Northern Lantern House Labs

San Juan Island, WA

Duck Soup

Seasonal Northwest cooking centered on island farms, local seafood, foraged ingredients, and regional producers.

Read from

ducksoupsanjuans.com

Two pages, all on their own domain.

Last official read 5 August 2026. A later corpus refresh is not a new read of this page.

Never stated

4 things the restaurant has not put in writing

Current menu prices; live taxi availability; detailed accessibility information; and one more.

A blank means nobody said it; it never means we filled it in.

Every field below matched the pages on the day they were read.

San Juan Island, WANothing published on dietBest recorded use: Celebration

Tonight at Duck Soup

What Deep Dish knows

Kitchen
Cocktail / lounge · Pacific Northwest · Seafood
Format
Seasonal Northwest appetizers, entrées, desserts, island products, local cocktails, and wine.
Spend
Moderate planning band
Booking
Reservations are recommended.
Menu
Published on ducksoupsanjuans.com
Source
ducksoupsanjuans.com
Nothing published on diet4 fields never stated

What do you need?

Dietary

Before you order

Nothing published on diet

The restaurant's own pages say nothing about diet or allergens. That is an open question rather than a no — it means nobody has answered it yet, and the only way to answer it is to ask them before you order.

None of this is an allergen guarantee. Deep Dish records what a restaurant published and when it was read, and verifies nothing about a kitchen.

Identity mark (bar), drawn from cuisine and room signals recorded for Duck Soup.

Why go

Seasonal Northwest cooking centered on island farms, local seafood, foraged ingredients, and regional producers.

No signature dish is named on the restaurant's own pages. Format on file: Seasonal Northwest appetizers, entrées, desserts, island products, local cocktails, and wine.

Before you book

Why go, what to order, what it costs, what the room is like, whether it fits tonight, and what you still need to confirm. Where an answer says the restaurant has never stated it, that is their silence being reported, not a gap we intend to fill.

  1. 01Is the food actually good?

    On file

    The restaurant describes itself as Seasonal Northwest cooking centered on island farms, local seafood, foraged ingredients, and regional producers. That is the restaurant's own description, not a review consensus. Deep Dish does not rank food quality from public reviews.

    Restaurant-owned description · not a quality verdict

  2. 02Is it worth the money?

    On file

    Current menu prices vary seasonally and should be checked on the live menu. That is the restaurant's published figure, not a value verdict.

    Restaurant-owned pricing

  3. 03What is the overall experience?

    On file

    Woodland country restaurant with ponds, fireplace, booths, heated seasonal deck, and stone firepit lounge. Diner-facing tags on file: intimate, casual, high energy, lounge path.

    Restaurant-owned atmosphere + recorded bands

  4. 04What do other people think?

    Never stated

    Deep Dish does not collect diner reviews and does not rank rooms by them. What other people think is not a first-party field. Ask people you trust, or confirm with the restaurant.

    Not a first-party field

  5. 05How good is the service?

    On file

    Stated service format: seasonal dinner restaurant with indoor dining, heated deck, reservations, and happy hour. That is the restaurant's own description, not a diner-experience pattern.

    Restaurant-stated format

  6. 06How convenient is it?

    On file

    Reservations are recommended. On-site rural parking is implied by the country setting; taxi availability from Friday… Island dinner typically runs about 90 to 120 minutes.

    Booking, arrival, meal length, access

  7. 07What should we ask before ordering?

    On file

    The official pages do not publish a comprehensive allergy or cross-contact policy. Before you order: confirm the live kitchen rule with the restaurant.

    Restaurant-owned dietary language

  8. 08What is the menu like?

    On file

    No signature dish is named on the restaurant's own pages. Format on file: Seasonal Northwest appetizers, entrées, desserts, island products, local cocktails, and wine. Drinks: handcrafted cocktails use local and regional spirits and island botanicals; the wine list includes regional and international selections.

    Restaurant-owned menu language

  9. 09Is it clean and trustworthy?

