Armandino's Salumi
Categories: Italian, Meat Shops, Delis, Sandwiches [Edit]
Neighborhood: Pioneer Square309 3rd Ave S
(between S 2nd Avenue Extended & Main St)
Seattle, WA 98104 (206) 621-8772
- Hours:
Tue-Fri 11:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. - Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: No
- Good for Kids: No
- Takes Reservations: No
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: No
- Outdoor Seating: No
- Good for: Lunch
- Alcohol: Beer & Wine Only
37 reviews
Neighborhood: Fremont
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109 Reviews for Armandino's Salumi
We came here once a couple years ago. On a tip by Bourdain himself. He said it was the best restaurant in Seattle at a book signing. I have a witness, who happens to be my partner in crime. After we got Bourdain's autograph, we hurried to Salumi's. Walked in, and it seemed deserted. The people that worked there were a bit intimidating...they seemed annoyed we were there (i think one of them owned the place?) and didn't know what we wanted. My friend was irritated by it and I don't blame her. Well maybe the food would be worthy of the 'tude. Not so much, I just wanted out of there. I wish I had experienced what other reviews seem to be experiencing. I'll definitely try to come back and update this. I buy their cured meats at DeLaurenti's so I know it's definitely good.
Very good sandwich. I had the salami muffo, which had two different types of salami and an interesting tasting pimiento/pepperoncini sauce I believe. Not sure EXACTLY what it was but it was very tasty. The bread rocked, very good flavor and texture. I should have gotten the meatball sub though, that thing looked exquisite!! This place gets 4/5 stars due to the long wait, but I would say that it is quite worth it. I would recommend giving it a shot!
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If you need your fix of Salumi meats and you don't want to deal with the hassle of parking, lines, etc. in Pioneer Square, note that they also sell Salumi salami at Metropolitan Market...
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Because of the 1lb log of mole salami I decided to lug back to NYC in my carry on, I was flagged by security. You'd think I would have learned my lesson when I did the same thing after visiting Der Dutchman in Columbus, Ohio and was detained by security for my Amish sausage. Nope. All I really learned was that I like me some cured meats, baby!!
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Hands down one of the best places to get a meatball sub and to die for meats. Artisan crafted! So good! Too much bread but not on the meatball for sure. God, I am drooling.
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Yes, the sandwich is pricey at $8.50, more so if you add cheese = $10.
Yes, there may be too much bread, but the olive oil bread (focaccia?) was tasty. The baguette was just right with chewy texture and awesome crust.
I had the coppa with their freshly made mozzarella on the olive oil bread and cotecchino on the baguette. Definitely add the sauted onion & pepper on them.
Very good sandwich with all of the flavors combined. It's an experience to wait in line which moved painfully slow, but I enjoyed the end results. The meat ball sandwich was looking good, but I had my mind made up before I saw them making one. I'll try the meat ball sandwich next time!
Get there early because they only open a few hours a day. Open Tuesday-Friday 11am-4pm.
You will know you're near the shop when you see people walking around with discreet brown sacks. They are probably on foot because parking around that part of Seattle during the day is a nightmare. You'll also notice that those brown sack carriers are probably walking briskly and purposely so that they can get to their location of choice and begin consumption. I'm talking about jaywalking, dodging cars, pushing grandmothers and the homeless out of the way, all so that they can get to their sandwich. It's a wild sight indeed, but to see their satisfied faces upon taking that first bite, you can't help but nod silently with them in agreeing that it was totally worth it.
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There aren't enough words to describe how great the sandwiches and meat are at this place. Simply delicious!
Everything everyone says about this place is completely true and I can't believe it took me so long to eat here. Do yourself a favor and go there. Now.
If it's your first time, I highly recommend just skipping salami based sandwiches altogether and just go for their Porchetta sandwhich, which is braised pork shoulder which is tastier than you can imagine.
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Yes, this place is as good as they say it is - It's pretty much impossible to order anything that you won't like - unless you have issues with meat. I've never had to wait too long for food here, but I usually try to get here by 11:45 or wait until 2pm. The service is always friendly too. How can one not be happy here? All the cured meat fumes makes one giddy.
