Kent, WA

[w_howey]

I will be in Kent for the next week on business...

Where should I hit for some decent food??

I prefer American style cuisine. But I'm not into real upscale places.
The people I'm working with like upscale Asian places.

A good cold beer, and a good sandwich is a nice ending to a day to me.

Help me out!!!!

[ECKSJAY]

The Ram at Kent Station, for one. :) In house brewery and as American as cuisine can get. :D

[CanMan]

Ill second the Ram. Great food and some tasty beer.

There is also H.D. Hotspurs. Not too shabby either.

[ECKSJAY]

Ill second the Ram. Great food and some tasty beer.

There is also H.D. Hotspurs. Not too shabby either.

Crap, forgot Hotspurs and I even ate there Wednesday night, ROFL!

[noutlawjeeper]

caveman, wood cooked bbq sandwiches. they have ribs and chicken and other stuff too.

[w_howey]

caveman, wood cooked bbq sandwiches. they have ribs and chicken and other stuff too.

Is there a Pacific Northwest BBQ???

I've had Texas-style(way too much hot sauce), Kansas City(more of a sweeter sauce), New Orleans(again, very hot, not as tasteless as Texas), and Memphis(Sweet and Tangy, extremely good)

[John90XJ]

caveman, wood cooked bbq sandwiches. they have ribs and chicken and other stuff too.

Ditto Caveman....it's an institution.

[WaXJ_Skier]

I'm gonna X3 the Ram I love going there for bugers.

[KarlVP]

The Ram.

[Sniggs]

I'm gonna X3 the Ram I love going there for boogers.
http://www.legeros.com/south/images/sign-boogers.jpg :scared:

[PornstaR]

Jacks (in auburn). Totally white trash, no AC, great burgers. Cant get more american than that..... LOL

[mud1059]

Branks in Sumner. For American food, there's a Dennys off Hwy 18 in Auburn. I don't know about Kent though. I don't like that place. If I dropped my keys in Kent, I'd kick them all the way to Fed Way before I bent over to pick them up again. :)

[CanMan]

Jacks (in auburn). Totally white trash, no AC, great burgers. Cant get more american than that..... LOL

Yea, was going to go there tonight, but was packed like always.

Another good place is The Wing Dome, if you are into chicken wings.

[hards91xj]

For that breakfast taste at dinner time go to Johnny`s at Fife.or for Burgers Halabut and Fries Rite Spot Tavern ,or the Quick Pick Drive In in Fife has good burgers all these easy off I 5.

[noutlawjeeper]

gators actually has some pretty good food too

[w_howey]

I'm pretty damn jealous.... I drove past a Central 4x4 shop from the plant to the hotel. There was a lifted red XJ in the parking lot. I wish I had a 4x4 shop nearby, even a crappy one.

[CanMan]

I'm pretty damn jealous.... I drove past a Central 4x4 shop from the plant to the hotel. There was a lifted red XJ in the parking lot. I wish I had a 4x4 shop nearby, even a crappy one.

HAHAHA, thats where Phil (ECKSJAY) works.

[MT Mike]

I'm pretty damn jealous.... I drove past a Central 4x4 shop from the plant to the hotel. There was a lifted red XJ in the parking lot. I wish I had a 4x4 shop nearby, even a crappy one.

HAHAHA, thats where Phil (ECKSJAY) works.

Ummm, so does that mean he's calling ECKSJAY II crappy? :shocked:

I hope not.;)

[CanMan]

Ummm, so does that mean he's calling ECKSJAY II crappy? :shocked:

I hope not.;)

I never saw it that way. :dunno:

[MT Mike]

I never saw it that way. :dunno:

I didn't either. That's why there are smileys included. If someone who hadn't seen pics of ECKSJAY's rig read it, they may have seen it that way. Was just a joke.


Edit: Never mind, I just reread his post, maybe he was refering to C4WD as being crappy. Forget I even mentioned it.

