151 Days

All of the dishes we got were delicious but the salted egg yolk prawns and the special crispy chicken are a must try! I'm also not sure if this is the norm, but they kept refilling our clam soup with more broth as well. It was a nice surprise.

151 Days has been an interesting place on my list to check out on Eastside, and I'm glad I was able to stop by and see what was up! I've been to 151 days twice during the time of this review, and was able to try a good variety of dishes on my visit. It is fortunate that there are so many Chinese restaurants in Seattle, and 151 Days would be an alright pick if you are looking to fulfill that craving. The parking situation for this restaurant is interesting, I don't think there is dedicated parking on my first visit, but based on the other reviews, there is a retail lot you can park your car in. Otherwise, you will need to try and find street side parking or parking at other vendors, and then walk on over. Service is fast - luckily on both visits to 151 Days, I was able to get seated immediately for parties of 2-3 on weekday nights. This restaurant does get busy, but there seems to enough seating to accommodate high traffic of customers. The ambiance is definitely sit down, though there are also are take out orders - definitely sticks to the Chinese decoration and theme nicely!I'll review a couple of dishes that I thought were notable:Crispy Simmered Brisket ($21.95): On the lunar new year menu, the waitress recommended this dish as the popular option. I would say I loved it! The brisket is tender and the breading is thin, crispy, and not oily. The sauce sort of reminded me of worcestershire sauce but thicker and with a hint of plum sweetness. I would say one of the more solid options here.Taiwanese Meatball with Nappa ($26.34): I love lion's head meatballs and this dish was alright. Though the flavor was good and the meatball itself tender and moist - this was not large enough at all given the price point. I've had this style of meatball at a couple of other establishments that were 2x the size for the same price. But I understand that I am someone with a big appetite, so if you are looking for a comforting dish to supplement your ordering, I would do it!Crispy Prawns with Salted Egg Yolk ($22.74): The prawns were crispy and though the salted egg yolk flavor was subtle, you could definitely tell that it was there. This is one of those dishes that I would say tastes great on it's on, but doesn't really go with rice as it's flavor would get muted even more with the rice. There is a decent amount of prawns in the order which is nice.I would say that in terms of flavor, 151 Days gets it right most of the time, but I personally would have preferred larger quantities in respect to the price point for each of the dishes. You'll probably pay $20 - $35 per person to get a decent number of dishes, but they may or may not fill you up. I think I've had a decent tasting of the offerings of 151 Days, but I don't think I would regularly revisit unless I'm craving something specific.

My partner got a reservation for 6pm on the day after Thanksgiving in 2022. When we arrived, it looked to be about 1/3 full - it seems this place is a hidden gem! Parking is in the "retail" lot, attached to the building. 90 minutes, daily. It's the same entrance that residents use, but there's a separate "gated" area for the residents to go into.Bathrooms are jointly shared with Shaburina next door.Tip calculations were based off of the subtotal, which is nice to see.For 7 people, it came out to $275 after tax and tip. Not bad!2nd time here - same number of people, but an alternate roster.$165 before tip (after tax) - $190 after both tax and tipWe've been back a few times since - mostly for the dinner bento ($14.50 for a LOT of food).Those experiences have been a lot better, but the parking situation is worse - for whatever dumb reason, "Smile studio" has single-handedly "claimed" 7 of the retail spots for 24/7 use - even though their hours aren't 24/7?Whatever. This place is solid. I'm here now at 530pm on a Saturday - and you know it's good when you don't hear anyone speaking English at all here (the restaurant is almost full - maybe 1-2 tables empty).Ambience-wise, it's quiet Chinese music playlist in the background.