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5 stars for the salami and cured meats.
I have never had lamb prosciutto before.
4 stars overall.
The olive oil bread is just too much bread and it overwhelms
the meats. The flavor kinda disappears with all the
bready bread bread in your mouth. I took off the top
bread and folded the sando in half like a pizza and
then it was pretty durn good. Bread.
I had a puddle o' oil on the paper and many napkin friends
surrounding me.
I will head back for the meatball sando. It looks like a
better bread to meat ratio.
BREAD!
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Food is love. Anyone who tells you the contrary just isn't living life to the fullest. The people that work at Salumi love their food. Consider yourself fortunate that they would even consider sharing it with people and be happy to give your money to them.
On a cold and dreary day, probably typical for early spring in Seattle, we dropped in on Salumi. We arrived 15 minutes before opening on a Friday and there was already a line outside the door.
Now please keep in mind that when I arrived here I was expecting the greatest sandwich I would ever eat, and I was not disappointed.
I ordered a sandwich of homemade sausage. Good. Wife ordered the Porchetta sandwich, slow roasted pork. I took one bite and instantly I felt as though I were cheating on my wife because I was in love.
I quantify a great meal as those which I don't want to end, and if we'd had more time I would have stayed there all day. I ordered a 1/2 pound of Salumi salami unsliced for our road trip to Seattle. Wonderful marbling of fat and spices, I finished that tube of wonder meat all by myself like it was a good book, pulling it out of my pocket and savoring every little bit.
Though there aren't many artisan cured meat establishments I have visited, I would have to say that this is likely the 'best of the best' for what they offer. A selection of fine cured meats. Personal favorites are the Mole and Finocchiona which are stellar!
I haven't been able to enjoy their sandwiches though I do hear from reliable sources that they are divine.
Your best bet for times to visit are after 12:30 pm as the lunch crowd - which typically end up extending outside the building - is beginning to die down. Or call ahead if you know what you're after. You can by pass the line and pick up your selections at the counter.
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Anyone who gives this place less than 5 stars is getting kicked off my friend list on yelp. I'm lucky enough to have been here 5 times now and each time I swear, its better than the last.
So yes, everything everyone else says is true - long lines, crappy. hours. But it's worth it..especiallty if you like cured meats then this is no better place I've found anywhere. Coming here is like a religious experience for me.
I highly recommend the Prosciutto, fig and goat cheese sandwich. If you know me I have a small mouth (when I open wide it forms a perfect circle) so eating a big sandwich with big bread can be difficult for me -- but everytime I come here I just mash it into the perfect circle within 30 seconds after ordering it anyway. The tables here are crappy but I don't care...its a deli right? On the way out I decide to order another one...mmm mmm mm. I figure in case there is some sort of natural disaster and I'm stuck in my hotel room I shouldn't have to be hungry. I will be seen later sitting in my boxers watching late night television on the floor of my hotel room devouring the 2nd 'wich. I will then feel really guilty and think about doing sit-ups but I'm too full.
The cured meats by themselves are fantastic--- I'm now a huge fan of the Mole salami. mind blowing.
Side note: I've chatted with the old guy at off hours a few times about Seattle and SF and last time he remembered where I was from!! Cool. Take a look at the wall and you'll see him in pics with his very famous son....Mario Batali of Babbo's and Food Network fame.
I can't wait to go back.
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I love the porcetta sandwich. One sandwich is big enough for two. About half a baguette stuffed with lots of tender juicy pork, onions and green peppers. It's so good, it reminds me of my grandmother wonderful cooking.
I've never made it inside Salumi myself. Oh, I've tried. But as they are open from 11:46AM to 1:17PM on Tuesday, Wednesday and every third Friday, I've somehow never managed to happen upon it when it was open.
A friend was nice enough to bring me a sandwich, right before the Xmas holiday, if I do recall. We chowed down in my office building's atrium, thankful that the coming holiday meant that no one was hovering over our sammiches, asking "Is that from Salumi?".
Ha, just kidding. I work in Bellevue, and no one in Bellevue has ever heard of Salumi.
