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Chao Bistro (Capitol Hill)

1200 Pike St
Seattle, WA 98122
206 324 1010

Hours: Mon-Fri 11 am-2 am Sat-Sun 8 am-2 am
Categories: Bar, Bistro, Restaurant

Restaurant Details

  • Situated at the corner of 12th and Pike, Chao Bistro is a casual pan-Asian place with a wildly ranging $3 to $15 menu—e.g., Island-style fried rice with Spam, fettuccine with miso cream sauce, teriyaki chicken burger, tempura’d sushi rolls, brown-sugar-battered deep-fried cheesecake. Why?
  • Features: Bar/Happy Hour, Breakfast/Brunch, Good for Groups and To Go
  • Cuisine: Pan-Asian and Pub Grub
  • Serving Hours: Mon-Fri 11 am-2 am, Sat-Sun 8 am-2 am
  • Price Range: $$

The Stranger's Reviews of Chao Bistro

 
 

Average Rating:
  • 3.00000/5 Stars.
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terrible service!! totally blows! nice new bartender, but other than that, never go!!

Ok, I've given the place two chances both on slow nights, a monday, than a sunday more recently. Both times I had ok Food, but terrible service! They are waaay under staffed!!! No one greets you or takes you to a seat...the bartender just waves you to fund a seat anywhere while she continues flirting with the one or two guys suiting at the bar with full drinks. Than maybe about ten or so minutes she finally comes, and takes our drink orders...btw, they have the strangest drinks I have ever seen at any bat or club I have ever been to, and I have been to over 38 states,.so I have been to a lot! Its like their drinks are stupid and ta ste like shit! The bartender thinks she's hot shit, n really should practice making her dumb drinks better...now the second time, which was a monday, there was a new bartender and she was very nice, she hired with us about how she was new and apologized for taking a little extra time on the drinks and we said we didn't mind since she was sweet and those drinks were stupid ads unknown anyways...hers tasted better btw, lol. She is a keeper if they want this place to do abby good cuz other than her great customer service and humor, the place sucked. I get the whole loser nerds need a place to chill, but it doesn't make sense in an asian place! Like whoever runs the place needs to stop snorting so much blow and make some major changes cuz the place blows!
Posted by seattlecutie95 on May 21, 2012 at 11:24 PM · Report
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Where to go Friday Night

Friday nights, this place is the bee's knees. Fuck having to dress up and pay cover to be caught up in some clusterfuck. Not to mention, they have the best music on Friday night (if you're into electro, hip hop or any other dance music)
Posted by Carlos on March 18, 2010 at 5:37 PM · Report
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fuck Linda's brunch

While the rest of the kids waited 30 min for a pate of paste-like, flavorless biscuits and gravy served by assholes at Linda's, we walked on up the road to the nigh-empty Chao and enjoyed the best chicken-fried steak and biscuits and gravy we've had in Seattle. Amazing prices, friendly staff- this is the new Capitol Hill brunch spot.
Posted by UberAlles on March 14, 2010 at 7:10 PM · Report

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