Date Night in the City

April 05, 2025

Happy Hour and Dessert in Capitol Hill

Happy Hour Street Tacos with Carne Asada and a Miami Vice from Poquitos. Poquitos is located in Capitol Hill and they're serving up authentic Mexican cuisine and cocktails. Their happy hour deal is a good one- during Ocho hour, everything on the happy hour menu is just $8! I went with a Miami Vice, a classic Pina Colada with Strawberry. This blended cocktail was so fruity and delicious. To eat I had two Carne Asada Street Tacos and a Birria Poquitos Burrito. The Burrito was small and served with a side of Consommé sauce. Both food items were tasty and satisfying. My husband also had some Street Tacos and a Margarita from the happy hour menu. My sons had a Cheese Quesadilla and beans and rice. Everyone enjoyed their dinner. I first visited Poquitos in 2012, also for happy hour, and I remembered liking it then, too. It was time for a meal there again. For dessert, we walked about ten minutes west to Voodoo Doughnut . The Seattle location opened late last ye...

This past Saturday night found me out with my husband, enjoying some one on one time away from the kiddos. Don't get me wrong, they're adorable and we have many moments of fun and laughter but sometimes a girl needs a night out on the town. Seattle never disappoints when finding bar and restaurant venues. By eight o'clock we'd checked out three spots and we had a blast.

First up were drinks at Serious Pie and Biscuit in South Lake Union. We sat at the bar and I sipped a cocktail called Better Than A Mimosa which had Prosecco and blood orange and my husband had a drink with Tequila and grapefruit which was strong and fruity. Both drinks were bright in color and were a nice start to our date.

Dinner was a couple of blocks away at Shanik, an Indian restaurant, which sadly is closing in two weeks. We wanted to check it out while we could and are glad we did. We enjoyed the complimentary chai tea we started with and then we sipped on some cocktails. My husband had a Manhattan while I drank a Bollywood 411, which had Prosecco, Mango and Pomegranate. Then we had the Lamb-beef kebobs with creamy fennel seed curry. Finally, for our mains we shared the Kale, jackfruit and cauliflower curry with roasted almonds and the Beef short ribs in cinnamon and red wine curry. We loved all three dishes and the fresh, soft nan bread tasted wonderful dipped in the sauces. We adored the spices and many flavors we tasted. Our meal was very tasty and memorable.

Lastly, we'd been hearing of a bar on Capital Hill, Rumba, specializing in rum drinks and that you can get them served in coconuts. So we sipped on Mai Tai's in coconuts and it was a unique and fun experience.