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Three Squares

By Unknown Writer #5

Dec 13, 2000 -- Breakfast on Capitol Hill

Tucked away in an unassuming storefront on the Olive Way climb is one of the friendliest and tastiest breakfast joints in Seattle. Glo's opened its doors to the Capitol Hill community in 1987, and has been serving up great food and service ever since. Glo herself waits on you, and you feel like you are being pampered by your favorite aunt.

The straightforward yet attractive breakfast menu features creative specials each day. What struck us about the food is how "just plain good" it is. Glo's doesn't try to spiff up old standards, but instead presents them in a state that approaches perfection. The hash browns were among the best I have ever tasted, and the fresh-squeezed orange juice (the real thing!) brought me back to my childhood vacations in Florida.

Glo's prides itself on its poached eggs, as well it should. Try them in Glo's Smoked Salmon Benedict, and find yourself reduced to a blissfully blithering idiot. If salmon isn't your thing, one of the four other Benedict varieties is sure to please. We also tried the Vegetable Frittata, and it was just right. You'll want to return to Glo's again and again to try everything on the menu.

Glo's, 1621 E Olive Way, 324-2577
Open daily 7 a.m. - 4 p.m.

Lunch in Fremont

I am a New York pizza snob. You've met my type, I'm sure, and you've heard us whine that there isn't any good pizza in Seattle. Well, I stand corrected! Mad Pizza makes us cranky New York expatriates shut up and eat.

The folks at Mad Pizza call themselves pizza snobs, and deservedly so. When I walk into a pizzeria, if I see a convection oven with a conveyor belt I walk right back out the door. Mad Pizza uses good old-fashioned pizza ovens--big steel beasts with wide doors and a ceramic slab inside, upon which the pizza bakes. Their dough is hand tossed, and ends up thin and chewy, as it should be! The sauce is properly seasoned, and the cheese is abundant without being greasy. Toppings are diverse and high quality. The salads are satisfying and tasty, made to order in generous portions. At lunchtime, you can get two slices and a 16-ounce soda for a mere $5, and delivery is available in the evening.

Mad Pizza has three locations:
Fremont: 3601 Fremont Ave. N, 632-5453
Madison Park: 4021 E Madison St., 329-7037
Both are open daily 11 a.m. - 10 p.m., with delivery.
First Hill: 1314 Madison St., 322-7447
Open daily 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., with delivery until 10.

Dinner in Roosevelt

Bengal Tiger serves up fine Indian food with a smile. Bring a healthy appetite, as their menu is the largest we have seen at any North End Indian restaurant.

We started off with the Vegetable Samosas and Vegetable Pakora, with a side of Garlic-Basil Nan (flatbread) to dip in the tasty house-made mint chutney. Both starters were very pleasing, and the nan was among the best we have had.

For the main course, we tried the Vegetable Korma, which came in a delicious sauce--great for dipping nan and papadum (crispy lentil flatbread). We also tried a dish not commonly found on other Indian menus in town--Tandoori Quail. The whole birds were seasoned up right and nicely barbecued in the tandoor oven. With some work, the birds were successfully devoured, followed by appropriate finger licking.

By this time we were gorged, but the Rice Pudding beckoned--like everything else at Bengal Tiger, it was terrific.

Bengal Tiger, 6510 Roosevelt Way NE, 985-0041
Lunch: Mon. - Fri. 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Dinner: Mon. - Sat. 5 - 10 p.m., Sun. 5 - 9 p.m.
Sunday brunch 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.

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