9. Trattoria Mollie

Between the false flattery for we customers and the screaming at the waitstaff, it was hard to have a good time. Food is as good as most, but the high prices and the bad karma add up to a tense and mediocre experience.

I had dinner at Mollie´s last week. Three out of the four entrees at our table arrived cold. The deserts were very good, however. What alarmed my companions and I was the contradiction in Mollie´s demeanor: she would curse and demean her waitors and then shamelessly flatter her customers!...In turn, she would then enter the dining room and lay compliments on her customers. I was told by her that I look like a model. Since I am a 50+ year old woman with average looks I questioned how sincere she was. Additionally, she told nearly every customer the same thing. Then she hurried off to the kitchen to continue yelling at her staff.

Mollie is a sunny delight that fills a restaurant with a radiance that is matched only by her cooking. I became a fan of Mollie's years ago when she presided over the kitchen of Seattle's Trattoria Carmine. I had lost touch with her until I came upon Trattoria Mollie. Little more than the name was necessary for me to realize the treats than would envelope the patrons of this fine establishment. Enjoy!