
> --Brett

My bad, didn't read all the way through. So have you tried the ribs?
How's the Dr.Pepper mustard sauce work out?

Cleatarrior wrote:
> vex wrote:
>> Cleatarrior wrote:
>>> vex wrote:
>>>> Saturday we headed down to Seattle to pick up a vintage pachinko
>>>> machine and since it was around lunch time, we decided it wouldn't
>>>> be too difficult to stop in to Alligator Soul and check it out. It
>>>> wasn't difficult to find, as it had changed locations in the last
>>>> few years and was in the place of another restaurant that DW and I
>>>> had frequented a couple of times.
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>
>>>> If you have a sensitive stomach, don't worry. Even though there's
>>>> "Cajun" connotations, you don't need to think uber spicy, there's
>>>> plenty of tasty, mild stuff on the menu. And if you're like me, one
>>>> that likes a bit of heat in their food, no worries, with many of
>>>> their dishes, they'll add some heat to it if you ask.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.alligatorsoulrestaurant.com/
>>
>>
>>> Good review, but where's the Q?
>>>
>>> http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/313915
>>
>>
>>
>> If you'd followed the link I provided, and read the menu, you'da
>> seen the Q.
>
> My bad, didn't read all the way through. So have you tried the ribs?
> How's the Dr.Pepper mustard sauce work out?


I saw some go by the table, and they looked really good. I'll be trying them
out this weekend, if things work out. I'll make sure to post to this thread
again as I sample stuff.


--Brett

vex wrote:
> Cleatarrior wrote:
>> vex wrote:
>>> Cleatarrior wrote:
>>>> vex wrote:
>>>>> Saturday we headed down to Seattle to pick up a vintage pachinko
>>>>> machine and since it was around lunch time, we decided it wouldn't
>>>>> be too difficult to stop in to Alligator Soul and check it out. It
>>>>> wasn't difficult to find, as it had changed locations in the last
>>>>> few years and was in the place of another restaurant that DW and I
>>>>> had frequented a couple of times.
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>
>>>>> If you have a sensitive stomach, don't worry. Even though there's
>>>>> "Cajun" connotations, you don't need to think uber spicy, there's
>>>>> plenty of tasty, mild stuff on the menu. And if you're like me, one
>>>>> that likes a bit of heat in their food, no worries, with many of
>>>>> their dishes, they'll add some heat to it if you ask.
>>>>>
>>>>> http://www.alligatorsoulrestaurant.com/
>>>
>>>> Good review, but where's the Q?
>>>>
>>>> http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/313915
>>>
>>>
>>> If you'd followed the link I provided, and read the menu, you'da
>>> seen the Q.
>> My bad, didn't read all the way through. So have you tried the ribs?
>> How's the Dr.Pepper mustard sauce work out?
>
>
> I saw some go by the table, and they looked really good. I'll be trying them
> out this weekend, if things work out. I'll make sure to post to this thread
> again as I sample stuff.
>
>
> --Brett

Excellent, I bookmarked the website in my travel folder. It's always
good to have a list of local places to try when you're traveling. I
figure between clams at Ivars and gumbo and ribs at Alligators I ought
to be set.

Denny Wheeler wrote:
> On Mon, 18 May 2009 15:40:54 -0600, Cleatarrior >
> wrote:
>
>> Excellent, I bookmarked the website in my travel folder. It's always
>> good to have a list of local places to try when you're traveling. I
>> figure between clams at Ivars and gumbo and ribs at Alligators I ought
>> to be set.
>
> Here's another to bookmark: http://www.ranchhousebbq.net/
> Ranch House BBQ is *good*. They're located about 8 miles west of
> Olympia, WA, along Hwy 8 West. Right on your way if you're going to
> the Grays Harbor area, or the west side of Olympic National Park.
>

Hey thanks!

We're looking at a trip up to Olympic so that would definitely work. :-)