Kokkaku

"This Wallingford Japanese grilled meat specialist has one of the last remaining oyster happy hours selling the bivalves for less than $2 a pop. From 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, oysters go for $1.75, marinated seafood cost $5, and the $6 drink menu includes draft beer, sake, and cocktails such as the Japanese 75 with yuzu." - Harry Cheadle

"This Wallingford Japanese grilled meat specialist has one of the last remaining oyster happy hours selling the bivalves for less than $2 a pop. From 4:30 to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, oysters go for $1.75, baguette sandwiches cost $5, and the $6 drink menu includes draft beer, sake, and cocktails such as the Japanese 75 with yuzu." - Naomi Tomky, Harry Cheadle, Eater Staff

"This relaxed Japanese steakhouse in Wallingford is one of the more underrated meat purveyors in the city, with an emphasis on whole-animal butchery. The menu specializes in premium cuts, although the prices aren’t too outrageous." - Gabe Guarente, Megan Hill

"Even when Herrick left the restaurant for stints at spots like... Japanese steakhouse Kokkaku (where he got a shout-out for his work from former Seattle Times food critic Providence Cicero, making one of her favorite 25 bites in Seattle in 2017), Moore would regularly call to check in on him, sometimes even calling his mom to make sure he was doing okay." - Jade Yamazaki Stewart

"This Wallingford steakhouse focuses on high-grade cuts, prepared using Japanese, French, and Italian techniques. One appetizer consists of Wagyu served four ways: as sashimi, nigiri, gunkan sushi (minced and served atop rice, wrapped with nori) and as tartare, topped with a quail egg. There are also wagyu steaks, Kurobata pork, and a cream-sauce fettuccine with uni and salmon roe." - Matthew Lombardi, Jade Yamazaki Stewart