When my friend, Diane, and I recently attended a concert at Benaroya (Chris Botti ? amazing ? Spotify him!) we chose Boka Restaurant + Bar for a pre-show dinner, and boy were we glad!
To begin with, Boka offers a 3-course dinner for $30, which is a price that?s hard to beat in the downtown core. Not only that, the food is tremendous! The special 3 for $30 menu has limited choices, but that?s okay by me because sometimes, especially when on a schedule, choice is overrated. Besides, these choices provided something for everyone to enjoy.
The menu begins with a choice between house-made soup and salad. We had the Boka Salad, which is mixed greens with tart cherries, bavarian meats bacon and toasted pecans in a rogue smokey blue dressing.
Next up is a choice of entrees. For the seafood lover, a Northwest?Style Seafood Stew?with salmon, cod, mussels and oysters in a?spicy tomato broth. Diane had this and loved it. For the vegetarian, an Agnolotti offering was really tempting. And for the meat eater ? that was my choice for the evening ? there was Braised Skagit River Ranch Pork Shoulder?sitting upon roasted winter squash, chanterelles and boistfort valley farm tuscan kale, with an oregano cream sauce. Oh my! The pork shoulder was kind of like pot roast except even more tender and full of flavor. It was also huge, but I made a significant dent in the entree.
For dessert, the 3 for $30 menu offers what I wish every restaurant would ? three scoops of ice cream from a choice of about 10 sorbets and creams. Served in three separate demi-cups, the flavors do not mix and are the perfect topper for a very filling meal. Diane chose sorbets for their fresh and sharp flavors ? peach, kiwi and blood orange. I went for chocolate and gingerbread ice cream (my favorite!) and blood orange sorbet. Yummy!
It is worth noting two things: Boka sources locally for the freshest food available and the main courses on this menu are in the $30 range on the regular menu, so this really is an affordable way to have a special dinner out before a theater show or concert.
But, there?s more! Boka has valet parking for patrons, and it allows you to park for up to eight hours FOR FREE. That alone is worth the price of a dinner! We could have walked to our concert, but because we were running late the hotel graciously gave us a lift, taking us right to Benaroya?s front door. Talk about service.
Boka Restaurant + Bar is in Hotel 1000, located at 1000 First Avenue, in Seattle. For more information, visit www.bokaseattle.com.
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