Reviews Pike Place Chowder

There’s always queue outside the small shop, but the line moves quite fast. Their chowder is delicious. The rolls are good too! There are some outdoor seating, however you must get your food first before you can get the table. This is to be fair to everyone in the line.

I would give this place a solid 4/5. There is a huge line so it goes kind of fast. That’s the easy part, the hard part is finding to find a table for a small group of 4. The seating is tight so not much room in between tables. The food was delicious. Prices are what you would expect. Expensive but worth trying. -New England clam chowder 5/5 - Creamy, it went well with your bread. I liked the slices with the bacon. Plenty of clams. -Connecticut style Dungeness crab roll 5/5 - it was my first time trying a crab roll and it did not disappoint. It made me crave for more. -Connecticut style lobster roll ⅘ - i loved the lobster roll, I just wished there was more crab in it for the price. -

If you're at Pike's Place and love clam chowder, you NEED to make this a stop on your visit. There was a line to get your food, but it's not slow. Seating availability can be dicey. It's a small area near other restaurants and limited seating. You might have to find seating elsewhere. The soups come out hot and tasty. You won't regret a purchase here.

It’s as amazing as they say. You’ll come back for seconds and thirds and you’ll crave it when you leave. The chowder is incredible! It’s busy but worth it. Find a seat somewhere in the market and sometimes it’s hard to find seating, that’s why atmosphere is 3 stars. I love it at Pike’s ace Market and sitting outdoors to dine, just may not be for all and it’s not always easy to find seating.

June 2023 Came here for early lunch and the place was VERY busy. This place is located down an alleyway and can be easy to miss, but it is obviously very popular. When the line is long enough, it is broken into two parts so it doesn't block the alleyway. You can tell where the line is by the stanchions/rope barriers they use to organize the line. There is a staff member that went around and gave the people in line small paper menus. If you order online, you can skip the line. Just walk up to the counter when your order is done. The inside is small and crowded. There is a counter for ordering and picking up food, and an area to the side with limited table seating, maybe 5 4-people tables and some high chairs for the counter. Across from the store entrance is a sectioned off seating area that is exclusive to Chowder customers, but that can also be very crowded during peak times. You're also not allowed to hold tables and need to have food in your hand to be able to claim a seat. The staff do enforce this rule. I recommend getting your order to go since you won't know if you'll find seating nearby or not. There are trash cans next to the sectioned off seating area. I will also mention I saw a lot of people ordering the bread bowl, which looks about the size of a medium 12oz bowl. The staff are friendly and quick. We accidentally walked off with only half of our order, and someone came out to give us the other half. I think they're used to dealing with clueless tourists. They included utensils, napkins, and lots of bread and oyster crackers. We got an Oregon Bay Shrimp Roll as well as a sampler of 8 6oz chowders. Note the sampler chowders were not labeled, so we could only guess what some of them were. The only ones we were sure of were the Salmon chowder, Lime & Coconut chowder, and Manhattan Style chowder. All of the chowders were very rich, except for the Lime & Coconut and the Manhattan style. The Lime & Coconut was more like a watery curry in texture, and the Manhattan style was very much just a tomato soup, not chowder. The Salmon chowder was very salty (likely the capers), and tastes very much like Lox without the bagel. Besides those distinctive chowders, the other chowders were very yummy and delicious. The bread was also very good, soft and chewy. Overall, fast service and pretty good chowder. Would come again.