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Perhaps the most widely recognized symbol of the Pacific Northwest is Seattle’s Space Needle.  Built in 1962, the Space Needle served as the symbol of that year’s World’s Fair. It has since become the landmark of Seattle, Washington, and one of the most recognizable structures in the world. Interestingly, the Space Needle is privately owned.

At the top of this structure is the Sky City revolving restaurant that provides the diner with a 360 degree view.   No worries, the revolutions are ever so slow… no Dramamine required!

My Northwood University colleague, Jason McDonell, and I were in Mukilteo, Washington to meet with Kathryn Hach Darrow (a wonderful lady).   Being Jason’s first time in the Seattle area, we ventured to  the Space Needle.  Although I had been visiting Seattle every couple of months, I had not really been a tourist.   Jason’s presence prompted me to venture outside the hotel and he continually reassured me that Northwood University would not cease to exist if I went sightseeing for an hour or two.   You will note that I traveled extensively for the school, but rarely visited any location attractions, museums, landmarks, etc.  

Once at the Space Needle, we found ourselves surrounded by tourist and a quite a few locals.  The restaurant seemed to attract Pacific Northwestern’s celebrating special events - brithdays, anniversarys, etc.    If I am not mistaken, I believe a small charity fundraiser was being hosted there that evening.   Lots of well dressed people, and some casual ones as well.

My friend Heath Evans played for the Seattle Seahawks had mentioned to me that the food was rather pricey, but the view was awesome.   Jason and I had been ‘on the go’ for well over a week and our food expenses had largely consisted of fast food stops.  So,  a nice dinner would be ok.    Surprisingly, the food was not as pricey as what I had anticipated.

Usually, tourist attractions are not known to have five star cuisine, however, Jason and I were extremely impressed — it was fresh, beautifully presented and reflective of the region.   The meats were extremely tender, well seasoned and cooked to perfection.   Salad greens were all organic and not Iceberg.

Of course, the salmon is always fresh and available a hundred different ways.   Folks in Seattle pride themselves on 101 different ways of eating salmon, and Sky City was amenable to cooking it in any way upon request.  By the way, the service was great too.

If you are visiting Seattle and would like a unique dining experience that will be a fond memory, dine at Sky City!