Anyhoo, yeah. Too much bread. Too much garlic. Too much salt. And bread, garlic, and salt are my LIFEBLOOD. Like, if I were a guest in your house, and you offered me salty garlic bread in lieu of a bed, access to fresh water, or even a roof, I'd be satisfied. You have to put a LOT of salty garlic on a TON of bread to start offending my senses.
Removing the top and eating the sandwich openfaced seemed to be the obvious answer. Not bad, not bad at all. But, not so good that I'd ever wait in line for it. But apparently, this is what white people like to do, so:
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Believe the hype, the meatball sando is that good. Gotta get back to try the pulled pork and sausage sando on Friday.
I had the Salumi salami sandwich. Delicious. Light olive oil, garlic spread, onions, and peppers. I went at around 2pm, so it was a short 10-15 minute wait.
As good as all the other 5 reviews say it is.
The porchettta was pure nirvana.
I must have missed something. The bread was too big, and $8 for a few broccoli's. Someday, I'll try again. That long line each day can't be wrong, can it?
I'm not really a meat person, or a fatty meat and cheese sandwich person, but my husband is. And my husband loves their hot soppresata (possibly just a shade less than he loves me). Their hot soppresata makes him so happy. For this, they get 5 stars.
Go at least once in your Seattle-life-time.
Just go early as possible to join the line.
Salumi can be summarized simply as outstanding.
If you have out-town visitors from NYC or well anywhere else where quality Italian deli's can be found with relative ease, take them to see the lunchtime spectacle. They'll have a good laugh and if they're lucky they'll get lunch.
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If you like Italian deli, then you must try this place. This is THE premier artisan meat maker in Seattle. The hours are weird, but if you can make it there when it's open, buy yourself a couple of chubs of the hot or sweet soppresatas to go and also get a sliced meat variety plate to try out their other offerings. The staff is very soup-nazi-ish but the food is worth it.
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Reminiscent of the "Soup Nazi" episode of Seinfeld. You wait in line, enter, place your order, step to the left, pay, and leave (or dine in, if you so choose). The only difference is that the staff is pretty friendly, they won't kick you out or ordering wrong, they'll just sigh and give you a dirty look... no, not really.
It was pretty cold and drizzly outside, the perfect weather for my friend from Texas to be visiting me in the Emerald City and of course the line was immense. We followed all of the steps accordingly, looking and deciding from the menu posted on the door on the way in. We also did our share of watching the people eating just inside the front window. I opted for the Salumi Salami Sandwich, complete with the mozzarella cheese. My friend had the porktasticness of the sandwich with three (or four) different kinds of pork... I don't remember the name offhand and I can't find it on the website (and I don't feel like sifting through 80+ reviews on here).
We got our food to go and headed back to my apartment to watch some Robot Chicken while we enjoyed our respective sandwiches. Mine was really tasty and HUGE, I couldn't finish it in one go-round. As always, I had issues with the bread-to-insides ratio, the yummy, yummy olive oil bread completely overwhelmed the delectableness of the salami and cheese. Made me sad... sorta. Friend thoroughly enjoyed his porktasticness and polished it off, no problem.
A fabulous way to introduce and out of towner to Seattle.
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If there were half stars on this site, I'd give out a three and a half.
I had anticipated coming here for so long and while I'm still glad I went, I left sort of annoyed. I didn't stay at Salumi for lunch but instead went in to grab a pound of sliced hot soppressata and a pound of coppa. The gentleman helping me, while friendly on the exterior, kept asking me questions that made me feel insane for wanting two pounds of meat sliced. I explained to him that I was visiting from Portland and that I would perhaps be sharing it with other people. Why that was his business was beyond me.
Half way through slicing the meat, he asks me to come over to the slicer and proceeds to tell me that the pile of meat in front of him was a half pound's worth. He then asks me if I'm ABSOLUTELY SURE I want the full pound. At this point, I took the hint and decided to just leave it at that.
I'm always annoyed when places want to decide for me how I should be eating, whether it's in terms of quantity or the spiciness of food. I paid my money and left and when I got home to Portland, the meats were good but not any better than the stuff I get from Pastaworks. At least when I'm there, they give me what I ask for without questioning my motivation.
