Red Pepper

The Best Restaurants in Seattle's University District - Eater Seattle

"This small restaurant on the Ave focuses on food from China’s Sichuan province. Lazi chicken is a spicy, fried snack reminiscent of popcorn chicken that’s coated in chopped dried chilis and electrified by Sichuan peppercorn. The griddle-cooked meat pots, filled with vegetables and a choice of protein, are satisfying and fragrant with cumin and chili powder. But the star dish here is the boiled fish with green pepper oil — tender fish filets, snappy bean sprouts, crunchy slices of lotus root, and slippery glass noodles, bathed in a light Sichuan peppercorn broth. With sides of rice, the dish is a full meal for two or three people." - Jade Yamazaki Stewart, Matthew Lombardi, Nicole Adlman, Mark DeJoy