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Green star Poppy (Capitol Hill)

622 Broadway E
Seattle, WA 98102
(206) 324-1108
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At Poppy, former Herbfarm maestro Jerry Traunfeld fuses the Indian culinary tradition of "thali"—a platter featuring a variety of small dishes—with his long-standing love of seasonal ingredients and ambitious Northwest-inspired cuisine.
Hours: Tue-Thurs, Sun: 5:30-10 pm; bar menu 5-11 pm Fri-Sat: 5:30-11 pm, bar menu 5 pm-midnight
Categories: Restaurant

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Bar Details

  • Happy Hour: Tues-Thurs, Sun 5-7 pm and 9-11 pm ($6 specialty cocktails, $3 drafts, $5 selected wines, $5 "happy thali" menu served for early happy hour, $6 "naanwiches" served for late happy hour).
  • Features: Full Menu, Happy Hour and Romantic

The Stranger's Reviews of Poppy

 
 

Average Rating:
  • 3.20000/5 Stars.
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10

Bland food, expensive, uncomfortable

Pros:

The appetizers are tasty and cooked to order. If I went again, I'd probably just order appetizers.

They serve some nice beers.

Cons:

Overpriced for what you get.

All of the food on the 'thali' plate was served at room temperature. I can't believe you can get away with this and have people pay $$$.

The Indian-inspired menu is bland. Real Indian food has much more flavor and spirit.

The appetizers and mixed cocktails are very expensive. I didn't try any of the cocktails, but I'm guessing they're good.

The restaurant is noisy, and you sit in uncomfortable chairs around a Formica-topped table. Grade C for atmosphere.

Posted by CCSea on March 18, 2009 at 5:02 PM · Report
9

Outstanding!
All around great! The food breaks you out of your old way of eating, the flavors are right on, I could eat and eat and eat, more please, keep it up and you will have me back many more times. Coctails are new and tasty, go, eat, drink, you will not be disapointed!
Posted by Foodiegal on February 26, 2009 at 10:20 AM · Report
8

I was underwhelmed.

The interior is ugly. Someone else wrote it looks like a cafeteria- my thought exactly. I was also put off by the tray of seven different things. While I was eating my chard, my cauliflower & beef was getting cold. I felt like I was in a race against time! Though that half of it wasn't good at all made it easier to focus on what was good. For thirty-odd dollars for the thali, I was pissed I was still hungry. The drinks are incredible, however.
Posted by Katie B on January 3, 2009 at 8:42 PM · Report
7

well the drinks are good

I appreciate it when someone tries to rethink Indian food and break away from the standard Americanized Punjabi Indian restaurant. Unfortunately at $36 for a plate of decent, but not great food I don't plan on going back...for the food.

THE DRINKS!!!! So good. So strong. So interesting. Get the one with coconut water and curry leaves. It's to die for.
Posted by zephsright on November 13, 2008 at 8:46 AM · Report
6

I dig it!

I like lots of variety. When i look at most menus, I want to order 6 or 7 things, but of course I have to choose and commit to only 2 (starter and entree). So this thali thing is great! I liked everything (except maybe the rice which was kind of bland but I guess provides a base for everthing around it). The cocktails were awesome, and I think the space looks really cool.
Posted by foddieluv on October 30, 2008 at 12:51 PM · Report
5

Very mediocre

The atmosphere is like a cafeteria. The food too is like a cafeteria that you might find in India. The flavors were overall very boring. The menu was clothes-pinned to a litle board and everybody had to share it. The dessert was the only saving grace.
Posted by DN on October 18, 2008 at 7:27 AM · Report
4

great food....hopefully keeps variety coming

Was excited to see this place open - it's just a couple blocks from my house(I was actually hoping it was a lounge or bar). Went late on a Saturday night, the service was still good and I thought the food was excellent. The thali dinner seemed a bit pricey at first but we skipped the appetizers, had cocktails and were too full for dessert. I really liked the varied flavors and the multiple portions. Many of the dishes were similar to what I ate in India but with interesting twists. My only concern would be that the menu itself is a bit limited so the selections need to change frequently if they want repeat business.
Posted by mjgirl74 on October 16, 2008 at 1:55 PM · Report
3

Fantastic food and great setting

Loved the food. The mix of flavors was both creative and delicious. It had been a while since I had food that was so well made. A little pricey (appetizer, dinner, desert and drinks were around $150 for 2), but well worth your while. Highly recommended.
Posted by german.mun on October 14, 2008 at 12:24 AM · Report
2

Don't believe the hype

We so wanted this place to be great. Walking distance, modest prices, world's greatest chef... Nope. My bet is that by spring he'll have to revamp the entire concept so as to win repeat customers. The Indian thing is boring. We spent $150 for two on a forgettable meal. That's not the new Broadway I'm looking for. Seems the captive Herbfarm audience spoiled our honored chef into thinking he can do exactly as he pleases.
Posted by roag on October 13, 2008 at 4:24 PM · Report
1

Keshmeshi said the food sucked...

So it has to be good. I highly recommend it.
Posted by Vikas Khanna on September 20, 2008 at 3:00 PM · Report

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