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271 votes, average: 4.24 out of 5271 votes, average: 4.24 out of 5271 votes, average: 4.24 out of 5271 votes, average: 4.24 out of 5271 votes, average: 4.24 out of 5Paseo  (271 votes)
125 votes, average: 4.16 out of 5125 votes, average: 4.16 out of 5125 votes, average: 4.16 out of 5125 votes, average: 4.16 out of 5125 votes, average: 4.16 out of 5Thai Siam  (125 votes)
33 votes, average: 4.09 out of 533 votes, average: 4.09 out of 533 votes, average: 4.09 out of 533 votes, average: 4.09 out of 533 votes, average: 4.09 out of 5The Boar’s Nest  (33 votes)
178 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5178 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5178 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5178 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5178 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5Monkey Bridge  (178 votes)
121 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5121 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5121 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5121 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5121 votes, average: 4.02 out of 5O’shan Sushi  (121 votes)
169 votes, average: 3.99 out of 5169 votes, average: 3.99 out of 5169 votes, average: 3.99 out of 5169 votes, average: 3.99 out of 5169 votes, average: 3.99 out of 5Senor Moose  (169 votes)
102 votes, average: 3.99 out of 5102 votes, average: 3.99 out of 5102 votes, average: 3.99 out of 5102 votes, average: 3.99 out of 5102 votes, average: 3.99 out of 5Root Table  (102 votes)
113 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5113 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5113 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5113 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5113 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5Ray’s Boathouse  (113 votes)
100 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5100 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5100 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5100 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5100 votes, average: 3.96 out of 5Kiss Cafe  (100 votes)
165 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5165 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5165 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5165 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5165 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5Volterra  (165 votes)
138 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5138 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5138 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5138 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5138 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5India Bistro  (138 votes)
135 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5135 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5135 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5135 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5135 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5Veraci Pizza  (135 votes)
116 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5116 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5116 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5116 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5116 votes, average: 3.95 out of 5Gabriel’s Fire  (116 votes)
75 votes, average: 3.93 out of 575 votes, average: 3.93 out of 575 votes, average: 3.93 out of 575 votes, average: 3.93 out of 575 votes, average: 3.93 out of 5Wild Mountain Cafe  (75 votes)
122 votes, average: 3.91 out of 5122 votes, average: 3.91 out of 5122 votes, average: 3.91 out of 5122 votes, average: 3.91 out of 5122 votes, average: 3.91 out of 5La Isla  (122 votes)
85 votes, average: 3.91 out of 585 votes, average: 3.91 out of 585 votes, average: 3.91 out of 585 votes, average: 3.91 out of 585 votes, average: 3.91 out of 5Le Gourmand  (85 votes)
66 votes, average: 3.89 out of 566 votes, average: 3.89 out of 566 votes, average: 3.89 out of 566 votes, average: 3.89 out of 566 votes, average: 3.89 out of 5Red Mill Totem House  (66 votes)
