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1001 Alaskan Way, Pier 54 Seattle, WA 98104

206-624-6852

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Cuisine(s): Seafood

Hours: Sun 3:30pm-10pm, Sun 9am-2pm, Fri-Sat 11am-11pm, Mon-Thu 11am-10pm

Price: $, $$
Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, cash

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly, Vegetarian Friendly, Water View

Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted

Parking: Street

Description

Some people believe that in the best fish 'n chips, the fish serves simply as a vehicle for the thick herb breading it's fried in. Those people are incorrect. Truly great versions of the dish use the breading simply as an accessory to flaky, moist, tender strips of succulent white fish. These are the fish 'n chips that Ivar's serves. The rest of the restaurant's menu is nothing special, but works well for out of town visitors. And the fish tacos are an perfectly delicious happy hour snack. But if you're hankering for fantastic fish 'n chips, brave the crowds of tourists off-loading from cruise ships at the pier and hit up Ivar's.

Ivar's at Pier 54 Happy Hour

Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.

It’s amazing what price will do for a person’s perspective. Ask a non-tourist to go to happy hour at Ivar’s and you’re gonna get laughed at. Tell t...

2009 | Best Activity for Determining if Your Date's a Tool

To most, the obese seagulls hanging around Ivar's Seafood Bar on the waterfront are a nuisance. Their incessant begging for fried food is considered charming only by children and Japanese tourists. But their behavior can actually be used to your advantage--that is, if you're single. Feeding the seagulls is the most effective way to evaluate a potential love interest's personality aside from paying attention to how they treat the waiter. Order a basket of fish and chips and observe. Does you... More »

Ivar's and Peep Show Find Joy in Vinegar

By A.J. Tigner | Wed, June 8, 2011

The Night-In: Fish and Chips with White Clam Chowder from Ivar's to be eaten in front of Channel 4's Peep Show (although us Americans will most likely be watching it on Hulu.) The Restaurant: Altho... More »
2010's Worst Meals

By Jason Sheehan | Wed, January 05, 2011

George Orwell was one of the world's first, best modern food writers. Before any of us were doing any of this—running around from restaurant to restaurant, writing about the potatoes, the steak, and the smirk on the maître d's face—Orwell had alre... More »
Food News & Notes

By Jason Sheehan | Wed, October 06, 2010

Blind squirrels. Giant clams. Kevin Bacon. It was another good week over on the Voracious blog (seattleweekly.com/voracious), where we covered all the good, bad, and strange news happening in and around the Seattle restaurant scene. From our Booz... More »
Seattle's Essential Dishes: Fish and Chips from Ivar's

By Jason Sheehan | Mon, May 17, 2010

Fish and Chips from Ivar's Acres of Clams: "Essential" does not always mean great. Sometimes it doesn't even have to mean good. Essential merely means that one's experience of Seattle would not be ... More »
A Virgin's Voyage to Ivar's, Dick's, and Pagliacci

By Jason Sheehan | Wed, February 10, 2010

The list was growing long--my wife Laura and I huddled on the couch, tapping away at laptops, trying to find the shape and texture of an entire city's restaurant scene while still living out of luggage and boxes that were fast becoming furniture."... More »
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JamieK2 | Denver, CO | 131 Reviews

| Thu, July 29, 2010

Acres of Clams - how can you go wrong? Great food, cool place!
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Marisa Willis | Seattle, WA | 94 Reviews

| Fri, July 30, 2010

One of the best Happy Hours around!!
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Debbie250 | Seattle, WA | 71 Reviews

| Mon, May 24, 2010

happy hour 3 til close -- really?

Main Menu

Appetizers

$13.00

Ivar's Seafood Cocktail
lemon poached tiger prawns, white shrimp, snow crab claws, dungeness crab, along with a mango avocado salad. garnished with shredded fresh horseradish

$10.00

Crispy Calamari
lightly dusted with seasoned flour. quickly fried and served with our house-made chipotle-lime aioli

12 For $15.00
Each $1.50

Fresh Oyster Shooters
another ivar’s tradition! featuring shucked fresh oysters with ivar’s classic cocktail sauce

Dungeness Crab And Goat Cheese Dip
featuring a mixture of creamy melted parmesan and goat cheeses served with toasted essential bakery baguette

$12.00

Fresh Sautéed Manila Clams
locally grown hood canal manila clams cooked in a flavorful broth made with fresh shallots, carrots, celery, onions, wine and butter

$14.00

Seared Dungeness Crab Cakes
cooked to a golden brown and served with stone ground mustard aioli and balsamic and basil marinated tomatoes

$11.00

Fresh Sautéed Penn Cove Mussels
presented in a coconut yellow curry sauce and garnished with fresh cilantro

$11.00

Ahi Tuna Duo
pacific ahi tuna seared rare and tartare with avocado, taro chips, pickled ginger and fresh wasabi

Serves 3-4 $25.00

Appetizer Trio
a great way to start your dinner! dungeness crab cakes with stone ground mustard aioli, crispy calamari with chipotle-lime aioli and grilled orange marinated prawns

Soups & Salads

Cup $5.00
Bowl $6.50

Ivar's Famous Clam Chowder
the ones we are known for! choose from our distinctive northwest style white clam chowder with a smoky hint of bacon or our original red clam chowder

Cup $6.00
Bowl $7.50

Ivar’s Wild Alaskan Smoked Salmon Chowder
grand prize winner of the 2010 alaska symphony of seafood award! a slightly spicy flavored chowder made with smoked alaskan salmon

