Local AAPI Food
Food ties us together.
Asian and Pacific Islander culture consists of many languages, traditions, and religions. Some may consider this barriers in unification. However, food has been seen as the opposite. There are many commonalities is our dishes that make celebrating food together a little more easy. In addition, the American experience has pushed us to take more pride in our food due to the Chinese Exclusion Act which attempted to stop all Chinese immigration to the US for ten years with a few exceptions including restaurant owners and their employees. This loophole caused in increase in Chinese restaurants and many cultures followed.
Meesh's Recommendations
Sushi Chinoise in Bothell (Pan-Pacific Rim cuisine)
Despi Delite Bakery in Seattle & Everett (Filipino pastries)
Jaynne's Recommendations
-Jiayou Layou Chili Oil (homemade chili oil)
-Maruta Shoten (Japanese grocery store and
-Kedai Makan on Cap Hill (Malaysian)
-Saigon Vietnam Deli (hot to-go food, packaged to-go food, and banh mi)
-Macadons in White Center (macarons with an Asian flair and ice cream)
Linda's Recommendations
- Plantiful in Kirkland (plant based foods, acai bowls, and smoothies)
- Yeh Yeh's in Lynnwood (Vietnamese; specializes in banh mi)
- Rainier BBQ in Seattle/Beacon Hill (Vietnamese)
- Suzy's Kitchen in Bremerton (Korean classics and some American fare)
- Taku in Seattle/Capitol Hill (Karaage/Japanese fried chicken)
- Beacon BBQ in Seattle/Beacon Hill (Cantonese style BBQ and basic dim sum) or Kau Kau in Seattle/ID or Famous Kitchen in Issaquah
- Chu Minh Tofu in Seattle/ID (vegan Vietnamese)
Juliet's Recommendations
- Big Boys Kainan in Kent (Filipino-American Food)
- Chi Mac in in University District (Korean Fried Chicken)
- Chung Chun in International District (Rice Base Battered Corn Dogs)
- Pepa's Lumpia Filipino Cuisine in the Outlet Collection in Auburn (Apparently there is also one in Bremerton, but I've never been)
- Grill City (Filipino Cuisine) at Southcenter Mall Tukwila