Eight Row is a large, attractive restaurant in Green Lake that only serves one good dish: a $55 pork shoulder.

Carrello is a pricey but forgettable Italian restaurant on Capitol Hill that serves pasta as well as dim sum-style antipasti.

Thomas Street Warehouse is an awful bar in South Lake Union that’s fun to make fun of.

Queen City is an iconic bar in Belltown where the food isn’t very good.

Lan Huê is a Vietnamese banh mi shop in the International District, and their sandwiches are a far cry from what a perfect banh mi should taste like.

Ballard Annex Oyster house has good happy hour vibes, but not great food. You can find better oysters elsewhere.