B actually moved closer to me so we see each other all the time now. I will going to beach with them in a couple of weeks if everything here at home is settled and I can get away from work.
how fun!!!
Well we will be getting into the airport around 2:00ish and our flight doesn't leave till around 9:30ish at night. So I think we will try and head down to the Pike Place Market.....dining recommendations are appreciated....nothing too fancy as we will be in traveling attire..lol The museum of flight sounds cool too....hubby's a pilot so I am sure that is right up the boys alley! So you would recommend a cab rather than the light rail?
Thanks for all the info!
LOL. This is Seattle, no one gets fancy (which is a bit sad at times). Ok, not no one but most don't. We've seen people in jeans at the symphony!
Not us mind you.
Here's a variety of things.
One of my all time favorite places is Etta's
http://tomdouglas.com/index.php?page=ettas
It's right in the market. There is a lot right there, or nearby, some good and some not so good.
Some we like are
The Alibi Room (does have more of an "adult" vibe but the food is good and it's casual.
http://www.seattlealibi.com/welcome.htm
Kell's. Irish restaurant and pub, kids can go in on the restaurant side. Fun and you can hear the music next door.
http://www.kellsirish.com/seattle/index.php
Steelhead Diner
http://www.steelheaddiner.com/
I've never eaten dinner at the Virginia Inn but it's also quite popular
http://virginiainnseattle.com/menu/dinner
Some of the other places are amazing, but either pretty pricey or dressier (The Pink Door, Cafe Campagne, Il Bistro)
The Hard Rock is up a block and it's pretty fun, and casual, albeit overpriced.
If you have time to go down to the waterfront (you can take steps from the Market, all the way down) and want a Seattle Classic, there is always Ivar's.
http://www.ivars.com/index.php?page=locations_acres-of-clams
This will be south of where you come out on the steps. If you look to the left you can probably see the ferries, you'd be walking that way. The fish bar is great if you don't want to do sit down, their chowder is still one that things are measured by out here. While I like the fish, I really enjoy the fried clam strips as well.
Another good seafood location that has a quick service location as well as a fish bar, but a bit further north (so more of a walk) is Anthony's.
http://www.anthonys.com/restaurants/info/pier66.html
Of these, ones my kids have been to are Ivar's, Anthony's, Kell's and the Hard Rock.
If you do decide to head into the shopping area (east of the market) you'll have options like PF Changs, Gordon Biersh and others that can be quite kid friendly.
As for MOF they are only open until 5pm. We are actually members and I'm sure we have guest passes floating around I could give you but by the time you got there, it might be a little tight to see a whole lot (and there is a lot to see!) and you'd have to call for a cab to take you back as there is nothing that runs to and from easily (that I know of).
http://www.museumofflight.org/visit
They have a cafe but I wouldn't recommend it.
However there is both an Anthony's (sit down and walk up) and an Ivar's at the airport (walk up) as well as a Waji's (sushi/japanese) though it's out in terminal C among other things. We often get meals from Dish D'lish, great sandwiches and eat them on our flights.
Anthony's has better fish taco's, Ivars better chowder and fish (in my humble opinion). The airport anthony's is pretty darn nice with a cool view of the tarmac (for an airport restaurant anyway).
Light rail will be a ton cheaper and spits you out about 5 blocks from the market but probably a little slower with the need for more buffer time. Cabs in Seattle are a funny thing. They are rather hard to find actually. Very easy to grab one from the airport to anywhere, much less so from anywhere else, including downtown. If it were me I might cab down and light rail back, or if I was cabbing back, plan on doing it from your restaurant if doing sit down dining or walk to a nearby hotel to find a cab as otherwise it can be hard to grab one.
Places to grab one on the waterfront would be by the ferries, the Marriott or the Edgewater hotel (outstanding restaurant but a bit pricy...great outside deck though!). Those are both a bit north of where the steps pop out so while it is walkable, the walk will eat up some time.
Inn at the Market could likely hail you one as well. Other than that it can be a little bit of a crapshoot in that area unless you head east from the market into the main shopping/business area where there are several hotels to grab one from. Probably closest to the market is the Westin, but it's not that close.
!! So happy to have your here. Whistler is truly one of my favorite places in the world, something about it is just "right" for us, Jeff and I were just talking about it last night, how much we love it there. Seattle's a pretty good place too. 
and he agreed 
I made it in the "hot seat" for Who want's to Be a Millionaire that trip, and had nobody there to "brag" about it to. 
