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“The restaurant’s musty aesthetics are apparent just inside the entryway, fronted by

Published 7:00 am Monday, September 24, 2012

Aqua by El Gaucho, 2801 Alaskan Way, (206)956-9171, elgaucho.com.
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Aqua by El Gaucho, 2801 Alaskan Way, (206)956-9171, elgaucho.com.
Aqua by El Gaucho, 2801 Alaskan Way, (206)956-9171, elgaucho.com.
The restaurant's musty aesthetics are apparent just inside theentryway, fronted by a pair of padded seafoam green vinyl doors.
Aqua's dimly-lit, cruise ship-like interior, flourished with anundulating bar that seats 30.
The soundtrack for the sweep is Beat It, or My Way, or whateverelse the pianist feels like tinkling, although he's frequently forcedto interrupt his repertoire for another round of Happy Birthday.
Whole crispy fish
Crab bisque
Cook Ivan starts cooking the tenderloin diablo
Tenderloin diablo
Executive Chef, Peter Levine platting up a dish with his Sous Chef.
Executive Chef, Peter Levine showing off the size of his Prawns.
Prawns on the grill.
Celebrants of any stripe would do well to order the baked Alaska,a spot-on rendition of the traditional flaming dessert. Goofilyopulent, the classic preparation is an oldfangled culinary practiceworthy of revival.
A dining experience can nearly always be improved by ice cream,meringue and fire.

“The restaurant’s musty aesthetics are apparent just inside the entryway, fronted by a pair of padded seafoam-green vinyl doors. From this spot, it’s possible to take in the whole of Aqua’s dimly lit, cruise shipaE”like interior, flourished with an undulating bar that seats 30.” Read the rest of Hanna Raskin’s review here.Photos by Joshua HustonPublished on November 23, 2011

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