Pike Place Tourist Traps vs Hidden Gems (So You Don’t Waste Money)

Dang, that's a lot of first place. Hmm, I'm just okay with this. Interesting. Not bad. Now he's got his apron on. Hey, welcome back, we're the... Three Musketeers! Today, we're going to explore Pike Place Market in Seattle. Every year, 20 million people visit this destination. And we're going to let you know what's a tourist trap, what to eat, and what is worth it. Unfortunately, we ran into audio issues, but we hope you still enjoy the video. First place first, super famous. That pulls me in the way. Okay, guys, I actually have a secret mission. Last time, if you remember in the video, I missed the fish the first time. One for Shandu! So today, I'm going to redeem myself. At the end of the video, I'm going to try to catch the fish with one catch. And my secret is grip strength. You have to grip fast, okay? Let's go. This is like the must-go-to place here at Pike Place. The number one place. So we're going to try out this. They have a bunch of award-winning chowders. We're going to see if the tourist trap is actually good. Is it worth the long wait? Because sometimes the wait can be 30 to 40 minutes. Let's go check it out. We got these four. New England Clam Chowder, Seafood Bisque, Seared Scallop Chowder, and the Crab and Oyster. The award-winning ones. This one is New England. We got Seafood Bisque. Here we got the Scallops, Crab, and Oyster. And that is our beautiful lobster roll. Warm and buttered. The number one thing that we have to try here is the New England Clam Chowder. Wow. I've got to say, it's really, really flavorful. Savory. It is very savory. So with a little bit of this bread roll that they gave us, let's have some of this bread. You see that? Yeah, that's how you do it. Cheers. This is the scallop one. Inside this soup, you get a lot of the big scallop pieces. You see that? I think this one has this dill in here, which has a really strong herby flavor. That's really sticking out for me. The scallop pieces are really tender and melt in your mouth. So this is Crab and the Oyster. You can kind of see the pieces of Oyster here. You see that? Pretty big, actually. Let's go for this one. This is my favorite. Out of everything they have, the Clam Chowder is not as strong. It has a really strong flavor. This one is actually a little bit more like Crab and Oyster, but you do taste the seafood in it. The other ones are good too, but it's very, very buttery. But this one is like, I feel like I need more. It's not like we're winning one, but we're not getting it, I think. Like, it's really, really solid. We got the 4 Cup Chowder Sampler and recommend it. You get to choose 4 flavors, and we chose all the award-winning ones. They're all delicious, and for $21.95, this is really worth it. Which one is your favorite? I like the Sea of Scallops a lot. It's a very interesting flavor. And there's a lot of scallops in there. I like that. Dang, there's a lot of them. First place. All right, next we have this. This is a Lobster Roll. It's buttered, it's hot. You can get it hot or cold. I think the lobster is impressive. You can tell by the texture of it. It's not too deep. You bite through it, and it goes right through. Good texture, good flavor. What happens when you dip it in this? This is the way to go. What you do is you dip it in this. The lobster needs to go for a swim right now. You gotta go for a swim in any of these chowders. It brings out the flavor a lot. Very, very flavorful. Very, very enjoyable. We just finished all of our food. We destroyed it. It was delicious. I wanna tell you, is this place a tourist trap? Is this place worth it? I think it's a bit of both. So it is very, very worth it. Very, very delicious clam chowder. But it is also a little bit of a tourist trap because the prices are very high. But it is the must place. You have to go here. So if you walk by and it's a crazy long line, you don't have time, maybe you can just skip it. But if the line is not too bad or you wanna wait, it's still worth it. Look at the line right now. Check it out. It goes all the way here. All the way to there is where that line ends. So that's the original. If you buy a cup, you're welcome to try them all, hot and cold. Okay. So for $10, you can try out all the different flavors they have here. You can refill it. That's good. Organic apple cider vinegar. I heard that sound. Whoa. Interesting. I have no teeth. I'm gonna sour something. No, I do not. Oh my goodness. A little bit. Not too bad. Kind of sour. You have no eyes, man. I mean, it tastes pretty good. Cold pressed organic apple cider with some strawberry. I like this one. So I'm gonna try a little bit of lavender and I'm gonna add some of this blackberry in. It doesn't feel like I should be drinking this. Combined. It's like ratatouille. You have to combine the flavors to get a new experience. I'm just okay with this. Really? Okay, okay. How's the original? Why'd you get so much? You have to finish it. How's the original? It's a tasting. The original is okay. It's pretty good. I don't like lavender in my drink. I love your expression. The guy is very nice though. The expression tells all. Very good. Peach tastes like ice tea but a little bit of apple flavor. Yeah, this is much better. It's an apple's expression. Really? It's a pretty good apple's expression. This tastes so much better than apple cider. So much better. I like peach a lot. Yeah, it's pretty good. The peach flavor is pretty good. Everyone has their own different preferences. Let's go to the next place. That's what I thought when we were getting apple cider. We are trapped by the tourist's watch. The apple cider place the staff who recommended is kind of famous. You said we gotta find a hidden gem at the tourist's place but we have been trapped by these traps. Right now, where we're going to is this gelato place. So it's a Greek gelato. What they do is they put Greek yogurt in the gelato and they culture their own milk. That's what I read online. Starbucks. The first Starbucks. Guys, this is another tourist trap. We're talking about tourist traps now. This is probably one of the biggest ones. I had the coffee here before. It doesn't taste any different. It didn't taste that amazing. That's why, guys. No, no, no. I have to show this. I brought my own coffee today because I knew there would be Starbucks here, Ethiopia in front of the