BeanFish

Really pleasantly surprised by how good this is! I pass by this shop all the time on my way to get groceries at Uwajimaya. It’s pretty cool that they make the taiyaki in front of you, waffle and filling and everything. They’re actually known for doing savory taiyakis, which is pretty unconventional though I got the matcha flavor, since I wasn’t feeling too adventurous that day. I really like that it was hot and put together.m, and you can taste the elements separately. Will definitely be back to the savory options. Supposedly, this was also featured on NHK Japan years ago, which is pretty cool, but I haven’t been able to find the clip.

I was not planning to eat here, but I found myself hungrier than I expected while I was wandering through chinatown, and I am glad I stopped in here and purchased a fish shaped waffle filled with sweetened bean curd. It is one of the more traditionally Japanese options here, and I greatly enjoyed it not simply because of the reasonable price but because it reminded me greatly of my time wandering around Japan. That's sad, there are also a great variety of more Western kinds of options, and all of them are very filling and encased in such a flaky and crispy outer covering. Ask the gals at the front for recommendations, and they will not steer you in the wrong direction. It was an adorable and sumptuous delight, and it gave me the strength to walk about six or seven miles, all the way to Madrona Park and back to Capitol Hill. I cannot provide a stronger recommendation than that.

BeanFish is one of my favorite places in the ID. And here's why. I've always been a lover of Japanese street food, of which taiyaki is a staple. When I first moved to Seattle several years ago, I came across BeanFish's food truck in Westlake Park once, and I never saw it there again to my immense disappointment. When I heard they were opening a shop in the Uwajimaya food court, I was estatic. They have tons of unique and delicious flavors, including the flavors traditionally found in Japan. It's made to order, so it's always piping hot and fresh. If you haven't tried Taiyaki, it's like a waffle with filling, and it's delicious. I cannot recommend them enough!

Good spot for some sweet treats. We came here to try the fluffy pancakes like in Japan. The pancakes took 20 mins to make so be patient. The whipped cream and coconut chips go really well with the pancakes. However pancakes aren't as fluffy as the ones in Japan, taste more like the ones here. That's not to say it's bad but don't expect Japan quality. It comes with two mini cheddar taiyaki. The taiyaki batter is really good, and the cheddar cheese worked better than I thought. I will definitely be coming back to try their other flavors. Overall really good taiyaki, pancakes are fun but don't expect the best.

yes. Yes. YES! We've been waiting to try BeanFish out ever since we discovered it a year or so ago, when it was sadly closed at the time. And despite having passed through Seattle multiple times since then, and as a trip to Uwajimaya on the way home is basically a requirement, our last few visits to the Emerald City ended up being past closing time, so we've missed out and been jonesing to try BeanFish several times. Finally, we managed to make it on time, this last weekend. Verdict: hell yeah! Tasty taiyaki treats are truly terrific! I had the K-Pop (kimchi, korean kalbi beef and pepper jack cheese), while my wife had the Big Kahuna (Spam, Japanese 7-Spice, pineapple pepper jack), both of which were exactly what we were looking for. And although mine was a little smaller than hers, she ended up being unable to finish the massive thing, and passed the savings onto me! Obviously we tend to prefer savory over sweet, but there were a couple that definitely would have tempted us, had this not been planned as our evening meal, and we both were stuffed by the end of it. Regardless, we have a new Uwaji's food court favorite, and it will be hard for us to choose otherwise during our next visit to our favorite grocery store!

We enjoyed our food. My spouse got the Mmm Bacon and I got the waffle with Katsu chicken. Both were good and made well. We both agreed that we would go again if we lived in the area, but since we are just visiting a revisit is not likely to happen, at least not for sometime.

Very delicious and located in a very good location as it was very clean and has enough tables and seats. There’s a maket and many other food stops next to each other like a restaurant marketplace. Very nice spot at Seattle’s Chinese town. They have A+ by the city code as I mentioned their place is very well organized and clean.