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Free Gumbo at Steelhead Diner

On Tuesday, February 1, the Pike Place eatery will give away free cups of NOLA-style stew.

Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Jan 31, 2011 at 02:26PM 0 Comments

Roux la la: Steelhead Diner is giving away gumbo on Tuesday.

What makes Steelhead Diner’s gumbo so spectacular is the roux. It’s rich and dark, the kind some people refer to as “black roux,” even though it is not black. Generous pieces of juicy chicken and andouille sausage don’t hurt either, nor do lovely wilted hunks of celery and peppers, or the green onion-topped pile of soak-it-up rice that you stir into it. From my Nancy Leson reading I have also learned that Davis uses ham hock in his stock.

I had the pleasure of eating a big bowl of this hearty stew the other day and I can tell you—as someone who spent a week last summer eating her way through the gumbos of New Orleans—it’s a stand-up bowl. Chef Kevin Davis is from that part of the world, after all. He knows what he is doing.

Anyway on Tuesday, February 1, Steelhead celebrates its fourth birthday by offering a free cup of gumbo with every purchase.

Go forth and take advantage.

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Tags: Pike Place Market, Soup, Free Food, Free Stuff

Would You Like a Free Po Dog Hot Dog?

You can get one next week, but it will be covered with macaroni and cheese.

Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Jul 29, 2010 at 10:33AM 0 Comments

This photo isn’t from Po Dog, I just love it.

On Thursday August 5, as part of some promotional tour, Tillamook cheese company is partnering with Po Dog, and the upshot is that you get a free hot dog…a free “Mac and Tillamook Cheese Dog,” per the press release.

Holy hell, that sounds like a hot dog with macaroni and cheese on it. Oh my God I just looked at the Po Dog web site and it is a hot dog topped with homemade mac and cheese. And that’s not all! The homemade mac and cheese is in turn topped with melted Tillamook cheddar. It’s usually only available at Po Dog on Mondays, and you usually have to pay for it.

Not this time. The hot dogs will be handed out between 5 and 6pm at the Capitol Hill branch of Po Dog. Godspeed, all ye who consume that bad boy.

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Tags: Free Food, Free Stuff