Pacific Grill down here in Tacoma has a fantastic wedge (that used to be half-price on their all the time happy hour menu in the bar but, alas, is now only a full-price thing). Really turned me around on what I had previously thought was a real garbage salad.
Iceberg lettuce is fine, but a wedge salad? That's just cheap. Any self respecting establishment would go through the time and effort to properly cut and separate their iceberg lettuce, including removing the bitter part that every wedge salad keeps.
Your experiences may be correct, but not entirely accurate.
In the same way it is impossible to enjoy a tomato from a supermarket without shopping for the more expensive "hothouse" varieties, and even then be disappointed, standard iceberg lettuce at a regular supermarket is like eating a roll of paper towels.
However, if you so happen to attend a farmer's market (and here I recommend Carpinito Brothers stand in Kent) you will find crisp, tasty icebergs as fine as any red leaf variety.
Any recommendations for a wedge salad on First Hill?
Your experiences may be correct, but not entirely accurate.
In the same way it is impossible to enjoy a tomato from a supermarket without shopping for the more expensive "hothouse" varieties, and even then be disappointed, standard iceberg lettuce at a regular supermarket is like eating a roll of paper towels.
However, if you so happen to attend a farmer's market (and here I recommend Carpinito Brothers stand in Kent) you will find crisp, tasty icebergs as fine as any red leaf variety.
When you eat a peach, do you swallow the pit?