98 votes, average: 3.88 out of 598 votes, average: 3.88 out of 598 votes, average: 3.88 out of 598 votes, average: 3.88 out of 598 votes, average: 3.88 out of 5Ocho  (98 votes)
45 votes, average: 3.87 out of 545 votes, average: 3.87 out of 545 votes, average: 3.87 out of 545 votes, average: 3.87 out of 545 votes, average: 3.87 out of 5Mr. Gyros  (45 votes)
114 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5114 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5114 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5114 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5114 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5Shiku  (114 votes)
73 votes, average: 3.85 out of 573 votes, average: 3.85 out of 573 votes, average: 3.85 out of 573 votes, average: 3.85 out of 573 votes, average: 3.85 out of 5Taqueria Tequila  (73 votes)
6 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 56 votes, average: 3.83 out of 5Bitterroot  (6 votes)
38 votes, average: 3.82 out of 538 votes, average: 3.82 out of 538 votes, average: 3.82 out of 538 votes, average: 3.82 out of 538 votes, average: 3.82 out of 5Staple & Fancy Mercantile  (38 votes)
33 votes, average: 3.82 out of 533 votes, average: 3.82 out of 533 votes, average: 3.82 out of 533 votes, average: 3.82 out of 533 votes, average: 3.82 out of 5Restaurante Michoacan  (33 votes)
37 votes, average: 3.81 out of 537 votes, average: 3.81 out of 537 votes, average: 3.81 out of 537 votes, average: 3.81 out of 537 votes, average: 3.81 out of 5Kasbah  (37 votes)
26 votes, average: 3.81 out of 526 votes, average: 3.81 out of 526 votes, average: 3.81 out of 526 votes, average: 3.81 out of 526 votes, average: 3.81 out of 5El Camión  (26 votes)
96 votes, average: 3.80 out of 596 votes, average: 3.80 out of 596 votes, average: 3.80 out of 596 votes, average: 3.80 out of 596 votes, average: 3.80 out of 5The Other Coast Cafe  (96 votes)
55 votes, average: 3.80 out of 555 votes, average: 3.80 out of 555 votes, average: 3.80 out of 555 votes, average: 3.80 out of 555 votes, average: 3.80 out of 5The Dish Cafe  (55 votes)
51 votes, average: 3.80 out of 551 votes, average: 3.80 out of 551 votes, average: 3.80 out of 551 votes, average: 3.80 out of 551 votes, average: 3.80 out of 5Hattie’s Hat  (51 votes)
56 votes, average: 3.79 out of 556 votes, average: 3.79 out of 556 votes, average: 3.79 out of 556 votes, average: 3.79 out of 556 votes, average: 3.79 out of 5The People’s Pub  (56 votes)
67 votes, average: 3.78 out of 567 votes, average: 3.78 out of 567 votes, average: 3.78 out of 567 votes, average: 3.78 out of 567 votes, average: 3.78 out of 5Pasta Bella  (67 votes)
9 votes, average: 3.78 out of 59 votes, average: 3.78 out of 59 votes, average: 3.78 out of 59 votes, average: 3.78 out of 59 votes, average: 3.78 out of 5Flying Squirrel Pizza @ The Sunset  (9 votes)
273 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5273 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5273 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5273 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5273 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5La Carta De Oaxaca  (273 votes)
143 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5143 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5143 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5143 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5143 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers  (143 votes)
60 votes, average: 3.75 out of 560 votes, average: 3.75 out of 560 votes, average: 3.75 out of 560 votes, average: 3.75 out of 560 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5Crash Landing Pizza  (60 votes)
16 votes, average: 3.75 out of 516 votes, average: 3.75 out of 516 votes, average: 3.75 out of 516 votes, average: 3.75 out of 516 votes, average: 3.75 out of 5The Blue Glass  (16 votes)
35 votes, average: 3.74 out of 535 votes, average: 3.74 out of 535 votes, average: 3.74 out of 535 votes, average: 3.74 out of 535 votes, average: 3.74 out of 5The Walrus and the Carpenter  (35 votes)
75 votes, average: 3.73 out of 575 votes, average: 3.73 out of 575 votes, average: 3.73 out of 575 votes, average: 3.73 out of 575 votes, average: 3.73 out of 5Zak’s  (75 votes)