[CanMan]

I think he was saying he wanted a 4x4 shop where he lives, even if it is a crappy one. Which would be better than nothing. ;)

Anyways, I forgot already. :wierd:

[MT Mike]

I think he was saying he wanted a 4x4 shop where he lives, even if it is a crappy one. Which would be better than nothing. ;)

Anyways, I forgot already. :wierd:

Yeah, me too.

[WaXJ_Skier]

Ummm, so does that mean he's calling ECKSJAY II crappy? :shocked:

I hope not.;)

IIRC ECKSJAY II is not red. So there is only one conclusion we can come to here. Phil is cheating on ECKSJAY II with a crappy red lifted XJ:anon:

[w_howey]

I think he was saying he wanted a 4x4 shop where he lives, even if it is a crappy one. Which would be better than nothing. ;)

Anyways, I forgot already. :wierd:

Bingo.... I live in a town of 1100 people, in the middle of farm country.

Is Cedar River SmokeHouse any good? The manager of the place I'm working recommended it....

[CanMan]

Bingo.... I live in a town of 1100 people, in the middle of farm country.

Is Cedar River SmokeHouse any good? The manager of the place I'm working recommended it....

YES! They also have some excellent food, IMO. Forgot about that place, its more down in Renton, rather than Kent.

[ECKSJAY]

IIRC ECKSJAY II is not red. So there is only one conclusion we can come to here. Phil is cheating on ECKSJAY II with a crappy red lifted XJ:anon:

Depends on the day... I don't recall a red one being here today. :D At the present there's a 6" lifted black '01 on 33s and my ~7" lifted turquoise 96 on 37s. :wave:

Swing on in next time (except tomorrow, I don't work Tuesdays) and say HI.

:spam:

[w_howey]

It was parked right in the front, about 3:30 this afternoon. It had the spare strapped to the roof rack with ratchet straps(which is what caught my eye at first). I will try, can't promise anything. First day of the project, and its already fubar. The 'IT/RF specialists' installed a bunch of the equipment wrong. I've only got 3 AP's working, and the antennas for two of those are on the outside of the building. My WMS guns won't connect to the server, and half the building still isn't located. Its not going to be a fun week (Come on Friday....)

[ECKSJAY]

It was parked right in the front, about 3:30 this afternoon. It had the spare strapped to the roof rack with ratchet straps(which is what caught my eye at first).

Durr, that was Doug. :D Dealing with toolbags all day, I forgot that his RED Jeep was sitting in front of the store. Ha!

[CoolCal]

I'll be in Kent today and would be willing to share my tuna fish sandwich.
No cardboard sign needed.

[IXNAYXJ]

YES! They also have some excellent food, IMO. Forgot about that place, its more down in Renton, rather than Kent.x2. Great BBQ sammichs'. I used to go there for lunch when I worked in Renton.

-----Matt-----

[w_howey]

Went to the Keg Bar and Grill for lunch today. Kinda upscale for me.... food wasn't bad, and free shrimp will always get my vote.

One thing I noticed.... 4000 Asian joints, even a vegetarian one but no Wal*Mart. I would ask if you guys hate cheap chinese crap, but the Harbor Freight Tools store is about 6 blocks from where I'm working...

[ECKSJAY]

Went to the Keg Bar and Grill for lunch today. Kinda upscale for me.... food wasn't bad, and free shrimp will always get my vote.

One thing I noticed.... 4000 Asian joints, even a vegetarian one but no Wal*Mart. I would ask if you guys hate cheap chinese crap, but the Harbor Freight Tools store is about 6 blocks from where I'm working...

And Harbor Freight is right next to the AZN mall. :eeks1:

No Wal-Mart here yet, thank goodness.

[Sniggs]

I'll be in Kent today and would be willing to share my tuna fish sandwich.
No cardboard sign needed.:clap: Now, THAT'S some funny chit right there... :wave:

[noutlawjeeper]

No Wal-Mart here yet, thank goodness.

no, it's a few more miles north in lovely renton!

[ECKSJAY]

no, it's a few more miles north in lovely renton!

Oh hell, same one I caught the stinkin' ghetto kid peeling the Glock sticker off the Jeep. First and last trip to that POS place.

