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ejsrocket

Music/Beer/Food nerd from Texas coming to Snoqualmie! Any vaca ideas?

23 year old Texan coming to see an old friend who moved to North Bend, his parents in Snoqualmie. I'll be here tomorrow through sunday. Never been here before! I've google mapped my way around in street view and everything is very beautiful :) unlike middle texas, it's like they actually want the grass to grow next to the streets!

I'm gonna be in both towns I mentioned before, with Seattle exploration. I'm a huge music/vinyl/instrument nerd and I hope to blow lots of cash at record shops. When I'm on vacation I like to stay away from chain restaurants and try mom n pops/rarities or location-specific places. WA is next to the coast, I hope the seafood is awesome EDIT: HOW COULD I FORGET. I'm lactose intolerant! Deathly even! If there are any great vegan places that would be great to know about! :) lastly I'm a pretty decent beer novice. Love IPA's and trying new things. If anyone has a direction to point me in or a place to recommend, it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you everyone!

(I would've posted this in the WA sub but it's dead, sorry!)

Posted Apr 22, 2014, 1:28 PM UTC · edited

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ksbla•

Beer...Snoqualmie Brewing and the Bindelstick in Snoqualmie. Bindelstick is a coffee bar with taps that sometimes has rare beers on like Longsdon Farmhouse as of last weekend. Down in Issaquah there's a Rogue owned Issaquah Brewhouse that does house beers and has a bunch of Rogue that isn't bottled.

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ejsrocketOP•

YESSS AWESOME ANSWERS

Thank you very much!

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UltimatelegsCrown Hill•

North bend - one town over - is having a blues walk on saturday. u/ksbla is spot on with Snoqualmie Brewing and Bindelstick. If you like South Indian food - head up to the ridge and try Ahaar, they get pretty busy during lunch/dinner on the weekends so try to get there early.

They'll probably take you - but if no one brings it up, head over to Snoqualmie Falls (even in the rain - just bring a coat). You can hike down or just check out the view from above.

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ejsrocketOP•

I've never gotten the chance to try Indian food before! Is there anything you would suggest to a newbie?

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UltimatelegsCrown Hill•

I usually order the Chicken Tikka Combo for lunch (they don't really do 1 - 5 stars spicy - but if you're worried, let them know and they can make it less spicy). I also like the Malabar Parotta Mutton Kurma and Idiyappam Egg Kurma. I don't get out there for dinner all that often so can't suggest something there.

The tomato soup (sort of) that you get when you sit down - is pretty spicy. I love it, but others get a little watery eyed. If you want to try multiple things - the Thali is a good way to go, you get lots of little dishes. Ask the best order to eat them in, they tend to end with a sweet bit.

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JF425Queen Anne•

If you're a steak guy there's a place in Issaquah (probably 10-15 away from SnoQual) called Jak's. It's a little pricey, but honestly you get an amazing bang for your buck. It'll put you down on front street which is kind of a throw back area of the town. There's a great dive bar in the area called the Rolling Log which is always a good time.

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BigHosMoney•

If you want an awesome foodie event you should check this out on Thursday night-http://www.seattleweekly.com/promo/951639-129/voracious-tasting-food-awards-2014

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ejsrocketOP•

That's awesome! Thank you very much :)

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ejsrocketOP•

Awesome! You're so helpful! I'll have to remember to reply when I get that Double IPA. I'm writing all this down. Thank you very much!

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hermanthehermitRenton•

One of my favorite restaurants is the North Bend Bar and Grill. I haven't had a dish I didn't like (they have a killer reuben, too) and the portion sizes are gigantic. Also, if you can sit towards the back, they have a great view of Mt. Si right out the window.

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