With steak night Mondays and seafood boil Wednesdays now gracing the menu, why wouldn’t you visit this popular neighborhood bistro in West Seattle? The menu is farm-to-table, and a good value. The regional cuisine isn’t your standard salmon and salad; all of chef Dalis Chea’s dishes have a unique twist of some sort, like pork belly banh mi sliders and crispy duck rolls with duck confit and truffled peanut sauce. And that’s just the happy hour menu, offered every day from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. and again from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. (11 p.m. on Saturdays). The best happy hour deal is the bento boxes: all six $5 happy hour selections for $25. There’s also a new vegetarian bento: three $6 bites for $18. Even if you’re a meat lover, you’ll enjoy the shiso vegetable tempura and plantain poutine with smoked mozzarella and spicy black bean gravy. That’s the thing about Fresh Bistro: Just when you think you’ve tasted everything on the menu, chef Dalis adds something new, giving even the most loyal customers an excuse to return. JULIEN PERRY
