Seattle’s Best Brunch Restaurants | Eater Seattle

"The word “beloved” gets tossed around a lot, and with particularly reckless abandon in things like brunch listicles. But Kona Kitchen is one of a few Seattle establishments that’s truly earned the designation, with a following that’s been loyally returning for mochiko chicken and plate lunches for over 20 years. This is the sort of place where they remember your order and families with young children are always welcome. It’s bustling on the weekends so a 15 to 20 minute wait is to be expected, even though the wood-paneled dining room is sprawling, and there’s a small parking lot behind the building. The Hawaiian fried rice, loco moco, and spam musubi are some of their most popular dishes, but the brunch showstoppers are the Hawaiian plate and the lau lau plate, which are only served on Sundays until they run out. The lau lau — pork and salted fish wrapped in a taro leaf and steamed — is moist and liberally seasoned, abd a creamy side of mac salad with a couple dashes of Tabasco is the perfect complement." - Sophie Grossman