Cup $5.50
Bowl $7.00

Nw Seafood Chowder
this house-made chowder is loaded with alaska halibut, wild salmon, white shrimp, clams and hard-wood smoked bacon

$8.50

Fresh Strawberry Salad
a great item to share! organic local greens tossed in a strawberry vinaigrette and garnished with fresh strawberries, fennel toasted almonds and imported goat cheese

$6.00

Classic Caesar Salad
made with our own anchovy garlic dressing, parmesan cheese ribbons and house-made croutons

$6.00

Baby Green Salad
organic local greens tossed with your choice of house-made dressing

Entrees

$32.00

Pier 54 Seafood Bounty
a taste of ivar’s acres of clams! featuring dungeness crab, snow crab, local manila clams, penn cove mussels, alaska halibut, coho salmon, prawns all simmered together in a tomato fennel broth. served with a grilled essential bakery bread

$26.00

Acres Of Clams
a full two pounds of tender local manila clams simmered with baby yukon potatoes in garlic-white wine butter sauce

$29.75

Ivar's Mixed Grill Trio
featuring marinated grilled tiger prawns; fresh alaska halibut with balsamic and basil marinated tomatoes; and wild coho salmon with basil pesto. served with sour cream-green onion mashed red potatoes

$23.00

Bacon Wrapped Fresh Alaskan halibut Fillet
fresh white fillet of alaskan halibut wrapped in our house-smoked, maple cured bacon. quickly seared and presented with a delicate sherry wine vinaigrette, green beans and garlic roasted yukon gold potatoes.

$45.00

One Pound King Crab Legs
sweet, moist, succulent and rich in flavor. the most prized crab of the alaska species. served steamed with drawn butter

$39.00

Ivar's Combinations
choose one item from each column to create your ideal dinner combination!6oz wild king salmon, 1/2 dungeness crab 6oz, wild alaskan halibut, 1/2 # king crab legs, 8oz prime top sirloin, 8 grilled tiger prawns

$19.00

Marsala Clam Linguine With Uli’s Chorizo
fresh manila clams sautéed with uli’s spanish chorizo sausage, grilled fennel and onion, finished with marsala wine and butter

$17.00

Crispy Fried Oysters
semolina dusted pacific northwest oysters garnished with a lime mango coulis and red horseradish. served with roasted baby yukon potatoes

Coho $23.00
King $28.00
Halibut $33.00

Simply Grilled Finfish Fillets
char-grilled over an open flame. served with roasted baby yukon potatoes, fresh seasonal vegetable and lemon. fresh wild coho salmon, fresh wild king salmon or fresh wild alaska halibut

$18.00

All Natural Draper Valley Chicken
herb marinated chicken breasts served with balsamic marinated grape tomatoes, fresh mozzarella and yukon mashed potatoes

$16.50

Roasted Vegetable Napoleon
a medley of portobello mushroom, red pepper, caramelized onions, baby yukon gold potatoes, tomato basil and garlic sauce

$27.50

Prime 10oz Top Sirloin
dry aged prime nebraska beef grilled to order and served with a gorgonzola butter and sour cream-green onion mashed red potatoes

4pc $15.00
5pc $17.00

Ivar's World-famous Fried Fish ‘n Chips
an original since 1938! served with ivar’s famous tartar sauce and french fries

3pc $19.00

Alaska Halibut Fish ‘n Chips
dipped in our house-made beer batter and crunchy asian-style rice panko. cooked to a golden color and served with ivar’s famous tartar sauce and french fries

$19.50

Jumbo Prawns 'n Chips
enjoy 10 tiger prawns, lightly breaded and fried to perfection. served with ivar’s signature tartar and cocktail sauces

$22.50

Fried Northwest Platter
featuring our original alaska true cod, wild salmon, scallops and prawns. served with french fries and ivar’s signature tartar and cocktail sauces

Dessert
Desserts Made In-house By Our Pastry Chef

$7.00

Lemon Cheesecake
topped with lemon mousse and lemon cur

Cappuccino Mousse Cake
white chiffon layered cake with cappuccino mousse, kahlua crème

$6.00

Apple/pear Crisp

$6.00

Classic Crème Brulee
chocolate dipped almond and cranberry cookie

$6.00

Triple Chocolate Cake
chocolate cake, chocolate mousse, chocolate coating, caramel sauce

$6.00

Bread Pudding
house-made cinnamon bread, vanilla bean crème anglais

$3.50

Ivar's Ice Creams
blueberry or vanilla

$2.00

Petite Desserts

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Ivar's Acres of Clams

1001 Alaskan Way, Pier 54 Seattle, WA 98104

206-624-6852

Description

Ivar's at Pier 54 Happy Hour

Every Mon., Tue., Wed., Thu., Fri., Sat., Sun.

2009 | Best Activity for Determining if Your Date's a Tool

Ivar's and Peep Show Find Joy in Vinegar

By A.J. Tigner | Wed, June 8, 2011

2010's Worst Meals

By Jason Sheehan | Wed, January 05, 2011

Food News & Notes

By Jason Sheehan | Wed, October 06, 2010

Seattle's Essential Dishes: Fish and Chips from Ivar's

By Jason Sheehan | Mon, May 17, 2010

A Virgin's Voyage to Ivar's, Dick's, and Pagliacci

By Jason Sheehan | Wed, February 10, 2010

JamieK2 | Denver, CO | 131 Reviews

Marisa Willis | Seattle, WA | 94 Reviews

Debbie250 | Seattle, WA | 71 Reviews

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