70 votes, average: 3.71 out of 570 votes, average: 3.71 out of 570 votes, average: 3.71 out of 570 votes, average: 3.71 out of 570 votes, average: 3.71 out of 5Palermo  (70 votes)
47 votes, average: 3.70 out of 547 votes, average: 3.70 out of 547 votes, average: 3.70 out of 547 votes, average: 3.70 out of 547 votes, average: 3.70 out of 5Cocina Esperanza  (47 votes)
58 votes, average: 3.69 out of 558 votes, average: 3.69 out of 558 votes, average: 3.69 out of 558 votes, average: 3.69 out of 558 votes, average: 3.69 out of 5Zaw Pizza  (58 votes)
74 votes, average: 3.68 out of 574 votes, average: 3.68 out of 574 votes, average: 3.68 out of 574 votes, average: 3.68 out of 574 votes, average: 3.68 out of 5Bad Albert’s Tap & Grill  (74 votes)
49 votes, average: 3.65 out of 549 votes, average: 3.65 out of 549 votes, average: 3.65 out of 549 votes, average: 3.65 out of 549 votes, average: 3.65 out of 5Anthony’s Homeport  (49 votes)
87 votes, average: 3.60 out of 587 votes, average: 3.60 out of 587 votes, average: 3.60 out of 587 votes, average: 3.60 out of 587 votes, average: 3.60 out of 5Mike’s Chili Parlor  (87 votes)
80 votes, average: 3.59 out of 580 votes, average: 3.59 out of 580 votes, average: 3.59 out of 580 votes, average: 3.59 out of 580 votes, average: 3.59 out of 5Sam’s Sushi  (80 votes)
51 votes, average: 3.57 out of 551 votes, average: 3.57 out of 551 votes, average: 3.57 out of 551 votes, average: 3.57 out of 551 votes, average: 3.57 out of 5A Caprice Kitchen  (51 votes)
67 votes, average: 3.54 out of 567 votes, average: 3.54 out of 567 votes, average: 3.54 out of 567 votes, average: 3.54 out of 567 votes, average: 3.54 out of 5Uma  (67 votes)
79 votes, average: 3.53 out of 579 votes, average: 3.53 out of 579 votes, average: 3.53 out of 579 votes, average: 3.53 out of 579 votes, average: 3.53 out of 5King’s Hardware  (79 votes)
23 votes, average: 3.52 out of 523 votes, average: 3.52 out of 523 votes, average: 3.52 out of 523 votes, average: 3.52 out of 523 votes, average: 3.52 out of 5Golden Beetle  (23 votes)
100 votes, average: 3.41 out of 5100 votes, average: 3.41 out of 5100 votes, average: 3.41 out of 5100 votes, average: 3.41 out of 5100 votes, average: 3.41 out of 5Zayda Buddy’s  (100 votes)
51 votes, average: 3.41 out of 551 votes, average: 3.41 out of 551 votes, average: 3.41 out of 551 votes, average: 3.41 out of 551 votes, average: 3.41 out of 5Stacia’s Gourmet Pizza  (51 votes)
76 votes, average: 3.39 out of 576 votes, average: 3.39 out of 576 votes, average: 3.39 out of 576 votes, average: 3.39 out of 576 votes, average: 3.39 out of 5Lockspot Cafe  (76 votes)
11 votes, average: 3.36 out of 511 votes, average: 3.36 out of 511 votes, average: 3.36 out of 511 votes, average: 3.36 out of 511 votes, average: 3.36 out of 5Thai Thani  (11 votes)
11 votes, average: 3.36 out of 511 votes, average: 3.36 out of 511 votes, average: 3.36 out of 511 votes, average: 3.36 out of 511 votes, average: 3.36 out of 5The Sexton  (11 votes)
84 votes, average: 3.35 out of 584 votes, average: 3.35 out of 584 votes, average: 3.35 out of 584 votes, average: 3.35 out of 584 votes, average: 3.35 out of 5Moshi Moshi  (84 votes)
72 votes, average: 3.35 out of 572 votes, average: 3.35 out of 572 votes, average: 3.35 out of 572 votes, average: 3.35 out of 572 votes, average: 3.35 out of 5Sopranos Pizza & Pasta  (72 votes)
68 votes, average: 3.35 out of 568 votes, average: 3.35 out of 568 votes, average: 3.35 out of 568 votes, average: 3.35 out of 568 votes, average: 3.35 out of 5Delancey  (68 votes)
123 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5123 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5123 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5123 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5123 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5The Hi-Life  (123 votes)
30 votes, average: 3.33 out of 530 votes, average: 3.33 out of 530 votes, average: 3.33 out of 530 votes, average: 3.33 out of 530 votes, average: 3.33 out of 5Anita’s  (30 votes)
160 votes, average: 3.32 out of 5160 votes, average: 3.32 out of 5160 votes, average: 3.32 out of 5160 votes, average: 3.32 out of 5160 votes, average: 3.32 out of 5Ristorante Picolinos restaurant  (160 votes)
