Mukilteo Musings

Poor Mukilteo!! Last October we had a two hour wind storm at hi-tide that sent a wave crashing through our waterfront restaurant, Ivar's. Nobody was hurt but people ran for their lives with drinks in hand. Ivar's is immediately next to the ferry and yesterday as an SUV was boarding, it broke through a sink hole on the dock so now they have to fix that, too.

I miss Ivar's--it'll be open in the spring again they say. Ivar's plays a special role with our family. When my Mom and Dad would visit out here from Montana years before we had any idea we'd end up here, they would always go to Ivars downtown on Seattle's waterfront. When we came to Seattle for our honeymoon 30 years ago we ate at an Ivar's that now no longer exists but it was replaced by the Mukilteo Ivars. My husband frequents Ivars Salmon House near the University and it is a great place to watch the Christmas ships IF you can get reservations. Ivars Mukilteo used to be Taylor's Landing and before we had any idea we'd be moving to Mukilteo, we took a ferry ride and ate at Taylor's Landing the day--just hours before--I went into labor to give birth to my daughter.

There are just three Ivars restaurants--downtown Seattle, near the U, and in Mukilteo. Ivars Fish Bars are all over. Their clam chowder is great; the rest of the menu is not gourmet dining but just good basic seafood cooked in a variety of ways and they do salmon well.