The Boarding House

Gilman Village used to be a charming little jaunt over the bridge from Seattle. Issaquah has morphed into a suburban mess with chain stores but Gilman Village’s collection of old buildings is still there. The Boarding House restaurant is in one of those buildings. It’s worth the trip. They have a seasonally changing menu of sandwiches, salads, soups and house-made deserts.

I had the turkey noodle soup and wondered for the first sips what spice flavored it. I finally identified caraway. They were out of the apple crisp so I opted for the brown sugar cake with whipped cream. It was good but I still want to try that crisp. They have patio seating.After lunch wander around the shops housed in old buildings from the days when Issaquah really was the country. http://www.freewebs.com/boarding_house/index.htm