Spokane Restaurants

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The Asian Café and Bakery is not Chinese. The cuisine is from the Central Asian republics that used to be part of the Soviet Union—Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, etc. The food is delicious, and the portions are generous.

Specialties include:
Samsi (pastry turnovers filled with beef, onion and spices)
Plov (a rice dish with beef, carrots, onions and spices)
Shashlik (skewers of beef)
Lepeshka (round loaves of bread)
Regional soups and salads
They offer a few desserts, but I was too full to try any.

The samsi are baked in a large tandoor oven that sits in the dining room. If you are there when they are making them, you can look in and see the pastries cooking on the sides of the oven. The woman who served us described all the dishes and also told us about the decorative items on the walls.

One corner of the restaurant has a traditional dining area, with a low table surrounded by sofas. It could hold a group of 6-8. If you want this section instead of a regular table with chairs, it would be a good idea to make a reservation.

Hours: 8 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday to Thursday; 8-6 on Friday; closed on Saturday.

Favorite Dish: So far, I've had samsi and plov, and really liked them. I'll be going back soon to sample more of the menu.

Hacienda Las Flores is a family-run restaurant east of downtown. It isn't anything fancy, but the food is very good. The owners will be in there working, and the baby might be tucked into a corner.

If you find yourself in this neighborhood, it's worth a try.

Froyo Earth is a self-serve frozen yogurt place. They have 8-10 flavors of frozen yogurt and 2 sorbets, plus about 20 toppings--everything from hot fudge to cereal; fresh fruit to crushed cookies and candies.

You get a paper bowl, fill it with whatever flavors and toppings you want, and place it on a scale. It costs 39¢ per ounce (with a discount for cash.) They have little free sample cups so you can check out flavors before buying them.

Open daily--10 a.m. - 10 p.m. (closing extended to 11 p.m. on Friday& Saturday)

There is a hallway between this shop and the Starbucks next door, so you can indulge in both if you like.

Their parking lot isn't very big, but there is quite a bit of street parking available on Second St. (not metered)

Favorite Dish: I didn't sample everything, but I filled my bowl with a combination of pistachio and cheesecake flavors. Delicious!

Queen of Sheba is a small, pleasant restaurant on the entrance level of the Flour Mill complex. The food is served in large baskets (with a plate inside) and eaten with the fingers. Thin, spongy bread covers the plate, and the entree goes on top of the bread. You tear off the bread to scoop up the food.

They have many different dishes available, including a number of vegetarian options. The waitress is happy to explain what things are, and which ones have hot spices.

Favorite Dish: My friend and I had appetizers (samosas--1 chicken, 1 beef) for $5 each, and an entree (shared) of 4 vegetarian specialties ($12 or 13.) Servings are large--our veggie dish was intended for one person, but was enough for both of us after our samosa snack.

Best pizza in town—authentic Italian style with thin crust.

It's really an Italian restaurant--They also have calzones, pasta, paninis, salads and gelato.

Pizzas – $12-$16 for 12”; $7-$9 for the smaller 7”
Pasta-$10-$14
Calzones - $13
Panini - $8-$9

Closed Sunday and Monday.

Favorite Dish: The Margherita pizza. Their other food looks very good also, but I'm hooked on this pizza.

On any given day they have about 10 gelato flavors. My favorites so far are limoncello gelato and dark roast coffee gelato.

This is a fabulous place to eat! The Chef is a master. There are Weekly Specials that are so good I rarely get to order from the menu. This is the only place in town to get home made pasta.

Favorite Dish: When I do order from the menu, as opposed to the Special Sheet, I get the NY Steak and Blue. At lunch, try the Pastrami!!

Great restuarant, excellant service, awesome food, and an overall good atmosphere. Easily affordable. Anybody in the mood for some spicy Thai Food has to check this place out.

Favorite Dish: Pad Thai with a Thai Iced Tea

Rosauer's is a regional, but Spokane-based supermarket and absolutely the best in town. Here you'll not only find competitve deals on groceries, but some things that you won't find at other supermarkets, most notably Great Northern Lights Beer (Spokane's best brewery).
If you're looking for a cheap meal, head to Rosauer's flagship on 29th Avenue in the South Hills between Grand Blvd and Freya. They have the typical supermarket fare like fried chicken, potato wedges and buffalo wings, but they also cafeteria type food, as well as seven different kinds of coffee (self-serve, so unlimited refills) and other various items, all at the deli. Plus, they have a beautiful restaurant area for you sit down to eat and, the best part for me, free wi-fi!
The store is also huge and deserves some exploration, but this little cafe area just blew me away.

Favorite Dish: There's a chicken dinner for $3 where you get two pieces of fried chicken, a side dish (mash, mac n' cheese, swedish meatballs, etc.), a roll and a "salad" (no leafs - potato, macaroni, etc.). It's a good deal.