Chophouse Row
Market · Capitol Hill
1424 11th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122
Highlights
Mixed-use row with shops, eateries, courtyard, fire pit
Mixed-use row with shops, eateries, courtyard, fire pit
"This Capitol Hill restaurant offers a twist on the basic pho pho-rmula. You can get dried rice noodles or fresh ones, which are wider and chewier, imparting a different texture than the thinner noodles common around town. (If you get fresh, eat them fast, as they will otherwise start to crumble.) Beyond that, the broth is excellent — fresh and onion-y and full of flavor even without the hot sauce or jalapenos. Xom is the sibling restaurant to Ong Lam Bistro in Roosevelt, both of which opened in 2023 and serve the same pho." - Eater Staff, Harry Cheadle, Jay Friedman
"Xóm is a Vietnamese restaurant located inside Capitol Hill’s Chophouse Row. The space has both long wooden tables for large groups, and smaller tables for anyone who might want more phở and broken rice plates than company. They also have a weekend brunch featuring croissant waffles and Bloody Marys with chin-su chili sauce. " - Kayla Sager Riley
"The area outside Chophouse Row (on 11th Ave below Pike Street) has transformed into a mutual space for Cafe Pettirosso, Marmite, A Pizza Mart, and Wildrose. Cafe Pettirosso co-owner Miki Sodos initially took the reins for the project in 2020, and it’s still going strong alongside the open-air courtyard, which sometimes features live music." - Gabe Guarente
"The French-leaning Chophouse Row restaurant now sells bottled cocktail mixes for at-home concoctions. They’re available for pickup at the restaurant’s takeaway window." - Megan Hill
"Every bite you’ll eat at By Tae bears the imprimatur of Hong’s hands, and I mean that in the most appetizing way possible. It works like this: You show up to the counter at 11:30 a.m. and scribble your name on the sign-up sheet for one of three seatings. (손맛 By Tae serves only lunch, only on weekdays.) When the counter originally opened, the idea was to serve a hand-roll set: three generous rolls for $25. But on my visit, the meal started with soft tofu heaped with fresh pea shoots, two perfect bites of nigiri, and a paper cup of miso soup—before the succession of nori-wrapped handrolls bursting with scallops and pop-y salmon roe began. Hong seemed to know most of the other folks seated at the counter, bantering with some bros from the upstairs co-working space while seemingly simultaneously handling the rice, slicing the day’s fish, and ringing up to-go bento-box orders." - ByJulia Kramer