    Never stated

    The health-inspection layer is empty in this build, so this restaurant has not been checked against one. Cleanliness here comes from an inspection record or from nothing at all. Public reviews are not used as a cleanliness signal.

    Conservative — inspection layer not loaded

  10. 10What makes it different?

    Never stated

    Nothing distinctive is stated beyond generic room language. Deep Dish will not fill that with 'great atmosphere and delicious food.'

    Not on file

Table intelligence

What the room is like, what to order and what it costs — each claim taken from the restaurant's own pages or a directory location fact, never from a review sample.

What to order

No dish is named on the restaurant’s own pages. Ask what the kitchen is known for when you call — this is a gap in the file, not a verdict on the food.

Menu formatSeasonal Northwest appetizers, entrées, desserts, island products, local cocktails, and wine.

What it costs

Current menu prices vary seasonally and should be checked on the live menu.

When you can go

Dinner runs from 4 PM to 9 PM on a seasonal schedule, with July and August service Tuesday through Sunday and reduced service in shoulder months. Happy hour is 4 PM to 5 PM.No machine-readable schedule is held, so the instrument cannot tell you whether this room is serving right now.

The tradeoff

Restaurant-owned pages

Woodland country restaurant with ponds, fireplace, booths, heated seasonal deck, and stone firepit lounge.

OccasionIsland dinner; romantic meal; visitor destination; outdoor-deck evening; small celebration.

Public reviews are not summarised here. What the room is like comes from what the restaurant published.

Getting there

Address
50 Duck Soup Lane, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Coordinate
No coordinate is held. Deep Dish cannot state a distance to this room.
Step-free
Not stated on any source held.

The room

Woodland country restaurant with ponds, fireplace, booths, heated seasonal deck, and stone firepit lounge.

DressNo formal dress code was published on the reviewed first-party pages.

Decision brief

The file is still limited

Situation fit58
Evidence confidence51
Confirm burden52
Fit
Reads 58/100 against a partial situation. Strongest recorded use: celebration. Add an occasion to sharpen this.
Evidence
Weakest coverage: Commitment, Price. Those fields were not published, so they are not filled in.
What you still need to ask
1 critical risk: review window has lapsed. 0 watch items, 6 residual unknowns carried forward.
Confirm burden
Confirm burden 52/100 · planning load Standard · no official conflict · reviewed 2026-08-05, next 2026-08-19.

Before you choose it

Seasonal Northwest cooking centered on island farms, local seafood, foraged ingredients, and regional producers. That is what the restaurant says it does, read off its own pages.

Food & menu
Seasonal Northwest cooking centered on island farms, local seafood, foraged ingredients, and regional producers. Seasonal Northwest appetizers, entrées, desserts, island products, local cocktails, and wine.
Spend / value
Current menu prices vary seasonally and should be checked on the live menu. Confirm live before you commit — price is volatile.
Experience
Woodland country restaurant with ponds, fireplace, booths, heated seasonal deck, and stone firepit lounge. Room read: casual, high energy, slower pacing.
Best fit
Island dinner; romantic meal; visitor destination.
Convenience
Reservations are recommended. Island dinner typically runs about 90 to 120 minutes. On-site rural parking is implied by the country setting; taxi availability…
Dietary
The official pages do not publish a comprehensive allergy or cross-contact policy. A menu marker is not a guarantee of allergy safety — confirm the live kitchen rule.

Recommended next action

Ask the restaurant about commitment, price before you commit. Call (360) 378-4878 in one pass and clear every critical item below; book only after they resolve.

When you are ready

Send Duck Soup to the night plan in Occasion OS, where the rest of the night is being built. Rejected rooms and browsing stay here.

Send this room to the night plan in Occasion OS

What you still need to ask — in order

  1. 01Re-read the official pages before using this record for a decision.
Why it ranked where it did

Why it ranked here

Fit 58 of 100

This is the opening score for the occasion — 58 of 100 — and nothing you have told us so far has moved it up or down.

Add the party size, your budget ceiling, when you are arriving or where you are coming from, and every term that changes this number will be listed here.

