Comments on: SE Seattle Candidates Forum Update #6: A Closer Look at Mayoral Candidate’s Views on Transit Development

By: Mark's Friend

Mark's Friend — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:57:02 +0000

As a fellow pioneer, I’m sure laurel’s comment wasn’t meant to offend. It’s just that when you’ve lived in Seattle (I mean the rest of Seattle), moving down here takes some getting used to.
We’ll get equilibrated, and then go to all the great places down here eventually. What the Pho?

Thanks for the into to Pho Bac, Trellis. I’d have never troubled anyone to parboil my sprouts before you.

Trellis’ Friend

By: trellis

trellis — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 22:03:35 +0000

Laurel, there are dining experiences to be had if you know where to look.

You are a pioneer in this ZIP code? I’m not really clear what you mean by that. What do you mean?

By: laurel

laurel — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 17:18:31 +0000

Trellis – did not mean to offend but the south end lacks a diversity in dining experiences – The most exciting thing to hit our hood is the great pizza joint on Rainier by Deadhorse Canyon. Its hard being a pioneer in a zipcode with a high concentration of poor – it reflects in the commerse or the lack there of. Now if I need cheap auto parts, auto body repair, a manicure or some pho – I am in the right place.

By: trellis

trellis — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:57:33 +0000

Pho Bac on Rainier. I order a medium Tai Nam Gan Sach with these special requests: hold the “fatty water,” parboil the bean sprouts, a dish of vinegared onions on the side.

Taste the soup before you dress it up. I dress it like this: squirt of Sriracha into the soup, squirt of hoisin sauce, jalapeño slices, lots of basil leaves, bean sprouts, vinegared onions, a good squeeze of lime. Before you start eating, mix this all up thoroughly using your chopsticks and spoon. It’s all to taste of course.

They have Vietnamese-style yogurt in the cooler. It’s a nice way to end the meal sometimes if you’re not already stuffed.

I like Tai Nam Gan Sach (sach is tripe), but any combination is fine, whatever you like. Some are lean, some are fattier, some are raw and these you have stir in the broth before it cools. I’m not a huge fan of meat balls.

I’ve never even tried any of their non-Pho dishes. What’d be the point?

I actually haven’t had Pho in a few weeks and this crazy Pho talk is making me hungry.

By: blossom

blossom — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:38:17 +0000

Pho Bac!!

By: Mark B

Mark B — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 02:37:37 +0000

@Trellis
What is your favorite Pho spot and best dishes?

Sorry it it is semi off topic people but it’s that good.
Cures hangovers too!

By: trellis

trellis — Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:30:42 +0000

@laurel – look for simple solutions and you may manage to keep yourself out of trouble.

Maybe the Southend has street level rail because it is flat and not as densely populated. Maybe parts North have tunnels because they are densely built and populated and are full of hills. idk.

What’s crawled up your gilt ass and laid its eggs that you have to dump on Pho restaurants? MarkB knows what’s up: Pho is one of the best comfort foods there is. Full stop. And there aren’t enough of them, not by a long shot.

Nails salons, autoshops, restaurants and delis reflect the commercial possibilities of business people who have limited resources and limited skills. Some of these folks are just doing what they did back home. You’re to be applauded because you spit on them?

What does “real, non-ghetto commerce” look like to you? I don’t want to put words in your mouth, but would it be marked by a paucity of Asian people of limited means? You’re my hero.

By: MarkB

MarkB — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:17:35 +0000

Pho is the hit, one of the best comfort foods there is (Where you at Trellis) I can eat it pretty much everyday. Is there an over abundance of Pho places in the South End?
I know there are nail shops everywhere, seems to be a lot of broken down looking auto shops in the SE also. Real commerce as you put it will come when crime in the area is a little more under control or someone takes a chance and gets a foot in the door before all the development otherwise it will be a while.

By: laurel

laurel — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:27:25 +0000

The south end got a street level rail line because the south end was a dump. It looks better now but lets be honest – the northend and queen anne are congested and are not ghettos. The light rail in its current form is the best thing to hit the south end. Now if we could get some real commerce – less pho and nails.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:35:36 +0000

“If above ground is not safe and desirable for North Seattle, Queen Anne, Bellevue and other communities, then why should it be forced on a community like this?” Garrett asked.

I enjoy having a south-end chip on my shoulder as much as the next guy, but what underground transit is there in Queen Anne? And ST2 only pays for an above ground plan in Bellevue – if they want to bury it they’ll have to fund it through some sort of downtown taxing district. Does anyone think the Valley would have been able to come up with those funds?

That said, the U-District/Roosevelt/Northgate subway is completely unfair. I told you I enjoy my chip.