Restaurant #6-Lowell's

Situated in Pike Place Market is the three-story local favorite Lowell's. For years Lowell's has been voted the Best Breakfast in Seattle by Citysearch's Best Of and the New York Times. We arrived just after they'd finished serving breakfast so we seated ourselves in the full-service bar and prepared for a delightful lunch with beautiful views of the waterfront.

We were in a bar, so with a sly "when in Rome..." attitude Ty and I ordered a couple of Wyder's Hard Pear Ciders. We were unfamiliar with the brand, but very pleased with the taste. After a little research I later found out that Wyder's makes Raspberry, Peach and Apple hard ciders as well and I'm looking forward to trying them out at some point if I can find them here in Montana. Incidentally, Matt ordered a Washington Red Apple that was made so well that he was actually a little bit tipsy when we left!

Because we still had a lot of the market to explore and we were planning to eat a little here and there along the way we all ordered an appetizer for our lunch at Lowell's. Ty had the Dungeness Crab Cocktail and really enjoyed it. Matt, having recently been introduced to calamari by Ty, chose the Calamari Steak Strips. He and Ty both raved about them. I had regular old chicken tenders and fries, but they were delicious and hit the spot!

One of the most memorable things about our lunch at Lowell's was the group of gentlemen behind us who were stereotypically and relentlessly trying to pick up the waitress. It was pretty humorous until one of the guy's wives decided to join them. All in all some great fun. Nice service, tasty food, and great people-watching entertainment.