In 1948, Charlie Vergos cleaned out a basement below his diner, discovered a coal chute, and started a legend. The coal chute gave him a vent for his considerable talent over a grill, and allowed him to expand from ham-and-cheese sandwiches to ribs.

Today, Presidents and potentates, the King and the Killer, Rolling Stones, *NSYNC, and everybody who’s anybody have all been down for a bite.

We’re all about ribs, but our menu is as varied and interesting as the wide array of incredible stuff that adorns our walls and ceilings.

Tautog's Restaurant(s) is a casual dining establishment featuring exceptional fish and seafood entrée's soups, salads, sandwiches and desserts…served by the friendliest people in town.

Sight, Sound and Smell is recipe for attracting customers interested in the finest casual dining experience in the coastal zone. Tautog's unique setting is intended to provide patrons a glimpse of the area's maritime past while enjoying some of today's finest seafood fare.

Yanni's Mediterranean Restaurant offers a sense of intimacy and airiness with its multiple room floor plan, separate full-service banquet and private dining facility, festive Opa! bar area, and live music on Friday and Saturday evenings.

All of these aspects come together to set the tone for the true highlight at Yanni's: the food. We offer an extensive lunch and dinner menu featuring many of your favorite Greek traditional dishes, outstanding pasta options, pizzas, fresh seafood and the finest steaks and chops.

(from http://www.yannisandopabar.com)

Place Pigalle specializes in seasonal menus combining local ingredients with a variety of culinary traditions.

The resulting dishes "always have been artful, always entertaining, always fresh...disarmingly successful."

Couple such critical acclaim with a wonderful Elliott Bay and Olympic Mountain view, an award-winning wine list and a bar that specializes in the unusual and you have the reasons for this Pike Place Market restaurant's success. (from http://www.placepigalle-seattle.com)