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 Sign for the restaurant in Downtown Seattle, 2008 |
Wild Ginger is a restaurant with multiple locations in the Seattle metropolitan area, in the U.S. state of Washington. The business was established in 1989 and has been recognized by the James Beard Foundation for its wine program.
The business was established in 1989. [1] Jeem Han Lock was the original chef. [2]
In 2018, Wild Ginger opened their third location at the base of McKenzie Apartments, a high-rise building in Seattle's Denny Triangle neighborhood adjacent to the Amazon headquarters campus. [3]
In 2007, The New York Times said Wild Ginger was "often ranked among Seattle's best restaurants". [4] Wild Ginger was ranked Seattle's most popular restaurant in Zagat's 2009 survey. [5] In 2017 and 2018, Wild Ginger was a semifinalist for the James Beard Foundation Award for Outstanding Wine Program. [6] [7] [8]
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