"There’s no shortage of high-end restaurants in Bellevue’s Lincoln Square, but why not go right to the top? Ascend is on the literal 31st floor of the building, where you get a panoramic view plus indoor fires plus food that is honestly probably more impressive than it needs to be. There’s showoff-y items on here like the $100-and-up caviar service, $75 crab legs, or the $209 45-ounce “seahawk” chop steak, but we prefer the still-luxurious happy hour menu, where you can get $20 koji-smoked wagyu beef cheek sliders." - Harry Cheadle
