Quote Originally Posted by merkman View Post
There is an AWESOME italian place at Pacific Place called Il Fornaio. These pictures do NOT do the place justice, but you might get a basic sense.
http://www.ilfornaio.com/?page=138&type=360tours&restaurant_id=3916&tour=Ma in+Dining+Room

I ate in the main dining room, very near the windows. So I saw people working out at the gym across the street, Seattle traffic on the streets below, and many people having lunch at a quality restaurant before heading back to work, etc. My personal favorite dish is:
Pennoni alla Vodka.
Didn't know about that place... I usually hoof it down to the waterfront and hit the alderwood salmon place... big chunk of delicious salmon for about the price of McDonalds "food". I also just avoid driving in the downtown mess altogether, park at Seattle Center and take the monorail in... ends up costing about the same and you don't have to deal with the downtown.