Crow Restaurant & Bar
Seattle, WA 98109
Phone: (206) 283-8800
- Cross Street:
- Valley Street
- Best of Citysearch:
- Wine List 2007
- Hours:
- Sun-Thu 5pm-10pm , Fri-Sat 5pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Crow Restaurant & Bar – by Hannah Levin
The Scene
The converted warehouse space has retained its high ceilings and open ductwork, while fresh orange and red walls add warmth and sophistication. The restaurant's surging popularity means long waits for diners without reservations, but the tile-backed cocktail bar and adjacent stone food bar provide plenty of room for overflow. Casually clad servers are friendly, though occasionally uninformed.
The Food
The brief menu makes wise use of the shared plates trend--standout offerings include a generous portion of curried mussels and a luscious cured-meat selection (from Armandino Batali's legendary salumeria). The iceberg lettuce wedge salad is a must-try, especially for fans of pungent, assertive blue cheese dressing. For entrees, it's hard to go wrong with the fish-of-the-day specials or prosciutto-wrapped, pan-roasted chicken--fork-tender on the inside and delightfully crispy outside. Top honors go to the house lasagne, well worth the extra wait for its rich, perfectly balanced sausage-tomato sauce.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkWine novices rejoice--lucid, logical categories like "Full and Creamy Whites" and "Rich and Powerful Reds" make the extensive, affordable list a snap to navigate.
Know Before You GoReservations are a must--and the distracting draft from the front door means those toward the back of the open kitchen are most desirable.
User Reviews for Crow Restaurant & Bar
06/27/2008 Posted by melissac82
My fiance and I decided to try out Crow on a Friday night without reservations around 6 pm since it's nearby where we live. When we walked in, half the tables were empty but the hostess--after looking at her list for a good 3 minutes--wouldn't seat us because she said that people were coming. So we sat at the "chef's table," which we ended up liking better anyway. I had the gnocchi, which I loved. My fiance had the roasted chicken. It was good except for the sauce, which lacked taste. We kept seeing a lot of the steak over salad dish (not sure what it was) but it looked amazing. Overall, we enjoyed our meal and chit chat with the chefs. When we were leaving we did take note that 7 of the so-called reserved tables were still empty. Like I said, we ended up liking the chef's table probably more than we would have liked a booth, but I still found it odd.
06/13/2008 Posted by badgergrrl
I eat at Crow 2 to 3 times per month. I usually sit at the food bar because it is really fun to watch them prepare the food. The servers and chefs are friendly and attentive. I love that Crow's menu changes every month or so and there is always something new and great that is reasonably priced. Lately, there have been a couple of great salads, a crab salad and beet salad, each of which I had a couple of times. Last month, I had a great hangar steak served on a watercress and tomato salad with blue cheese on top. Recently, I had the gnocchi with brown butter, corn, and morels and it was a little bit of heaven. Their gnocchi is flour based - not potato - and melts in your mouth. I'm going to try the lamp chops and ribeye they just put on the menu next week. Crow may get a little loud and busy on the weekends, but it is always a sure bet for a great meal.
Pros: Great food, reasonably priced, nice servers and chefs
Cons: can get loud
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