"The newest brainchild of chef siblings Trinh and Thai Nguyen, Ramie opened in May in the old Omega Ouzeri space at 14th and Pine. The sister restaurant to Ba Sa on Bainbridge Island, Ramie serves inventive Vietnamese fare, with a full bar program highlighting Southeast Asian spirits. The menu focuses on Viet nouvelle cuisine, like deep-fried frog legs with salted duck egg, a fried whole chicken accented with chili oil, and a butterflied branzino served with chili sambal, chimichurri, cucumber kimchi, and an onsen egg. Don’t skip the vivid rainbow of a crudité plate, served with taro puree that’s anointed with fish sauce, anchovy, and crushed chicharron." - Meg van Huygen, Harry Cheadle