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Originally Posted by XxBIGDOGxX1817
Anybody else heading down to Seattle for the Blue Jays Series Early August. Hoping to get some dialogue going. Places to see, pubs to visit but. Anybody have any recommendations of where to sit at Safeco? Going down with large group, hoping to organize some things in advance. Thanks for your help.
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If you can swing it financially and get beyond the sticker shock, I'd get diamond club seats behind home plate. All you can eat 5 star buffet, all you can drink, VIP parking, personalized service at your seats or in the resto for about $300/person. It is an amazing first class experience.
Considering what you pay for regular tix and the food prices at Safeco, the lines and your time and energy, it is actually good value. You can start eating/boozing a couple hrs before the game starts. It is a lot cheaper and a more pampered experience than the equivalent at the Seahawks/Sounders games in my view.
The bro-in-law and I have gone periodically over the years when the BJs and his family is in town. The bonus is you can phone family back in Canada and have them turn on Sportsnet to see you wave to get your inner attention seeker sated.
As for uniquely local, I always tell people to try out Dicks which is like a Peters with the milkshakes and burgers at a fraction of the price and the quality has kept up. The closest one to Safeco is probably on Capitol Hill.
In the summer, the duck ride is fun and you learn a lot of Seattle's history. It is on a WWII era Higgins boat which is amphibious so in the summer, you get to boat in Lake Union as an added bonus.
I haven't seen this in Vancouver (or Calgary for that matter), but in the International District (Chinatown) which is just north east of Safeco, Honey Court Resto has its famous honey walnut prawns which is hong kong style prawns and addictive as heck.
Have fun in Seattle!