On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 10:23:32 -0800, Radar > wrote:

>On 3 Jan 2005 08:10:34 -0800, "PilotWI" >
>wrote:
>
>>Going to Seattle and need ideas on BBQ places there.
>>
>I'd recommend skipping the BBQ and trying the salmon. Get some
>alder-planked salmon, which is a type of BBQ, sort of.
>
>I grew up in a little town in Alabama with about 10,000 people. The
>third-best BBQ place there was way better than anything I've found in
>ten years in Seattle. On the other hand, the fresh seafood out here is
>pretty spectacular.

Good advice. I understand the original poster's motivation here, since
I also like to sniff out BBQ whenever I travel. But there's much to be
said about going with the local claim to fame.