[noutlawjeeper]

i won't even start with that lovely place. when i think of renton i think of jimmy macks! mmmm, sweet rolls and peanuts!

[ECKSJAY]

i won't even start with that lovely place. when i think of renton i think of jimmy macks! mmmm, sweet rolls and peanuts!

Buddy of mine works there. Mmmm, peanuts!

[hards91xj]

That close ,come up and try Renton Tech.College Culinare Classes cooking.:skull2:

[XJCasper]

An oddball place I like:

Agua Verde Cafe down by the UW medical center

Interesting Mango Margaritas.
Still can't figure if I like or not.
Guess I'll have to go get on on Tuesday to figure it out.

[w_howey]

Thanks for all the suggestions.....

With my limited schedule, I ended up hitting Gator's(as it was between the Hotel and the plant). VERY VERY Good. Plus having Fat Tire on tap was a MAJOR bonus.(Can't get it east of the Mississippi).

Stay tuned to this thread, this life long midwestern may soon be a volcano worshipping, owl hugging, tree kissing, Washingtonian. I've already been offered two jobs with my company there, one that already existed and one that the division manager wants there.

God I hope I can still get Direct TV, there is NO WAY IN HELL I am watching the Seahawks....

[WaXJ_Skier]

An oddball place I like:

Agua Verde Cafe down by the UW medical center

Interesting Mango Margaritas.
Still can't figure if I like or not.
Guess I'll have to go get on on Tuesday to figure it out.

That place rocks. They have freaking awesome ribs I just can't remember what night they have them. Best salsa ever! Now quit giving away my secret stashes :flamemad:

[USP40_HK]

Thanks for all the suggestions.....

With my limited schedule, I ended up hitting Gator's(as it was between the Hotel and the plant). VERY VERY Good. Plus having Fat Tire on tap was a MAJOR bonus.(Can't get it east of the Mississippi).

Stay tuned to this thread, this life long midwestern may soon be a volcano worshipping, owl hugging, tree kissing, Washingtonian. I've already been offered two jobs with my company there, one that already existed and one that the division manager wants there.

God I hope I can still get Direct TV, there is NO WAY IN HELL I am watching the Seahawks....

What kind of work do you do? I was dragged into the Eastern WA void while visiting for Uncle Sugar. :pig:

[Sniggs]

What kind of work do you do? I was dragged into the Eastern WA void while visiting for Uncle Sugar. :pig:

Hey Dan! Where you been trolling lately? The Sasquatch Militia get you as a member yet? :laugh3: We want PICS!! :photo: :thumbup:

[w_howey]

What kind of work do you do? I was dragged into the Eastern WA void while visiting for Uncle Sugar. :pig:


I'm a logistics supervisor for the largest concrete construction products manufacturer in the world. The company doesn't want me to leave. They transferred my old job to the LA area, the manager there and I have butted heads on many occasions, so he wouldn't hire me. But my division manager wants to create a job for me in Kent. He just has to get HR to offer me enough of a package to get my family and I there. The area was VERY attractive. Lots of hills, and tons of water. A huge change from living here in corn country. I have to get used to not seeing cornfield after cornfield, or cows all the time.

[mud1059]

Dammit, another person to make traffic even worse. :) But seriously, dammit!

[w_howey]

Dammit, another person to make traffic even worse. :) But seriously, dammit!

How about living somewhere there is no traffic, affordable houses, and plentiful jobs in certain industries?

I can get you a 1900 sq ft, 4 bdr, 1.5 bath for under 80k....

[WaXJ_Skier]

How about living somewhere there is no traffic, affordable houses, and plentiful jobs in certain industries?

I can get you a 1900 sq ft, 4 bdr, 1.5 bath for under 80k....

I'm in where do I go?

[w_howey]

Northwestern Illinois.....

[WaXJ_Skier]

Northwestern Illinois.....

How are the ladies there?

[w_howey]

How are the ladies there?

My wife and I will be celebrating our 13th anniversery next month...
But the state university is about 45 miles away, and its about 60% female.

[WaXJ_Skier]

But the state university is about 45 miles away, and its about 60% female.

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