Four Seas has their own parking lot so we ended up there. Most Chinese restaurants do not clean their carpet nearly often enough and this was one of them. The odor nearly made us turn around and walked out. However, we were glad we didn't.

We were in for a late snack so it was not the full dinner fare that we wanted. My wife wanted her favorite, the Fish Maw seafood soup($8.95). I believe that fish maw is the air bladder from some large fish that has been puffed by deep frying much like the pork rind. It was slightly saltier to our likeing but the flavor was very good with lots of various seafood.

The Four Seas Chefs Chow Mein($8.50) was sauteed prawns, squid, barbecued pork and Chinese vegetables on a bed of golden, crispy fried, thin Cantonese style noodles. It was as I remembered the Chow Mein I had as a child in Hong Kong. The Chinese broccoli cooked in garlic sauce($7.75) smelled heavenly and it took care of any objectionable odor from the carpet.

Well, we took home as much food as we ate there. The food was considerably better than the last time we visitied Four Seas. The staff was very helpful inspite of the fact that we interrupted their dinner. If they can take care of the odor problem it would be among a first choice in the International District especially when parking is considered.