Morfire

There are hot pot restaurants with large tables where you can bring the entire family. Then there are the hot pot joints that are more suited for a smaller party or a duet, with a good happy hour and a diverse menu. Morfire is the latter of the two. The boiling hot soup meal Thai style is served in the concrete-neutral room on 12th Avenue: The simmering basis for Pacific Northwest–sourced foods, from thin slices of pork to lush, fresh bok choy, is Tom kha coconut milk or acidic tamarind soup broths. It's a less spicy relative of Taiwanese hot pots, but no less tasty. Stir-fried meals, such as a large nest of glass noodles cooked in a sizzling cast-iron skillet with cabbage, meat, and chile-lime sauce, may give deeper tastes.

In Thailand, there are several suki franchises, but Morfire is the first. The term "mor fai" is derived from the Thai phrase "pot with fire". The cheerful small Capitol Hill location attracts a diverse spectrum of customers. Morfire's menu performs an excellent job of walking guests through the process of making hot pot step by step, including illustrations. You cook your food in a communal pot, then move it to your own bowl, add some broth, toss in some sauce, and slurp.

Location: 1806 12th Ave Ste 100, Seattle, WA 98122

Website: www.morfireseattle.com