This series was a little hard to manage this summer, but I was talking about Seattle so often on Yow Yow! that I’m sure you all felt pretty informed. Since summer officially ends this week, this will be the last post in the Summer in Seattle series. Everyone one needs one friend that is an extreme foodie. For me, that friend is Samantha. Every time Samantha and I get together, we will treat ourselves to a fantastic meal out at one of our favorite restaurants in Seattle or a place that we’ve been dying to try. Samantha and I have this mutual agreement that we are willing to spend money on good food no matter what. Yes, we are your average poor college students, but we enjoy eating well. Is that so wrong? We put food first. If it’s between eating at a restaurant that is cheaper, but convenient and average in taste, Samantha and I will choose to go the distance for greatness. I think you get the point.

I have been itching to try Poppy for as long as I can remember (probably at least three years) after receiving a recommendation from a friend. Since it was a talked about Capitol Hill restaurant, I figured it would be the perfect place to dine at. We ate outside and sipped on summer cocktails with our meal. Aside from being a foodie, I’ve also got this slight problem with food. I get bored with it. I can’t stand large meals that are bigger than my face because after eight minutes I just get tired of eating it. My jaw gets tired (which I’m sure is just in my head,) I start swirling things around on my plate with my fork. I’ll ask for a to-go box for half my meal and finish it at home. I’m not a picky eater, but I need to have a variety. That’s why Poppy was perfect for me. At Poppy, you can order “thalis,” which are a number of small dishes (either seven or ten depending on your appetite) with six or nine little plates and one main course – usually meat or fish. The restaurant highlights seasonal ingredients as well as the best flavors in the Northwest. The menu also changes about every month so you’re able to try out a number of rotating dishes throughout the year. There’s even a dessert thali, which I cannot wait to try! Uh, can you even imagine?

When Samantha and I first looked over the menu, we were only able to recognize every other word on the page because we hadn’t heard of some of the ingredients. We each decided to choose different thalis so that we could try each others, but we were nervous of what we were getting ourselves into. We felt like we were on Top Chef trying all of the unique concoctions, but were shocked to find that in the end we loved EVERYTHING on our plates despite not knowing what most of the dishes were. It was a fun experience though and definitely not like anything we’ve ever had at any other restaurant in Seattle. I’m sure we’ll be retuning the next time we are reunited, but this time we’ll take a snapshot of our dessert thali for you!