Yummy Chinese (comfort) food chases the blues away!

I am still getting over a strange cold/flu bug that had been going around (back and forth rather) for weeks and just when I think I am over it, it rears its ugly head again! So we had to pass on a kayaking adventure on Bainbridge Island with visitors from our Guy Carpenter New York office. In the evening I decided it was time to satisfy a craving for good Chinese food at a well known local spot where my colleagues took me for lunch during my first week in Seattle - Tai Tung Restaurant. The sweet and sour soup really hit the spot and the laid back atmosphere and home style cooking reminded us of our favorite New York Chinatown restaurants!

This popular Chinese diner, a fixture in the I.D. since 1935 and serving dependable Cantonese and Szechuan classics (along with fresh seasonal seafood and shellfish, dim sum items, and American-style sandwiches) seven days a week, is staffed with older, quiet Chinese waiters who have gentle dignity and even gentler smiles. You'll notice them right away, working behind the counter or calmly busy in the back. The waiters are as much a part of Tai Tung as the place's food, local history, and atmosphere, which at times can feel like it's from another era (and not in that annoying "retro" kind of way). (Read full review)