Down South

Who needs to go to the South when you have restaurants like The Kingfish Cafe where you can get authenticity in both food and ambience while enjoying your meal! Everything on the menu is delicious and the portions are large enough to be shared between two or three people, but tonight we had a jolly crowd of eight

We started our evening off with an appetizer, Sho’Nuff Fried green Tomatoes topped with hushpuppies. The tomatoes were lightly fried in cornmeal crust and seasoned with southern spices, soft but firm enough for a good bite.  The hushpuppies were crispy and perfectly browned and although we couldn't quite figure out the sauce, some sort of aioli perhaps, all that mattered was it tasted gooood.

Sho’Nuff Fried green Tomatoes

Dinner arrived not much later in what seemed a continuous wave.  Each dish did not fail to please both the eye and the stomach, especially to the latter, we were all quite full and satisfied.

 My Way or the Highway Buttermilk Fried Chicken 

(Three pieces of chicken: breast, thigh, and drumstick with mash potatoes and collard greens)

Down Home Mac and Cheese 

(two kinds of cheeses, onions, bell peppers, a smothering of
mushrooms and wild green salad)

 Jazz it Slow Gumbo

(tasso, prawns, chicken, okra)

I can't say that I liked any dish more than the other because I liked them all!  Each has their own unique flavor that comes only from the South and you can definitely taste it.  The restaurant is a popular with many and is often packed with people both inside enjoying their meals and outside waiting to be seated.  Reservations are not taken here and it is a first come first serve basis. I've come for dinner here twice with the first time being on a weekend and over an hour wait for a table.  However, on the weekdays although there is also a crowd, seating is relatively quick if you come early.  The Kingfish Cafe is open for both lunch and dinner as well as Sunday brunch, providing many opportunities to get your Southern fix!

KingfishCafe
602 19th Ave E
Seattle, WA 98112-4009