"Sometimes, it’s necessary to escape the waterfront chaos and head to a spot only reachable by folks who can drive there. Chinook’s At Salmon Bay is a standard seafood restaurant, but no significant menu disasters are going down in this big, brown-tiled room. Plus, you have the added benefits of a nice little Magnolia marina view, friendly staff who aren’t on the brink of resignation, and really f*cking good (and free) focaccia. Yeah, go nuts with anything marked “MP” or some battered halibut and chips. But we’d be perfectly happy here pounding fountain sodas and cleaning them out of table bread. Is that fraud?" - aimee rizzo, gabe guarente, kayla sager riley