57 votes, average: 3.32 out of 557 votes, average: 3.32 out of 557 votes, average: 3.32 out of 557 votes, average: 3.32 out of 557 votes, average: 3.32 out of 5Pho Than Brothers  (57 votes)
138 votes, average: 3.30 out of 5138 votes, average: 3.30 out of 5138 votes, average: 3.30 out of 5138 votes, average: 3.30 out of 5138 votes, average: 3.30 out of 5Snoose Junction Pizzeria  (138 votes)
34 votes, average: 3.29 out of 534 votes, average: 3.29 out of 534 votes, average: 3.29 out of 534 votes, average: 3.29 out of 534 votes, average: 3.29 out of 5Il Giardino  (34 votes)
58 votes, average: 3.28 out of 558 votes, average: 3.28 out of 558 votes, average: 3.28 out of 558 votes, average: 3.28 out of 558 votes, average: 3.28 out of 5Louie’s Cuisine of China  (58 votes)
54 votes, average: 3.26 out of 554 votes, average: 3.26 out of 554 votes, average: 3.26 out of 554 votes, average: 3.26 out of 554 votes, average: 3.26 out of 5Vera’s Restaurant  (54 votes)
89 votes, average: 3.24 out of 589 votes, average: 3.24 out of 589 votes, average: 3.24 out of 589 votes, average: 3.24 out of 589 votes, average: 3.24 out of 5Bastille Cafe & Bar  (89 votes)
40 votes, average: 3.23 out of 540 votes, average: 3.23 out of 540 votes, average: 3.23 out of 540 votes, average: 3.23 out of 540 votes, average: 3.23 out of 5Shelter Lounge  (40 votes)
50 votes, average: 3.22 out of 550 votes, average: 3.22 out of 550 votes, average: 3.22 out of 550 votes, average: 3.22 out of 550 votes, average: 3.22 out of 5Ballard Mandarin  (50 votes)
141 votes, average: 3.15 out of 5141 votes, average: 3.15 out of 5141 votes, average: 3.15 out of 5141 votes, average: 3.15 out of 5141 votes, average: 3.15 out of 5Matador  (141 votes)
116 votes, average: 3.06 out of 5116 votes, average: 3.06 out of 5116 votes, average: 3.06 out of 5116 votes, average: 3.06 out of 5116 votes, average: 3.06 out of 5Smokin’ Pete’s BBQ  (116 votes)
69 votes, average: 3.04 out of 569 votes, average: 3.04 out of 569 votes, average: 3.04 out of 569 votes, average: 3.04 out of 569 votes, average: 3.04 out of 5Ballard Loft  (69 votes)
67 votes, average: 3.01 out of 567 votes, average: 3.01 out of 567 votes, average: 3.01 out of 567 votes, average: 3.01 out of 567 votes, average: 3.01 out of 5Golden City  (67 votes)
109 votes, average: 2.83 out of 5109 votes, average: 2.83 out of 5109 votes, average: 2.83 out of 5109 votes, average: 2.83 out of 5109 votes, average: 2.83 out of 5Hamburger Harry’s  (109 votes)
171 votes, average: 2.77 out of 5171 votes, average: 2.77 out of 5171 votes, average: 2.77 out of 5171 votes, average: 2.77 out of 5171 votes, average: 2.77 out of 5The Barking Dog  (171 votes)
95 votes, average: 2.77 out of 595 votes, average: 2.77 out of 595 votes, average: 2.77 out of 595 votes, average: 2.77 out of 595 votes, average: 2.77 out of 5Lombardi’s  (95 votes)
123 votes, average: 2.63 out of 5123 votes, average: 2.63 out of 5123 votes, average: 2.63 out of 5123 votes, average: 2.63 out of 5123 votes, average: 2.63 out of 5Hale’s Ales  (123 votes)

Ballard Restaurants (by category)

American
Bad Alberts
Ballard Loft
A Caprice Kitchen
Dish Cafe
Hale's Ales
Hamburger Harry's
Hattie's Hat
King's Hardware
Kiss Cafe
Lockspot Cafe
Lunchbox Laboratory
Mike's Chili Parlor
People's Pub
Scooter's Burgers
Seattle Burger Company
The Barking Dog
The Hi Life
The Other Coast Cafe
Vera's Restaurant
Wild Mountain Cafe
Zak's
Zesto's Burgers
Asian Fusion
Root Table
BBQ
Gabriel's Fire
Smokin' Pete's BBQ
Chinese
Ballard Mandarin
Golden City
Louie's Cuisine of China
Cuban/Caribbean
Paseo
French
Anita's
Carnegie's
Le Gourmand
Greek
Mr. Gyros
Plaka Estiatorio
Taki's Mad Greek
Indian
Kasbah
India Bistro
Italian & Pizza
Crash Landing Pizza
Il Giardino
Lombardi's
Madame K's
Palermo
Pasta Bella
Piada Italia
Ristorante Picolinos
Snoose Junction Pizzeria
Sopranos Pizza & Pasta
Stacia's Gourmet Pizza
Veraci Pizza
Via Verde
Volterra
Zaw Pizza
Zayda Buddy's
Mexican
Cocina Esperanza
El Camion
La Carta de Oaxaca
Matador
Senor Moose
Taqueria Tequila
Puerto Rican
La Isla
Seafood
Anthony's Homeport
Ballard Brothers Seafood and Burgers
Ray's Boathouse
Spanish
Ocho
Sushi
Moshi Moshi
O'shan Sushi
Sam's Sushi
Shiku
Thai/Vietnamese
Monkey Bridge
Pho Than Brothers
Thaiku
Tigertail
Uma

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