Eat Your Heart Out

Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on Pacific Highway

We're rolling out to find the best bites while cruising down Washington's Pacific Highway.

Eat your heart out, Guy Fieri! Seattle Southside restaurants are filled with some of the best greasy spoon hot spots in the Pacific Northwest. So, hop into your drop top ’69 Camaro (isn’t that what he drives?) and cruise down Pacific Highway for a delicious day of diners, drive-ins and dives!

Top 5 Diners in Seattle Southside

Sharp's Roasthouse
Pancake Chef
Bob's Burgers
Des Moines Dog House
Wally's Chowder House

Sharp's Roasthouse

The purveyor of delicious, roasted meats and unique mixed drinks is Sharp's Roasthouse in SeaTac! This is a casual restaurant that yields high-end dishes and drinks, but don't sleep on some of their greasy spoon favorites! Their fried chicken and grass fed smoked prime hamburgs are incredible! Plus, Sharp's recently opened their drive-up and order service, so you can stay in your car, and drive off (or eat right there) with a smorgasbord of delicious food!

Pancake Chef

If you’re starting your journey in the morning, you’re going to want some breakfast. Well, you're in luck! There are few better spots for a hot breakfast than the Pancake Chef in SeaTac. They’ve been at the same location since 1959, serving classic and unique breakfast/brunch dishes that keep people coming back for more. Try a German pancake, apple cinnamon crepe, Mexican omelet, banana fritter, chicken fried steak or a delicious pancake sandwich! You heard right…the pancake sandwich squeezes eggs and your choice of meat between three buttermilk pancakes! This place makes the McDonald’s breakfast menu look like a prison chalkboard.

Bob's Burgers

If you have some room left, continue south down Pacific Highway to Bob’s Burgers! No relation to the cartoon, but trying this hole-in-the-wall burger/teriyaki joint for the first time is like finding El Dorado. I mean…delicious greasy burgers, Philly cheesesteaks, crinkle cut fries, chicken yakisoba and beef bulgogi. What more could you ask for? They do a little of everything here and they do it right! Ask the locals. They (we) know.

For dinner, or lunch the next day, we have a few more options that are only a couple miles south of Bob’s Burgers:

Des Moines Dog House

The Des Moines Dog House is an exceptional hot dog shack located just off the Des Moines Waterfront. They serve unique hot dog creations, oftentimes with a Columbian twist. Some of the top picks here include: Louisiana hot link, Seattle dog (beef hot dog with cream cheese and caramelized onions), Columbian chorizo sausage, and arepas and sausage!

Wally's Chowder House

Wally’s Chowder House: A simple seafood and chowder joint – fish and chips, prawns and chowder, fish tacos and even some fresh lobster! No matter what you get, you must try their homemade tartar sauce…amazing. It’s no wonder this place is currently sitting at the #1 spot for TripAdvisor’s top restaurants of Des Moines.

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Nick Tolley