"Taking influence from Ethiopian and Vietnamese dishes all over town, Communion serves “Seattle soul” food—and nails it. Besides standards like cornbread and mac and cheese, they experiment with dishes like house salad sprinkled with injera croutons and a Hood Sushi bowl with crispy catfish, seaweed, and pickled vegetables. Spend time celebrating with friends in the plush blue booths and you'll find that it's all too easy to tack on another round of wings and brown liquor cocktails instead of grabbing the check. Communion will announce on Instagram when reservations open up for the next month. There will be a waitlist if you’re too slow, and if you're flexible on timing, there are last-minute bookings that pop up here and there, typically towards 4pm when they first open." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley