Back in June when I visited the Food Court at 3rd and Marion St, I noticed some price changes at Cafe Zum Zum. That day, I decided to go for something different, but also vowed to come back to Zum Zum to see if I can still live off their delicious curries without breaking a $5.
Thankfully, I can, and it doesn't look like that's gonna change anytime soon. In the windows, they now have numerous (apparently) commercially-made signs up adverstising their $3.99 Daily Special. What that $3.99 ($4.39 after tax) gets you varies every day, but always includes some type of vegetarian curry, rice, a tortilla (aka low-rent naan) and a 16.5 oz fountain drink.
This trip, the curry was actually two curries - one scoop of a lentil curry, and one of a garbanzo curry - paired with the usual rice & tortilla. For my drink I went for the ol' Arnold Palmer: lemonade and iced tea.
So my worries about Zum Zum - a staple of my M-F diet for years now - were alleviated, and those signs in the windows suggest a serious commitment to continuing their tradition of being one of the best lunch deals in town.
(Frugal Fridays is a weekly series dedicated to finding Seattle lunch spots where you can walk in with a $5 bill and walk out with a fulfilling, preferably healthy, lunch. If you have suggestions of places in the Seattle area with a great lunch for under $5 after tax, post a comment - I'd love the help.)
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