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Where would you take your parents for Sunday brunch if THEY were buying?

The Stranger is putting together a breakfast guide--listing all the delicious places in the city to get brunch and breakfast--and we want to know what some of your favorite places are! So, where in Seattle would you take your parents for Sunday brunch if they were footing the bill? Why? Let us know and your nomination might get featured in the upcoming guide (and if it is, we'll send you a prize)!

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    Salty's Alki has a really great Sunday brunch buffet. Just the sort of thing for a group meal and of course the view is perfect for out of town guests.

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    Salty's on Alki, absolutely. It's our go-to to impress and stuff our out-of-towners. Ivar's isn't bad either - it's half the price, and a very decent brunch, but everything at Salty's (the food! The view! The tiny hot donuts!) makes Ivar's a distant second place. Salty's is pretty amazing.

    That said, Ivar's is a pretty good value for the money, and hey, $3 bloody marys and mimosas.

    Of course, if the folks truly insist on paying, I feel guilty about it, so we take them to CJ's in Belltown. Awesome food, the best service in town, and not too expensive. The incredible swedish style pancakes and Roses (champagne with homemade strawberry lemonade) still have my mother-in-law raving about them 6 months after her visit.

    It's not fancy, and they do tend to cram the tables in in a bit, but even though there's always a line on weekends, you never have to wait more than 10 minutes for a table, or more than 10 seconds for a refill of coffee or water (or Roses, if you're my mother-in-law and me). It's great fast service, but you never feel rushed. Makes you appreciate just how rare it can be to find a place that truly does a perfect (and perfectly simple) breakfast.

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    Cafe Flora. Cheesy grits, omeletes, tofu scramble, soy sausage, beignets, mimosas, too good to be true for vegetarians, vegans and omnivores alike!

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    Dahlia Lounge, and I'm getting the Monkey Bread as an appetizer and refill on my GD mimosa.

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    Ivar's Salmon house on lake union also has a great sunday brunch which is slightly cheaper than Salty's. However the quality and the view are also slightly less than Salty's but still pretty good.

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    I had an absolutely amazing brunch at Moxi on Queen Anne last year. Perfect eggs benny (and I'm picky), lovely spicy sausage gravy over pillowy biscuits, and chilaquiles. Ohhhh, chilaquiles. The best of all breakfast casseroles. Not too expensive, right around $14 per person (not including obligatory mimosas, obvi), but more than you may want to spend of your own hard-earned cash.

    My other two current semi-spendy faves are Monsoon and the Kingfish Cafe, both on 19th in Capitol Hill. French/Vietnamese (!!) perfection and down-home southern bliss, respectively. Monsoon gives you your own french press of coffee, and Kingfish gives you deliciously high cholesterol...pass the cornbread! The best part is, if one spot is too full (and it happens), just walk across the street to the other one!

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    The Edgewater Hotel Sunday brunch is the best!

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    cafe campagne!

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    Silence Heart Nest in Fremont! It's not *that* expensive, but not super cheap, either (so you get out of the bill and maybe order an extra juice or side or something without feeling too guilty) - and it's a vegetarian restauraunt my dad and my brother, both people who take eating meat very very seriously, can't get enough of.

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    Ama Ama Oyster Bar & Grill

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    The Georgian Room at the Olympic Hotel. Delicious, the service is ah-maze-ing, and I could never afford to take myself.

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    Tilth, Tilth, Tilth!

    Out-of-towners can relish the "Seattle-ness" of eating local, sustainable meals in a certified organic restaurant while munching on hearty and delicious food. Standards like (perfectly) scrambled eggs and amazing omelettes are always a sure bet while stranger fare like sous-vide eggs or amazing spiced chicken with biscuits are to die for! Combine that with the ambiance of a restaurant in a house (so Northwest), a well designed interior, great breakfast drinks and someone else footing the bill (Tilth is a tad expensive) and it's the perfect place to go with parents.

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    Tilth in Wallingford. Perfect scones, perfect eggs, perfect Bloody Marys.

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    Ipanema. It's never too early for a shitload of MEAT.

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    Take them to Ivar's. They have the best Sunday brunch. A ton of variety and it all tastes amazing. So even if you hate fish, there is still plenty of delicious food to eat.

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    My house for eggs Benedict and herbes de Provence roasted potatoes.

    Because the effort of me cooking is less than the effort of getting myself together and herding everyone off to a restaurant before Noon. And the chances of a decent meal without a long wait are a bit higher if I do it myself.

    Would have wanted to go go Crave, if they were still open and the wait wasn't always not worth it.

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    Ivar's, for sure. It's got the old person atmosphere my parents love AND I can eat a bowl of tasty chowder and some waffles in the same sitting. Also, King crab legs and oysters.

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    Portage Bay Cafe in South Lake Union is my pick every time. I had a birthday brunch there last year and it was perfect. The space is large and open with lots of gorgeous natural light streaming in. Though they were slammed, they still had room for my party of 30 at a huge table in the middle of the restaurant and served us incredible delicious food at lightning speed and with a warm smile.

    I'd recommend going there with any sized group, expecting a wait for a table and then thoroughly enjoying yourselves.

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