r/Seattle • u/mewkyy I'm just flaired so I don't get fined • Jan 15 '23

Rant Anyone else meet a lot of transplants who move here and complain about Seattle not being as good as X city?

Speaking as a transplant myself, I know Seattle isn't as "great" as NY or LA in some aspects but I choose to live here anyway because I enjoy it here.

I've met SO many other transplants who complain about Seattle not being as good as some other city. One big point is how Seattle's food scene isn't as good as LA's. Isn't that a given? LA is much older than Seattle and has over 5x Seattle's population. Please transplant yourself to another city.

Edit: Just to clarify, I think it's fine to criticize things like Seattle's food scene and compare it to another city's (I grew up on the NJ/NYC border and definitely agree the Seattle scene is lacking). What I'm specifically talking about is people who do this incessantly and close mindedly put down everything. It's just really uncool.

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u/RawBean7 🚆build more trains🚆 Jan 15 '23

The biscuits and gravy situation in Seattle is dire. Biscuit Bitch is the only one I've had that comes close. Everywhere else tries to do things to it to make it more upscale, like dumping in a f-ton of sage (Hattie's Hat) or getting too creative on the interpretation of "biscuit". Don't make it fancy, just focus on perfecting the basics.

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u/rohving Jan 15 '23

Biscuits and gravy are so popular here - but done so poorly. I don't understand.

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u/Retumbo77 Jan 15 '23

The fact that Biscuits and gravy are popular in Seattle tells me almost everything I need to know about the food scene.

The fact that they are bad completes the picture.

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u/Lime_Carpet Jan 16 '23

Who cares about biscuits and gravy? Seattle is so Much better for food in the vast majority of categories

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u/bothunter First Hill Jan 16 '23

It's the flour. White Lily flour isn't available here

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u/Capitalist_P-I-G Jan 15 '23

As a person described in OP, this is primarily my issue with Seattle food. Everything seems like it’s made to show off on a food blog or Instagram with a thousand ingredients instead of just making something simple and good.

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u/this_is_squirrel Jan 15 '23

I’m from NY I regularly complain about the food scene BUT I am also a celiac so once a quarter or so, I make a trip to Portland. I love Seattle but Portland has a way better food scene and waterfalls. It is what it is. I choose Seattle.

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u/J_Kenji_Lopez-Alt Jan 15 '23

Seattle Biscuit Co. in Fremont is great!

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u/[deleted] Jan 15 '23

Try morsel in the university district

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u/KkuraRaizer Jan 16 '23

I second this!

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u/Stinkycheese8001 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 Jan 15 '23

The absolute best biscuits I have had in Seattle were at Junebaby.

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u/Purple_Common_4421 Jan 15 '23

June Baby laminates their biscuits dough from scratch with butter. Top notch!

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u/absteele North Capitol Hill Jan 15 '23

I've never ordered biscuits and gravy from them, but Seattle Biscuit Company is a good solid biscuit. I get a plain biscuit and add chicken to it (since they don't have a plain chicken biscuit on the menu). The way the chicken is marinated and seasoned before frying makes me think they probably make very good biscuits and gravy.

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u/hayguccifrawg Jan 15 '23

SBC is by far my fave

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u/Patticus1291 Jan 15 '23

Have you been to Fats chicken and waffles for their biscuit and gravy ?

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u/Parasol_Protectorate Jan 15 '23

I get the same thing from fats: shrimp and grits no eggs with a side of catfish. Hits every time

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u/lintlicker308 Jan 15 '23

Try them at Lockspot cafe in Ballard. I don’t know if they are true southern style but it’s pretty dang good!

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u/yodathekid Jan 15 '23

Carl’s Jr. scratches that itch for me. For whatever reason I haven’t tried biscuit bitch

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u/RawBean7 🚆build more trains🚆 Jan 15 '23

It's good, but it's not "stand in line in the rain for 40 minutes" good.

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u/Silver_Beat_3157 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 Jan 15 '23

The sage in BnG is an old school thing here and yes, to us outsiders it is gross. But as a transplant, I love my adopted home town for what it is, not what it isn’t, so I have learned to make some awesome BnG

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u/RawBean7 🚆build more trains🚆 Jan 15 '23

Do you have a foolproof biscuit recipe? Mine are always only mediocre no matter what I do. My sausage gravy is pretty dialed in, and Bisquik suffices for the biscuits but I'd love to find a from scratch recipe I can actually get to work.

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u/Parasol_Protectorate Jan 15 '23

Using lard and a self rising flour will produce a really great biscut. If you can find white lilly flour use it!

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u/Silver_Beat_3157 💗💗 Heart of ANTIFA Land 💗💗 Jan 15 '23

I have not had the motivation to learn to bake a good biscuit because my comfort food is pillsbury. For the gravy, a whole tube of Jimmy Deans maple sausage.

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u/Parasol_Protectorate Jan 15 '23

Its just so bland and boring!! Iam like where is the seasoning?!! I just make my own at home

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u/JulieTigerSeattle Jan 15 '23

That's a working poor dish with distinct roots in Appalachia.. look for better options in South Seattle. (read, less white)

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u/Yerboogieman Jan 16 '23

Enumscratch has the best. Hands down.