Nevermind the half star, this place is getting only three stars.
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If I were to live another a hundred years I doubt I will have another meatball sub so good. The Chewy bread is a favorable departure from the usual soggy French bread that is almost always the base of inferior and even good meatball sandwiches. The Meatballs are seasoned to perfection and stored in sauce until the sandwich is made in front of you. Cheese is optional and I recommend fresh mozzarella. Additionally peppers and onions are optional, however I see them as intrinsic to the sandwich. Now here is the hard part. Getting the sandwich from your hand to your mouth without making a mess. I recommend these steps. A: take the sandwich to a suitable outdoor area such as Waterfall Garden Park B: dress in dark colors that can absorb the inevitable dropping juicy bits C: only keep company with person whom you do not mind making a pig of yourself in front of. You will find yourself with the wrapping paper obscuring your view of most of the world as you suck the last drops of flavor from the now shredded wrappings. All of this aside if you go to Salumi you must get a cured meat and cheese plate as well as grilled lamb. Some red wine or a cold beer to wash it all down is a good bet to. I enjoy eating at the communal tables when my lunch choice is not the meatball sandwich (of which I will always purchase one to go at the least). After you have eaten your meat and cheese plate get back in line and buy cured meat to take home. I wish I could afford to but all of the meats hanging in the glassed in case that I salivate over while waiting in line. every ones kitchen should be adorned with such beautiful artwork. My only unfulfilled desire is to penetrate into the back recess of this business and learn the secrets and see the majesty that is curing meat being prepared.
I'm so stressed out now. If just one week ago someone asked "what is the best sandwiche restaurant in Seattle?" I would not hesitate to give a confident resounding answer...now...as I said..I'm torn I'm stressed and I can't answer that confidently anymore.
Salumi is only open for lunch, if you go to Salumi you will wait to order, if you eat at Salumi you will be lucky if you find a seat, you will most likely sit by a stranger, you will find the place crowded and if it weren't for the line out the door (always) you would most likely walk right by the place BUT none of this matters. This place is amazing. I can say confidently that ANYTHING you get here will be amazing (have I had everything there, no but I'm still confident that it's all good).
Am I overselling this place? I think not, go there get a sandwich for now and don't forget to get a second one for the road.
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What an adventure. I finally went here after reading a LOT of fawning reviews...and there were a few things that were WOW and a couple that weren't so much.
The mole salami...that I called ahead and picked up, is truly a work of art. The meatball sandwich with fresh mozzarella, peppers, and onions on a baguette, also fab but it takes a HUGE mouth to bite it, I managed to sort of scare around the edges until I was able to bite that meatball. It was great.
The cinnamon lamb butt sandwich, not as remarkable. As has been said before, WAY too much bread, overall it was pretty dry. It's not a good thing when the onions and peppers (meagerly portioned) are the moistest thing on a sammie. There wasn't enough pork and I'd say about twice as much bread as would have made for a good bite experience. If you got it with mozzarella, more pesto schmear, and more onions and peppers, you could get away with the smallish amt of meat. So that one was kind of disappointing. The remaining half will go home and get some more love tonight after I adulterate it.
I got there at 1/4 to 11, and was about the 20th person in line. I would say that by the time I got out of there, it was about a 45 minute time investment...oh, forgot...I had to drive around the block 3 times (20 more minutes) to find a parking spot.
The line is fun, lots of the people talk about food or Salumi experiences the whole time so if you're like me and love to eavesdrop, especially when the subject is food, it's time well spent.
Also they kept sending a plate back along the line with meat to sample. It's amazing how grateful people get while waiting for over a half hour to get food (most on their quickly diminishing lunch hour) when a plate of free paper-thing slices of meat appear. You'd think that God himself had handed down manna from the sky.
People's comments about the tongue in the display case were interesting.
I would come back...in summer I'm totally trying the lamb, goat cheese, and fig sandwich, and how about pork cheeks????
But it's not something I'd subject myself to very often.
