13 Coins

We were out and about in SeaTac and decided to spend a little more and go to our favorite restaurant in SeaTac, 13 Coins. This time it was not wonderful, it wasn’t even worth a second try if we were not loyal fans and knew what 13 Coins was capable of. Here is the “groan list”


We were seated, water arrived – situation normal – the breakdown begins here . . .


The table appeared to be clean until I noticed that my sweater was sticking to a spot on the table. So, I used water and my napkin to “de-stick” the spot.


When the bread and nibbly bits arrived, I asked for a clean napkin


My husband ordered a Cobb salad without egg & tomato. He had to repeat the special request several times before the waiter seemed to understand.


I ordered the Prime Rib special and asked for French Fries and Prime Rib. No veggies please. The waiter seem hard pressed to understand that I did not want extra Garlic Mashed Potatoes, no I do not want more veggies . . . I just want a piece of medium rare Prime Rib with French Fries.


When the waiter brought the knife for the Prime Rib, I reminded her about the clean napkin.


When the Cobb salad arrived, there was the egg. The waiter said the chef told her that wasn’t egg but crumbled cheese, but there was no Bleu cheese just egg. So, the Cobb salad went back. The new salad was without egg and tomato as requested (a plus) but the overall temperature and texture left a great deal to be desired.


Prime Rib was just room temperature and has lots of fat pockets. I love well-marbled Prime Rib and steaks, but when the fat pockets represent ¼ of the total slab, just yuck. The fries were good and the horseradish sauce was decent (at least it wasn’t creamed).


Now, I understand that our waiter has very little control over the kitchen and the product it produces. She did make the sure the Cobb salad was remade correctly and not just scraped off.


Overall, the experience felt like they thought we were travelers and would not be returning so creating quality meals and serving them at the correct temperature was not a priority. You know, crappy airport food at inflated prices.


If this was my first visit to 13 Coins, I would not go back. On our last visit, the food and service seemed to be declining but we decided that was just “one of those days”. It would seem we have had the unfortunate luck to dine at 13 Coins every time they are having a “bad day”. Too bad, it used to be my favorite restaurant.