Starbucks. Let's go. Hello. Wait, hold on. Guys, guys. I've done my research on gelato before when I went to Italy. You have to look at the places where the gelato isn't funky. It has to go underneath and not be piled on top and be all colorful because that's all artificial preservative stuff. Good gelato needs to be made fresh every single day in the morning in small batches. That's what it looks like here. I think it's going to be good. I'm excited. Let's go. We get to get samples, guys. Awesome. Can I get a ube one? And a seventh inning. And then we'll also try the mint one. I think three of these will be more than enough. Right? Yeah. Let's pay it together. Alright, so we got to try some samples but the flavors we went for is ube coconut which is one of their best sellers. And also that's our seventh inning. Let's go for it. Mmm. The gelato here is legit. So these two gelatos cost us like $13. It's expensive. It's kind of a tourist trap but it's still worth trying. It's really, really creamy. It's very, very freshly made so like no preservatives. The color is from natural, from ube. And also that, it has like a very nutty pecan flavor. I taste it. The nuttiness is very good. Good texture which is really, really good. I like it. Jisung, any comments? Pretty good. We're going to the French bakery. Jisung, how do you pronounce it? Le Panier? I don't know actually. Sample knows. Go. Le Panier? Jisung's all about this one. How do you pronounce it? Chouquettes. Yeah. I know this one. I hope it tastes the same. When I try a couple years later, it's still good. And I'll say, I regret like, why didn't I get more? You got two? There's nothing inside. It's very like light stacked and then just outside there's a little bit of coated sugar. I like sweet but not too sweet. So this is like that kind. I like sweet but not too sweet. It's so complicated. I think it's pretty sweet. Don't worry. Coffee's down. This is the apple cider. It's enjoyable but nothing too crazy for me. But for Jisung, this is right up his alley so maybe he'll like it as well. Is this place a hidden gem? It's a tiny gem. It's not hidden. Beecher's Handmade Cheese is another popular location at Pike Place. You can see the cheese being made and you might enjoy it if you're into cheese. The most famous thing here is the mac and cheese because it's like there's macaroni covered in this cheese. It's good but we waited like 30 minutes last time. I don't think it's worth trying but if there's no line, I think it's still worth trying. So say you had it once but that's all. It's toasty, yes? Is it overpriced? Yes. Alright, let's go. We basically just spent like $40 on dim sum. I got some qiumai. It's actually steaming right now. This is a pork qiumai with mushrooms. Is this a tourist trap? It's not a local tourist trap. There's actually a lot of locals that come here to eat. And is it like crazy? No, but this is just a no-frills dim sum kind of place so it's actually good. Average? Above average? Above? And this is a chive pocket thingy. It looks like a jiu cai he but it looks like it has like a dumpling skin outside. Whoa. It is jam-packed with chives there's shrimp and pork inside. It's really good. This was recommended by the shop owner. This is a sample of signature expression. It doesn't taste like a chive pancake to me. It's just a huge dumpling. It's very filling. It's good paying for your book. How much was this? I forgot. This is a crab rangoon. It's basically crab cheese fried. You can't really go wrong with this. Let's try it. Cream cheese. Imitation crab meat. Is it good? I think you'll like it. What's that expression based on? This is a big char siu bao. Ooh. Very, very fluffy bread. Inside you have some Chinese barbecue pork. It is steaming a little bit. It is flavorful. Outside you have the fluffy bread. It goes really well together. Is it amazing? Is it crazy? Nah. But is it worth trying? Yeah, it's pretty good. This looks like a hole in the wall. The food is good. Locals enjoy it but it's definitely on the pricier side. Do you have any recommendations? Yes. A few minutes later. This is the pomodoro pasta. It's basically tomato sauce. I think with a little bit of chili, the burrata that you mixed into it, this is going to be a really solid bite. I'm going to go for it. The mixture is really good. I'll give it a 5 out of 5. I can eat this one more bite before my stomach ends. But I'm going to go for a second pasta, okay? It tastes like the things in the dumpling. This one tastes actually more erotic and different. There's some herbs in here that are very fragrant, herbaceous. On top, there's ground minced beef or pork. I think it's pork. It's from a chorizo pasta. This one is very interesting. We finished the pomodoro. I mostly finished it like 80%, right? And then we have the green pasta here to go because we can't finish that. This is a hidden gem. I recommend coming here and trying out the pasta. We have one more location we want to go to so let's go. Last time, Jason was sleeping right there. He's already found a good perch. So basically, I just got an iced latte. I just like the vibes here. It's like a fireplace on one of their couches. It's not a third story here. You can see the pub, the market, the street down there. This is kind of a hidden gem for me. Come here 100% instead of Starbucks. Barely any people here. The coffee is decent. I had it last time. Right behind us is basically ginger beer. So this place is where after you're done eating, you want a little bit of carbonated something soda. They have a bunch of different flavors here. Something about trying either a blood orange or a mango looks pretty interesting too. Today, I got the seasonal flavor. It has three different fruits and stacked veggies in it. So try to guess what it is. So I smell the ginger in it, right? That's actually correct. Jason has a crazy nose. It has ginger in it. It's a ginger beer. Carrot? Yep, carrot. One more to go. Stan wants a sip. Pineapple. Exactly, pineapple. How did you not get the pineapple? It's the only taste I tasted. Yeah, alright. I'm not going to miss this time. Time to redeem yourself. Eric, he's coming back to catch one. Stan's got his apron on. TJ! Yeah, good catch. I got it on the spot before it was here. Good job, Sam. Fish place. You redeemed yourself. I got it. It was so slippery, but I got it. 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