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Duke’s Seafood Announces New Director of Culinary, Alan Caraco
Though Alan Caraco officially stepped into his role as our culinary captain this year, he’s no stranger to Duke’s Seafood. In fact, he and our beloved Executive Chef Bill Ranniger, who passed away in 2023, shared a friendship that spanned several decades. They both had their culinary debuts at Red Robin before being enticed into…
Duke’s Seafood is Now Proudly Serving 100% Organic Mary’s Chicken. Come Taste the Difference!
Almost 10 years ago, we started searching for 100% organic chicken for our restaurants. Not only because organic chicken tastes incredible, but we believe in supporting farmers who are excellent animal stewards and who treat the land with care. Sourcing organic chicken wasn’t easy! So we worked with our supplier at the time and after…
The Perfect French Fry – Now at Duke’s Seafood
Recently, it was brought to our attention that the French fry we all know and love at Duke’s wasn’t 100% GMO-free. It was very close, but that wasn’t good enough for us. After months of searching and taste-testing, Duke’s Executive Chef Alan Caraco and his team discovered Frites Street, a small French fry company making Belgian-style…
Why Our Prawns Are Simply the Best
If you’ve spent any time at Duke’s, you know that we bring you only the best when it comes to quality, taste, and sustainability. But sourcing is a tricky corner of the food industry. Did you know Duke’s Seafood once served farmed prawns? Let us explain… Back when we first started experimenting with prawns, everybody was…
Cl’amour at First Bite
“Most people have no idea we source our clams this way,” says Duke Moscrip, founder and co-owner of Duke’s Seafood. Here at Duke’s Seafood, we love our clam chowder, and if the 360,000 servings we dished up in 2022* are any indication, you love it too! It’s a recipe with a long and wonderful history—one…
Best Outdoor Seating in the Northwest
At Duke’s Seafood, we have a lot of great things going for us: tasty food, our easy vibe, friendly team members, and much more. But when summer arrives in the Puget Sound region, one of the best things about Duke’s is our patios and decks! Nothing says summertime like sipping a cold beverage on a…
Duke’s Chowders Available Now Across the Puget Sound
For years now, guests have been asking me to sell our award-winning chowders outside of the restaurants. While you could always order a bowl to go, or try making it yourself, neither of these really lives up to the taste of the chowder coming straight from our kitchen to your table. And that was always…
A Match Made in (grass-fed) Heaven
A beef disaster becomes a delicious quest Here at Duke’s Seafood, you know we only serve the best: from our sustainable seafood, to blending our own spices, to buying local and organic produce whenever possible. Due to changes in our supply chain, our imported grass-fed beef was becoming harder and harder to get into our…
Farmed Prawns at Duke’s Seafood?
If you’ve spent any time at Duke’s Seafood, you know that we care about quality, taste, and supporting sustainable farms and fisheries. Would you be surprised to learn that Duke’s Seafood used to serve farmed prawns? We know, we know, terrible, right? (cue angry mob) But here’s the thing. We didn’t understand what we do…
Romancing the Burger
I tell guests and team members, “Yup, it’s a cheeseburger.” But it’s not just a cheeseburger. Behind the scenes, there’s so much more to it than that. The bun: baked by Essential Baking Company (our recipe) using organic flour and delivered to us 7 days a week. We grill it in locally made clarified butter.…