This is a hidden gem of Taiwanese food. Their menu has a decent variety that's good for a big meal or something simple.We ordered 2 bentos and a large soup to share. Their Taiwanese pork chop was really good and the portion was big too.The soup you can tell they put time on making it. It came with no salt and you can add it by your preference. They also refill the broth for free. I would definitely come back to try other things on the menu

Gotta love people who are passionate about the food they make. They seem to have taken on a sacred responsibility to introduce us to the best chicken in the world. They have convinced an Amish community to grow a special breed of chicken free range. After 150 days, they are prepared for consumption, hence the name of the restaurant, 151 Days. They have a beautiful website with a wonderful story, photos, and menu. It's too bad that their actual menu is very different. We were met with the Autumn Menu. It didn't have any of the things we were prepared to order, but they had lots of good stuff. The Crispy Chicken with Spicy Sauce was very good, very crisp and very spicy, very delicious. The Kurobuta Fried Rice was also very good. We've never had cabbage in fried rice but it was a great textural addition. It was subtilely seasoned and delicious, but if you want to add a little of the coarse salt on the table, it goes well. Their prices are very fair, and the portions are large. Go with a group and share lots of plates.

My friend wanted the chicken soup from here. But when we arrived, we found out it's under new management. The menu looked different from before according to my friend. My favorite thing was the Bento, which came with fried chicken 椒麻鸡, tomato egg 番茄炒蛋, cabbage 炒包菜, and stewed pork with rice 卤肉饭. It was delicious and a great value. We also got sweet & sour pork 锅包肉，kurobota pork with bamboo shoot 黑猪肉炒笋丝 and stinky tofu 臭豆腐. These dishes all taste fine but nothing stood out, also on the pricey side. Service is great. The waiter was nice about giving recommendations, and came back to check on us a few times during the meal. Overall, I'll definitely get a bento when I come back.

I thought this was place specialized in chicken but seems like they have a bunch of taiwanese dishes of all sorts too. We came here for a chicken soup on a cold day and was told a pot of it could probably fed the 3 of us but we added 2 other dishes on top of it too - the salted egg yolk oyster mushroom and a fried rice. The fried rice was SO good. The wok hei really adds a depth to the flavor. And the mushroom was good too but I think I liked the one from looking for chai better. The chicken soup was great in that they kept coming by to ask if we wanted the broth refilled and they also let you self-season with salt so you can adjust to your own personal liking. Definitely enough for 3 people.

I always walked by here and always thought they just had soup but instead they had so many options! We got the popcorn chicken, mapo tofu, a fish dish which were all so good! At the end they had complimentary ice cream which we got black sesame and matcha! The place was huge and clean. Servers were friendly and attentive. I will definitely be coming back!

Disclaimer: I'm biased because I'm a Taiwanese expat, but this was a wonderful trip down memory lane that reminded me of classic dishes back home in Taichung.Had a bento, the lions head meatballs with cabbage, and some veggies, and every dish just had a lot of heart to it. It might not be the most technical of meals, but the ingredients were clearly good and the service was considerate and endearing (our server took our baby daughter on a little trip of the restaurant... it was 2pm or something so it was slow, but it gave her a lovely memory and we appreciate it for that too.As a random aside: it's always really encouraging to visit ethnic restaurants of any sort and find a ton of people of that ethnicity eating there, and the service staff speaking in the native language. So this def passes the authenticity test as well. :)

I ordered dishes from this restaurant via Uber Eats and I also came to eat here. This is now one of my favorite restaurants in this area!The restaurant name is somewhat misleading. I thought they only sold chicken soup or any kinds of chicken soup. In fact, it's a Taiwanese restaurants where you can eat most Taiwanese dishes including the street food. They even have stinky tofu! All the dishes are authentic! They taste like exactly what I have had in Taiwan. They all taste so good!! Most important of all, they use good and fresh ingredients that you can tell when you eat.The service at the restaurant was great. The staff was very friendly. When I treated my old friend at this restaurant, we asked the girl who served our table to help us take a photo. She paid attention to our surroundings to make some adjustments and gave us a good shot. She also packed our to-go order with care. When she learned that my friend and I hadn't met more almost 40 years, she didn't rush us to leave even though the restaurant was closing. The interior of the restaurant was gorgeous. When I first came here, I thought it would be super expensive and was worried. But in fact, the price was reasonable. I came here twice, once during the lunch time on a weekday and the other time was during the dinner time on a weeknight. Not too many people at the restaurant during the lunch time, but it was all packed during the dinner time. Next time I probably would try to make a reservation if I want to go there in the evening.I would definitely come again to try more dishes here.