"If you laugh in the face of soft tacos, Situ is your personal Disneyland. The menu at this Mexican-Lebanese counter spot focuses on deep-fried stuff—and the result is not just a symphony of crunches, it’s the best thing to happen to Ballard Ave. There are perfectly crispy chips with lime-punched guacamole, nachos topped with beans that could stop time, and exceptional carnitas rolled up into taquitos. The namesake toothpick-fastened tacos deserve high praise too, stuffed with fillings like spicy roasted cauliflower with chickpea mash. Come and go as you please either at the front counter or by the neon-glowing back bar, where fluffy gin-spiked frozen rosé flows like water. Just remember—and if you don’t, posted signs will remind you—“Don’t eat the f*cking toothpicks.”" - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley