The Hit List Seattle The August Hit List: Communion, Samara, Crabtree, Pho Bac, and More The sun is out, the water sparkles, and no-holds-barred Seattle dining is in full swing. It’s utterly glorious. With the… By Ryn Pfeuffer August 2, 2021
The Hit List Los Angeles The August Hit List: All Time, El Granjero Cantina, Lasita, and More Even with changing mask mandates (get covered, stay covered!), our perfect L.A. summer continues to roll on like a skateboarder… By Lesley Balla August 1, 2021
The Hit List Seattle The July Hit List: Copine, Black Bottle, Homer, Taurus Ox, and More The streets are busier, tourists are back (for the most part), and everyone’s taking full advantage of Seattle’s reopening restaurant… By Ryn Pfeuffer July 1, 2021
The Hit List Los Angeles The July Hit List: Greekman’s, The Dresden, El Ruso, Afuri Ramen, and More Do you hear that? That’s the sound of L.A. coming back to life. When the state fully opened on June… By Lesley Balla July 1, 2021
The Hit List Seattle The June Hit List: Communion, Shinya Shokudo, Finch & Pine, and More Indoor dining at restaurants has largely resumed in Seattle, the latest in our return to normal. Not everyone is operating… By Ryn Pfeuffer June 1, 2021
The Hit List Los Angeles The June Hit List: E.P. & L.P., Everson Royce, Today Starts Here, and More For a politician to say, “We will open everything at full capacity by June 15,” and for it actually to… By Lesley Balla June 1, 2021
The Hit List Los Angeles The May Hit List: Guelaguetza, Hanchic, U Street Pizza, Morihiro, and More The COVID cloud has lifted from Los Angeles — in a proverbial sense of course. While the virus threat is… By Lesley Balla May 1, 2021
The Hit List Seattle The May Hit List: Il Nido, Nishino, The Corson Building, Samara, and More With warming spring weather and more people vaccinated, life is slowly resuming to some semblance of normalcy for Seattle bars… By Ryn Pfeuffer May 1, 2021
The Hit List Seattle The April Hit List: London Plane, The Fisherman’s, Marination Ma Kai, and More One year into the pandemic, we’ve watched Seattle restaurants adapt and find new creative new ways to serve their customers.… By Ryn Pfeuffer April 1, 2021
The Hit List Los Angeles The April Hit List: The Griddle at Yamashiro, Daybird, and More With COVID case numbers going down and vaccine numbers going up, restaurants have been rolling right back into service all… By Lesley Balla April 1, 2021