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I'm a regular. Some tips...Go at 10:50 a.m. and wait in line. You'll beat the crowd. You can't go wrong with the classic Salumi Salami Sandwich with Fresh Mozzarella. My second choice is the meatball sandwich. not a fan of their salads or soups though.
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So, I had some errands down in SODO, and decided to get to Salumi early and wait and grab some sandwiches.
I ordered the meatball sandwich,dressed and a mole salami sandwich, dressed.
Up to now, I consider Pot Belly meatball sandwich at the top of my list of meatball sandwiches (I don't eat a lot of meatball sandwiches.) Salumi version of the meatball sandwich is meaty, tasty and oh so goodly. Not to small, but enough to leave one wanting more (which is just right). Only if I had a nice Hoegaarden to wash it down, would it been the perfect lunch.
For dinner, I saved the mole salami sandwich. Not as spicy as I thought it would be. Bread kept soft throught out the day and into the next day. Wonderful flavor combinations, meaty... I love me some salami.
Overall not a bad sandwich shop.
Added: 4/11/08: todays sandwich was the hot supressata... Good stuff. Line was out of contol... glad I only had to wait 15 minutes.
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When you walk in, there is a Window to your right. Behind it, legs of lamb and pork hang, curing and aging solely for your enjoyment. What could be better?
The short hours make eating here a pain, but it is absolutely worth the wait. Take the day off from work if you have to.
Make sure to order the special. Or the gnocchi. Or the meatballs. Or the lamb prosciutto. Most important . . . make sure to call ahead and have them slice some meat for you to take home!
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I read the reviews....I watched the segment on Anthony Bourdain...
I never ever expected what I was in for...
How can cured meat be better than anything else that I have ever tasted before??
We got there around 11:30 on a Friday and expected a line...the line was pretty far down the block. It did move pretty fast and before we knew it we were at the counter.
We ordered the meat & cheese platter ($13.50) and then told the guy we had never been there and asked what we should order. He let us try a variety of different meats ... each one I basically could not understand how a piece of meat could be so delectable.
I ordered the oregano salumi sandwich with mozzarella (hello made fresh daily???) and the husband had a sandwich with the "spicy" salumi.
Everyone was so friendly. The guy at the cash register could not stop chatting it up with us...talking about the midwest (where we are from)...telling us what it was like when Anthony Bourdain "worked" there for a day....he seemed to treat every customer so kindly...like they were the only person in there.
I noticed in some reviews people were complaining about the lack of meat. Maybe they read yelp...because my sandwich was overflowing and I was actually surprised how much meat they piled on there for the price.
We took our sandwiches and meat platter to go...I still have some in the fridge as we speak. Oh Salumi...how I love you...
I don't think cured meat will ever be the same for me again.
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I have such an immense amount of respect for anyone that spends his entire working life at Boeing, then opens a restaurant in his golden years. Good on ya! The fact that Mario B. is your son is just icing on the cake.
Don't blink as you pass Salumi - it's a tiny little lunch place directly across from Seattle Lighting on Second Avenue as you enter Pioneer Square. If you're in line by 11 o'clock in the morning and the weather is particularly shitty, you might get to the cash register by noon.
Go there for the amazing meats. Go there to gawk at Mario's dad and any other celebrities that might be there (I particularly like the photo of Anthony Bordain as you wait in line).
Expect long lines. Expect draconian staff who demand that you order like an old pro, even if you've never been there before, don't know how to pronounce everything, and have questions about what you're about to put in your face. Expect water from a carafe on the communal table. Expect to sit next to total strangers who have no desire to be sociable. This is Seattle, after all.
Order some meats to go. Then you can savor them at your own pace.
This place serves great grub; plan to stand outside for a bit to place your order. Porcetta is the best!
I don't get to go here very often due to the hours but woah, is an experience! I liked my porchetta but I wish I had gotten the meatball sammich after tasting a friend's. I forgot how good they were! This ain't your average meatball.
Damn, we showed up at 11:15 on a friday, 15 minutes after they opened. There was already a line out the door and our wait was 45 minutes! Be advised.....