What Deep Dish is watching

For this night

Critical

1
  • Criticalevidence · impact 78 · high confidence

    Review window has lapsed

    Last first-party review 2026-08-05; window closed 2026-08-19.

    DoRe-read the official pages before using this record for a decision.

Unknown

6
  • Unknowndietary · impact 26 · high confidence

    Dietary handling requires direct confirmation

    The official pages do not publish a comprehensive allergy or cross-contact policy. Specific menu questions should be directed to the restaurant.

    DoConfirm before inviting anyone with a restriction.

  • Unknownaccess · impact 24 · high confidence

    Access honesty marker: route unstated

    Detailed physical-access route and restroom information were not stated in the reviewed first-party pages.

    DoAsk only if a guest needs it; the record does not claim accessibility either way.

  • Unknownresidual · impact 20 · high confidence

    Current menu prices

    Recorded as unknown at the last first-party review; not inferred, not filled.

    DoCarry into the confirmation call if it bears on your night.

  • Unknownresidual · impact 20 · high confidence

    Live taxi availability

    Recorded as unknown at the last first-party review; not inferred, not filled.

    DoCarry into the confirmation call if it bears on your night.

  • Unknownresidual · impact 20 · high confidence

    Detailed accessibility information

    Recorded as unknown at the last first-party review; not inferred, not filled.

    DoCarry into the confirmation call if it bears on your night.

  • Unknownresidual · impact 20 · high confidence

    Individual dietary suitability

    Recorded as unknown at the last first-party review; not inferred, not filled.

    DoCarry into the confirmation call if it bears on your night.

Restaurant sources

What the restaurant publishes

Pages read

Every line in the table below came from one of these sources. None of it was assembled out of other people’s reviews.

Never stated

4 things the restaurant has never published. Listed rather than filled in. Each one is a question worth asking before you commit to the table.

  • Current menu prices
  • live taxi availability
  • detailed accessibility information
  • individual dietary suitability
Service
Seasonal dinner restaurant with indoor dining, heated deck, reservations, and happy hour.
Menu
Seasonal Northwest appetizers, entrées, desserts, island products, local cocktails, and wine.
Occasion fit
Island dinner; romantic meal; visitor destination; outdoor-deck evening; small celebration.
Hours
Dinner runs from 4 PM to 9 PM on a seasonal schedule, with July and August service Tuesday through Sunday and reduced service in shoulder months. Happy hour is 4 PM to 5 PM.
Reservations
Reservations are recommended. Guests are asked to call when the desired table or time is not visible online. Parties of seven or more and special requests require direct contact.
Price
Current menu prices vary seasonally and should be checked on the live menu.
Dietary
The official pages do not publish a comprehensive allergy or cross-contact policy. Specific menu questions should be directed to the restaurant.
Beverage
Handcrafted cocktails use local and regional spirits and island botanicals; the wine list includes regional and international selections.
Groups & private
The small dining room makes large parties consequential. Parties of seven or more require direct contact.
Atmosphere
Woodland country restaurant with ponds, fireplace, booths, heated seasonal deck, and stone firepit lounge.
Accessibility
The restaurant has never said.
Parking & transit
On-site rural parking is implied by the country setting; taxi availability from Friday Harbor can be limited — arrange transportation early.
Dress
No formal dress code was published on the reviewed first-party pages.
Typical meal length
Island dinner typically runs about 90 to 120 minutes.
Practical notes
The restaurant is 4.5 miles outside Friday Harbor. Arrange transportation early because taxi availability can be limited. Pets are not allowed indoors or outdoors except service animals.
Address
50 Duck Soup Lane, Friday Harbor, WA 98250
Conflicting information
The restaurant has never said.
Source quality
Official restaurant website and first-party menu, reservation, contact, and experience pages.
Confidence
moderate_first_party
Freshness
CURRENT_AS_RETRIEVED
Likely to change
Availability, menu, price, hours, dietary feasibility, and reservation terms are volatile.
What to verify next
Reverify volatile hours, menus, prices, and booking mechanics within 14 days; confirm dietary and access at booking.

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