Nice!! It all looks so good! Where to tomorrow? Yes, Seattle adds the 20% automatically in an effort to ensure workers are able to earn a “living” wage. I’m glad it caught your attention, so you didn’t inadvertently tip twice. I wish the weather was a little nicer for you, but it is what it is. A chilly, wet spring. 
The waiter was nice and explained it well.
So all the restaurants do that? In Bellevue too? One article suggested the Bellevue branch didn’t do that until recently.
Tonight is Carmine’s ( 
…how dare he pick something?) , tommorow Water Grill for lunch, Wild Ginger for dinner… 
And yeah…it’s cold! At least compared to Nor Cal.
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Lol - the nerve! I’ll anxiously await your posts tomorrow.
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You know, I’m not sure, but many in the greater Seattle area do. It’s not typical in the county where I live, but then again, I haven’t been out that much since the pandemic. I need to change that!
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Carmine’s last night;
Husband had shrimp app (gambini?); sauce not as good as last night; shrimp are better.
I had the fried squid; it was “fine”.
Husband had rigatoni with ragu Bolognese ( small!)
I had the mushroom and dungeness crab risotto ( also “small”). Tasty! A lot of mushroom flavor, less crab presence
Lots of good food and service ; leftovers for late night snack and lunch. Skipping Water Grill.
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ETA; Everyone looks is so young! How can such young people live like this, seemingly having so much fun? 
Downtown Bellevue demographics
Husband say’s big line at DTF. He says you can watch them make it and it looks “authentic”!
Passed Dote Cafe - no warm pastries; oven down
And finally…
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I haven’t been to Carmine’s since Carmine died.
If you’d asked about Italian, I’dve steered you to Salvatore. Not as haute as Carmine’s, but always very rewarding.
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Tech money.
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And from Wild Ginger
Chicken wings (leftovers on the plane!)
7 flavor beef- a little too sweet and hoisiny but very good!
Pork and shrimp fried rice - excellent!
Pineapple shrimp curry- the sauce was perfect! I didn’t try the shrimp.
All good!
Thanks everyone!
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Most certainly. We wouldn’t want any visitors to actually believe we get good weather 
Supposed to be gorgeous this weekend though.
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Yeah, ssssh! on the weather up here, it’s a closely guarded secret. Rain festival is from Jan 1 - Dec 31, and is suitable only for soups & stews year round 
Yay for the upcoming good weather, which no one will find out about because the PNW topic doesn’t get too much traffic lol.
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On to Italy tomorrow!
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Happy travels to you! Thanks for you sharing your Bellevue pics with us & looking forward to hearing about Italy if you get time!
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