Root Table: The menu and décor make it a natural
Published: Apr 23, 2009
Root Table looks like few restaurants you've seen. Every one of its chairs and tables is made from natural, unshaped wood. Crooked sheets of driftwood sit atop stump bases with "roots" that seem to dig into the floor; the chairs don't seem to have been assembled so much as grown.
Even the menus are on carved wood. Handsome, earth-toned walls and attractive pieces of folk art soften what could have been a weird gimmick and complete the restaurant's tranquil, forestlike vibe.
Fortunately, food from Root Table's kitchen is far from wooden. The Pan-Asian dishes are as appealingly natural as the furniture, and they're reasonably priced.
Try the "Menage-a-Thai," a simple meat-and-rice dish served with three cups containing some of the tastiest green, red and yellow curries you've ever had. Also delicious is the "Double Fisted Duck," so named because the meat is marinated in dark beer and Chinese wine; the "Salmon Tornado," with its tender grilled salmon served over angel hair pasta with tamarind ginger sauce; the cold squid stuffed with shitake mushrooms and ground chicken; and the beef or chicken kebabs marinated with coriander white pepper sauce.
Truth be told, nearly every dish on Root Table's menu is exceptional — and remarkably, not a one costs more than $10.
If you'd like to save some money while eating like the king of the forest, visit Root Table on Wednesday nights — when the restauarant offers bottles of wine from its decently sized wine list at half-price.
- by Geoff Carter, Seattle Reporter for HelloMetro
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