3/5 Todd S. 5 months ago on Google
I
went
to
Claire's
Pantry
for
Thanksgiving,
because
I'd
caught
a
cold
I
didn't
want
to
risk
exposing
folks
to
in
a
crowd,
so
had
to
abandon
my
usual
'extended
family'
Thanksgiving
invite.
I
figured
between
a
public
place
(more
spread
out)
and
using
a
mask,
I
should
be
fine
for
dining.
I
looked
up
local
restaurants
serving
Thanksgiving
dinner,
and
settled
on
Claire's.
The
meal
was
adequate,
certainly
not
what
one
accustomed
to
Thanksgiving
excess
would
hope
for,
but
a
standard
size
ice-cream
scoop
of
potatoes
with
gravy,
the
same
size
stuffing
with
a
couple
slices
of
what
seemed
to
be
pressed
Turkey
loaf
(not
the
nasty
kind
used
in
bad
sandwiches,
but
real
meat
pressed
so
that
a
slice
gets
white
and
dark
meat)
on
top,
with
gravy
over
that
as
well,
perhaps
11
or
so
green
beans
with
a
light
sauce
and
a
couple
slivers
of
almond
(so
almondine,
I
guess),
a
ceramic
butter
cup
(normally
used
for
a
scoop
of
butter)
with
a
thus
small
scoop
of
cranberry
sauce,
and
another
with
an
equally
small
serving
of
yams
with
4
mini
marshmallows
on
top.
A
diet
soda
(I
don't
like
high
fructose
corn
syrup,
thank
you
very
much),
and
a
sadly
weak
slice
of
pumpkin
pie
(both
is
size,
and
in
flavor)
with
among
the
blandest
whip
cream
I've
had...
And
as
my
receipt
shows...$50
before
the
tip.
For
me,
about
the
only
place
I
feel
$50
(well,
a
little
higher)
is
an
acceptable
check,
is
my
preferred
Brazilian
Rodizio
restaurant,
which
is
all
you
can
eat.
To
pay
$50
for
a
plate
of
food,
in
a
place
that
feels
only
slightly
more
upscale
than
a
Patty's
Eggnest
is
beyond
the
pale.
$8
for
a
slice
from
an
8"
pumpkin
pie
is
outright
highway
robbery...a
$64
pie,
at
best
(I'm
not
sure
I
actually
GOT
an
eighth
slice).
To
summarize:
for
those
with
too
much
money,
and
no
actual
sense
of
taste,
Claire's
is
your
go-to
in
the
Edmonds
area.
But
if
you
actually
LIKE
good
food,
and
have
to
live
on
ANY
kind
of
budget,
join
me
in
staying
away
from
this
place.
I
know
I
will
definitely
not
be
returning.