White Lotus Restaurant

White Lotus serves pho and other Vietnamese dishes.  I also saw some Chinese, Thai and Japanese(no sushi) dishes also. The dinning room is nicely decorated and is a happy departure from some of the "dive" pho restaurants. The food I tried was fresh rolls($3.50) and a small flank steak pho($5.25).  I really enjoyed the fresh rolls.  They are different than others I tried.  It had shrimp and pork in it but no mint or basil.  Inside was a fried wanton roll. Served with peanut hoisin sauce. The pho was very tasty also.  But different than my favorite pho place written about previously   First difference is there is a lot more noodles.  Maybe that is what people want but I thought it was to hard to mix up my broth with different sauces.  I found it nice that they added a lot of meat.  However they don't trim the fat from the meat.  Maybe its traditional not to trim the fat, but I had a hard time getting use to it.  Again Pho on Broadway trims all there meat.  But I would still order it again,  and for the price.  Its a good value.

Things I liked:
Nice dinning amisphere
Good prices
Very friendly wait staff
Takes Cards
Vegitairian options

Things that could be different:
A little less noodles in the pho

White Lotus Restaurant
35 Everett Mall Way SE
Everett, Wa 98208
425-355-8018

Slices Part 1: Major League Pizza

So my son's and mine favorite lunch out is to go and get a slice of pizza.  So my mission in the next few months is to find the best places to get a slice of pizza in the Northwest.  Today's post is about Major League Pizza.  This is a cute/very clean little place on Colby in Downtown Everett.  They start serving pizza around 11am and stop around 2ish.  The pizza we had was tasty and the crust was on the thin side.  They reheat there pizza to order.  I prefer it that way, it does something to the cheese and makes it less stringy! The way I prefer it.  For a slice of cheese and a slice of pepperoni it the total came to $5.46.  Over all I would go back to get pizza and for friendly service.  Please visit the web site for all menu options


Major League Pizza
http://www.majorleaguepizza.com/
2811 Colby
Everett, Wa
425-259-5554
Hours Monday- Thursday 10:30am - 10pm
Friday - Saturday 10:30am - 11pm
Sunday 11am - 9:30pm

Evviva Woodfired Pizza

So I have been craving gourmet pizza like Pizzicato Pizza in Portland.  Some thing with goat cheese or asparagus.  Something special and different.  I found it at Evviva Woodfired Pizza in Edmonds near the ferry dock.  Evviva is located in a rundown strip mall and looked on the out side to me your average pizza joint.  But when you walk in your realize this is some place special.  There is a large domed oven in the back with fire wood underneath.  2 huge family style slab wood tables and 3 smaller tables.  Slab limestone tiles on the floor and a Gelato case.  The place had a homey feel and I was certainly excited to have there pizza.

Their pizza come in 11' and 16' sizes. Made with organic ingredients and baked with apple wood from Yakima Washington.  My son and I got a 11' pizza to share.  Half Pepperoni (nitrate free) and half Cranberry Goat Cheese.  When I tasted it, I knew I had found my special pizza place!  The crust was super thin and had the perfect chew.  My side with the Goat Cheese had a garlic and olive oil crust, and also sun dried tomatoes. I loved every bite of it and I even ate my crust.  Something I don't normally do because regular pizza crust is just to thick and hard.  My son's pepperoni side was equally amazing.  Not to much sauce and not overly cheesy.  Just right.  Our pizza came to $10 and was just big enough for my son and I to share with no left overs.  All their pizzas are made with traditional Italian ingredients and fresh veggies. Each week they have a Special pizza.  This week its Funghi.  Made with porcini, crimini, fior de latte mozzarella, grana, prosciutto cotta and basil.  Sound great!  I will have to come back for that one.

Things I like:

• Beer on tap
• Good Wine
• Tiramisu
• Corn syrup free bottled beverages
• Easy parking
• Takes Cards
• Salads: Caprese and Caesar

Things I would like to see:

• Nothing,  this place is perfect!

Evviva Woodfired Pizza

Hours Tuesday-Thursday 4pm to 9pm

           Friday-Sunday 11am to 9pm

178 Sunset Ave. South

Edmonds, Wa

425-299-0142

Yeah!  Thin Crust

Sno-Isle Food Co op

 I am going to use my power of influence to get you to come to the Sno-Isle Co-op.  Beer!!  Enough said. They have a whole walk in cooler full of local beer.   If you need more convincing read on.

Sno-Isle mission is to provide local, orgainic or free trade products and gifts.  When you walk in you will see a bounty of fresh produce.  Everything is beautiful and tasty.  Besides the  beautiful produce they have the best bulk section I have ever seen.  You can find loads of gluten-free flours, beans, pasta, candy, dried fruits, nuts and so much more.  On the opposite side of the bulk bins is the bulk spices, herbs and teas.  There is cooking herbs and medicinal herbs.  Bulk coffee, nut butters, honey and oils are also available in bulk.  Of course they carry all the regular grocery stuff, including beauty products, organic wines, dairy and vitamins. You can find just about everything you need here.

If you need a quick bite to eat they have a deli case with homemade salads and baked goods. In the case in front of the deli they also have pre-made sandwiches and salads.  You could come here for your lunch and feel good you had a healthy and tasty meal.  There is seating in the front of the store if you want to eat there.

You can become a member and help support their mission to support local farmers.  A life time membership is a $100 and with that you get discounts and invites to member only events and tasting.  But you don't need a membership to shop.  To learn more about Co-ops check out this web site.  www.strongertogether.coop

Sno-Isle Food Co-op
2804 Grand Ave Everett, Wa 98201
(425) 259-3879

Open 8 to 8 Monday - Saturday 10-6 on Sundays

Things I love:

• All the natural sodas and drinks
• The selection of natural cleaning products
• Natural pet products
• Local and handmade gifts
• Free trade gifts
• Great books for sale
• Local beef 

Things I would like to see:

• Meats that are sold fresh (all meats are sold frozen)

Pickle Time Deli

Pickle time is a burger joint in Duvall and Everett. They also offer wraps.  My family and I went to the one in Duvall, Wa during our day of Geocaching. The first thing you notice when you come in is all the pickle drawings hung on the wall.  It really fun to see all the cartoons people have dawn.  The very nice lady at the counter encourage us to draw our own while we wait for food.  David and I ordered burgers.  I got the blue cheese burger and David ordered the Texas burger.  My son got chicken nuggets, fries and a giant pickle.  My burger was super tasty and the fried were really great.  I can tell they use frozen fries, but they keep their oil fresh so the fries were not greasy.  My son's chicken nugget were nothing special,  probably Foster Farms frozen nuggets but my son liked them.
This seems to be a local franchise.  The Everett location has its own website and the menu is similar to the Duvall location. Duvall location does not have its own site, but it has a yelp page.

Pickle Time Deli-Duvall
14142 Main St NW
Duvall, Wa 98019
(425) 788-8605



Pickle Time Deli-Everett
7405 Hardeson Rd
Suite A
Everett, Wa 98203
(425) 710-0108


Things I like:

• Open later till 7 on Sundays
• Takes debit cards
• Very clean
• Friendly service
• All the pickle drawings

Things I would like to see:

• Some fresh fruit or veggies for the kids