Beyond The Bowl

Seattle, WA · Japanese restaurant

Rating
4.4/5
★★★★☆ 4.4
Reviews
20
Rank in Seattle
#758
of 2620 restaurants
City Percentile
42%
rating percentile
Address
Beyond The Bowl, 12518 Lake City Way NE, Seattle, WA 98125
Phone
(206) 695-2245
Website
beyondthebowl.squarespace.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11:30 AM

Beyond The Bowl is a restaurant located in Seattle, WA. It is one of 2,620 restaurants listed in Seattle. Its 4.4-star rating matches the Seattle city average of 4.3 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

Hours

Saturday11 AM–8 PM

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Andy Hu · Mar 2026

Horrendous. Waited 30 minutes for just a udon and bento. The rice was partly dried and hard. The broth was too sweet. The portions were tiny, even for a cheaper price. Speaking of price, for the quantity and quality of food they're way overpriced. Service was horrible. At one point, there's no other guests but almost all the tables were full of dirty dishes with no server to put them away.

★★☆☆☆ 2.0 E · Apr 2025

Disappointing dinner tonight. We have not been here since it’s been under new management. We ordered the Niku udon like normal. However it has completely changed. We were used to having the udon with beef, green onion, mushrooms, pickled ginger and a soft boiled marinated egg. Instead we got a more soupy udon that had corn?? Seaweed?? (That was also almost half of the bowl). Barely any green onion, no pickled ginger, and a half of a hard boiled egg. The beef texture was an improvement, not as fatty, but the marinade was sweet? Almost like a teriyaki? It over powered the broth. I unfortunately could not finish it between the sweetness and the chewy seaweed. See photos for the differences. We drive 20 minutes to have this udon but we were not made aware they were under new management. No u

★★★★★ 5.0 Gregory Kim · Feb 2026

The Vietnamese coffee here is strong and delicious! I also had their Beyond the Bowl Roll and it was fresh and tasty with a nice sear and ordered their special ham banh mi which is very authentic with a nice pate on it. Prices are very reasonable! Come support your local small business!

★★★★★ 5.0 Alec Hogan · Jul 2025

Absolutely incredible! The staff are always friendly, food quality always stellar, Vegi tempura cooked to perfect doneness. Karage was seasoned very well before the fry and oil temp perfect! 👌 build your poke bowl is my staple, always fresh,fast and delicious. Thank you so much for the Dinner!

★★★★★ 5.0 Brendon “B-Hawk” Hawkins · Sep 2025

Food was fantastic! I got a Shrimp Tempura bowl with avocado and an egg. Everything tasted great!

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Japanese restaurantAsian restaurantPoke barSandwich shop

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