Chinook's At Salmon Bay

"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

"If you don’t have your own boat, sign up for a UW Dawg Boat ride and grab some food to go at Chinook’s at Salmon Bay." - Tim Newcomb

"Chinook’s bills itself as casual and high-energy — sound like anyone in your dinner party? Part of the Anthony’s restaurant group, this waterfront restaurant at Fishermen’s Terminal has high chairs, a kids’ menu, coloring supplies, lots of space for gatherings, and enough boat activity to hold a child’s attention for ages. And if the weather’s nice, you can even take your fish and chips or tacos to go from Little Chinook’s and enjoy the sights outside." - Eater Staff, Meg van Huygen, Harry Cheadle

"It almost feels illegal to hang out by a dock full of boats and not eat fish and chips. Thankfully, Salmon Bay has Little Chinook’s—a seafood stand that serves all different kinds of fried fish and potatoes. From tempura-battered salmon to panko-breaded halibut, you’re in good hands here as you eat fries while walking past all of the yachts you don’t own." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley

"Little Chinook’s captures another deeply Pacific Northwest experience: eating seafood while sitting on a marina. They specialize in true cod, ling cod, prawns, salmon, halibut, clam strips, or oysters—all with really good battered fries that taste like what would happen if curly fries got a blowout at the salon. You can’t go wrong with anything here, but the crispy tempura on the wild salmon is a winner." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley