Monday, April 14, 2008

Honey Court Seafood Restaurant



I don't even remember the first time I went to Honey Court, but I know it was after a late night of drinking and partying. Honey Court is a comfortable, family style Chinese restaurant open until like 330am (Fri-Sat) in the International District. The place is extremely bright, worn down, full of random decor and always fast paced. The restaurant is typically packed with the younger club crowd and local regulars.

After too many happy hour cocktails after work and a run up to a beacon bar we ended up needing to soak up some liquor around 11pm. We stumbled into Honey Court and were greeted by the woman who always seems to be serving whenever you go. She took our order of Hot and Sour soup ($6.95), Barbecue Pork Fried Rice ($6.50), Chicken Chow Mein ($6.95), Honey Court Walnut Prawns ($10.95) and the Crispy Chicken w/Prawn Chips ($7.95). The Crispy Chicken is not pictured...think I was too busy shoving food in my face when it showed up to the table.

The first time I had the Honey Court Walnut Prawns, I did not like them. I am now convinced they are one of my favorite dishes. L. and I even made them for our valentines dinner this year. The cooking process for these is intense, multiple steps and ingredients...which includes mayo. They are so damn good. I am also a huge fan of the crispy noodle chow mein....the noodles are perfect and the sauce is so savory. This is the perfect food to eat when you are hungover or drunk. I will however point out, that it is just as good sober. I liked the rice but it was hard to eat, but it did have a nice flavor. I also enjoyed the crispy chicken, which is just your basic lightly seasoned fried chicken. The soup is also exactly what you would expect, yet it comes out in a huge bowl with enough soup for like 6 people.

Honey Court has over 200 dishes, you will certainly find something you like. I also heard they have a great Dim Sum but I have yet to check that out.

516 Maynard Ave S
Seattle, WA 98104

Mon-Tue 10am-2:30am
Wed-Thur 10am-3am
Fri 10am-3:30am
Sat 9am-3:30am
Sun 9am-1:30am

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5 comments:

ae.k.ae said...

"after a run up to beacon bar."

you bitch.

the rice was hard to eat because we were WASTED. but it was delicious.

damn i want some of those prawns RIGHT NOW.

r. is still pissed i gave away the leftovers. haha.

Unknown said...

That Cantonese fried chicken is the truth.

Unknown said...

That Cantonese fried chicken is the truth.

Unknown said...

That Cantonese fried chicken is the truth.

CrumbYum said...

I heard a rumor that the Cantonese fried chicken is the truth! Has anyone else heard that one? Just something that somehow trickled into my ears can't quite recall where it came from though. Alcohol is a hell of a drug.... and my favorite.

Which is why it's so damn important to know of places like Honey Court especially in such a late night snack deprived town like Seattle.

Peaceout
CrumYum