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When you do something long enough, you get good at it. Take the University Seafood and Poultry Co., run by Seattle's Erickson family for 60 years. The shop is old-fashioned in the best sense of the word: additive-free fish and local poultry, and an ample selection to appease even the most finicky gourmand.

Venison, rabbit, duck, pheasant, squab and other game birds pack one of the refrigerated cases. Fresh fish filets are at the ready in another case, with live lobster in a tank. The prices aren't posted, but they're competitive with what you'd pay at a high-end supermarket. And if you're ever in the position to consider the oyster, you have 24 varieties from which to choose.

One-stop shopping is possible here, with a wide variety of wines for every price point, accessories such as tartar and cocktail sauce and Cioppino base for the cheaters.

TIP: Call your order in in the morning and you can pick it up that very afternoon.

By Vanessa McGrady
NWsource staff