Wild Ginger (restaurant)
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 Sign for the restaurant in Downtown Seattle, 2008 | |
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| Coordinates | 47°36′32″N 122°20′15″W / 47.6088°N 122.3375°W |
| Website | www |
Wild Ginger is a restaurant with multiple locations in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business was established in 1989 and has been recognized by the James Beard Foundation for its wine program.
History
[edit]The business was established in 1989.[1] Jeem Han Lock was the original chef.[2]
In 2018, Wild Ginger opened their third location at the base of McKenzie Apartments, a high-rise building in Seattle's Denny Triangle neighborhood adjacent to the Amazon headquarters campus.[3]
Reception
[edit]In 2007, The New York Times said Wild Ginger was "often ranked among Seattle's best restaurants".[4] Wild Ginger was ranked Seattle's most popular restaurant in Zagat's 2009 survey.[5] In 2017 and 2018, Wild Ginger was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Wine Program.[6][7][8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Kroupoderova, Daria (2022-07-08). "20 James Beard Award Semifinalists Are From Washington State". Seattle Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ "Seattle's James Beard–Winning Restaurants". Seattle Metropolitan. Archived from the original on 2023-02-07. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Garnick, Coral (August 13, 2018). "First look: Wild Ginger's second Seattle restaurant opens soon in Amazon's HQ campus". Puget Sound Business Journal. Retrieved June 20, 2023.
- ^ Gross, Matt (2007-11-25). "Sampling the Best of the Northwest". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2022-11-26. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Connelly, Joel (2009-03-22). "High price for high pleasure in new Zagat Guide". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Archived from the original on 2020-09-24. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Bakall, Samantha (2017-02-15). "James Beard Awards announce 2017 Portland semifinalists". The Oregonian. Archived from the original on 2022-12-26. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Kroupoderova, Daria (2022-07-08). "20 James Beard Award Semifinalists Are From Washington State". Seattle Magazine. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
- ^ Forster, Tim (2018-02-15). "Here Are the 2018 James Beard Award Semifinalists for Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2023-05-31. Retrieved 2023-06-20.
