Smoked Steelhead, Steam Plant Grill, Spokane, WA

I'm in Steam Plant Grill in downtown Spokane for a quick Happy Hour snack. I chose the thought provoking Smoked Steelhead as a worthy appetizer for this culinary endeavor.

Smoked Steelhead

For an appetizer, you get a decent portion of very delicious smoked steelhead. In the Great Pacific Northwest tradition, Steam Plant's offering is Columbia River steelhead. The fish is smoked in-house over alderwood and is served to you chilled The plate also comes with a dollop of cream cheese, diced onions, capers, lemon, and served with rye toast rounds.

For my first bite, I went with a steelhead only endeavor. Sprinkling the lemon on the fish and spearing a small piece, you bite into a morsel; you get all the smoky flavor and the savory juices of the fish. Then slowly adding the various condiments to the fish, you get a stimulating play of flavors and textures: salty capers, brisk onions, creamy cheese and textured bread. This is a dish one eats slowly, paying attention to all the subtle flavors of smoke and fish.
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For my brew, I chose the cask conditioned Double Stack Stout. The Double Stack is a traditional stout and is the most requested beer at Steam Plant. Taking a sip, the stout came across with a mildly sweet and slightly bitter taste, which reminded me of bitter sweet chocolate. There is also a pleasing bourbon taste to the brew which melds well with the smoky steelhead. Think smoke and whiskey for this brew.


Steam Plant Grill is housed in a charming old brick building that originally produced steam heat and electricity to downtown Spokane. An award winner from the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Steam Plant gives the visitor the ambience of old Spokane along with a great brewpub experience. Also, if you are in town, the brewpub is easy walking distance to impressive  Spokane Falls. I recommend checking both out.

3:00pm - 10:00pm   Sunday - Thursday
3:00pm - 11:00pm   Friday & Saturday

Happy Hour: 3pm to 6pm and all day Sunday

159 S. Lincoln Street
Spokane, WA
509-777-3900

http://www.steamplantspokane.com/