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Located in the heart of Pioneer Square's slum district, Armandino Batali's Salumi is not quite worth the wait outside. Lines are typically long, especially around lunchtime, and may be as much as 30 minutes. Even standing out in the rain, though, the scents of the spiced and cured meats gently drifted through the line. A riot was forming.
Inside is a sort of Slaughterhouse-Five for vegetarians. Meats hang violently from hooks; they are chopped up in front of you in line. Orders are processed fairly quickly, but the operation is as small as it is succinct, and waiting times are inevitable. If you're lucky enough to find a table, you'll get the opportunity for good conversation and decent food.
They were closing up before vacation, so options were somewhat limited. My dining companion and I split a lamb sandwich and a pork-based one. Bread was, however, too thick - I ended up not using it as a sandwich, but rather to sop up the little residue there was, and then ate the rest separately. It wasn't even that great.
Overall, I have to say I was disappointed. The meat was well-spiced and meaty, but it was really the only taste. This might be an odd complaint, but it's not personally what I'm looking for in the restaurant experience. I wish they focused less on the meat (which they have perfected), and more on the sandwich element.
Perhaps I was expecting too much. This may be a legendary joint, but I can't help but feel that it is overrated.
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Can I give 10 stars??!!!
My favorite eatery in Pacific Northwest, maybe anywhere??
I almost cried. This bordered on a religious experience for me! And I am being serious. If there isn't a God then I nominate Armandino Batali.
A dank hole in the wall. You have to walk through all of the homeless shelters. Horrible hours. Family style seating with an ugly old yellow vinyl table cloth (I am pretty sure this item was stolen from my now deceased grandma Rose) and a communal bottle of wine and jug of water. What single handedly made it worth flying to Seattle for? Hell drive if you've got to... The house cured prosciutto and chevre sandwich with fig jam was insane. So simple, so beautiful. The simple and clean chicken broth soup with escarole and rice was like the soup your grandma should have made.
The MEATBALLS. gulp.
Tasted as though God had made them himself! Everything I had ever imagined about what a meatball could be on its very best day and MORE. Need I say more? Too bad, there are not words. GO THERE!
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Every other weekend, my wife and I drive to Ocean Shores, WA - a place devoid (mostly) of food and culture.
We stop off on our way out of town and load up on Salumi creations. Usually about $50 to $60 worth of it.
How much do we like it?
Mole mole mole, how I love the mole. (This is Moh-lay, not made out of rodents). It's like chewing tobacco for the rest of us not from Arkansas. You put a piece of Salumi Mole Salami in your mouth and just let the flavor seep through to every pore in your body. You feel it everywhere. Like lovely electricity. Like love itself.
The Oregano - Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus and while his son is famous and banters with Alton Brown, his name is Armandino and he's gonna bring you some Oregano Salami for being good this year. And, damn, you must be really really really good - because this nearly makes you weep with joy.
The Salumi - the signature. OMG. It is to salami as The Beatles were to garage bands. It is the alpha and the omega. You eat it and you, too, are blessed.
The Paprika - this is a hard salami directly wired to the pleasure centers of your brain. It is a stick of pure soma. It is totally cured endorphin rush.
Suffice it to say, I am quite a fan of Salumi - where they have managed to work the best parts of joyful living into everything they make.
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I realize that a vegetarian going into Salumi is a bit like a nun going into a sex shop. Probably not a lot for me there and it misses the point, the meat.
But, I was going with two rabid meat eaters and so that was the point.
I was stunned. The one vegetarian sandwich option was prepared with the same attention to detail as the famous meat sandwiches.
I chose french bread as the base (could have had a foccacia-like bread if I chose), then they slathered on a mayo with garlic type spread, then piled it high with sauteed onions and spicy peppers. I then got to pick from three types of cheese: house-made mozzarella, provolone or gorgonzola. The sandwich maker steered me toward the house-made mozzarella. I figured at this point, they would slap the other half of the sandwich on and call it done.
But, NO! They layered on perfectly cooked and spiced eggplant. This was slightly oily, but the oil was so flavorful I didn't mind at all. The eggplant had a great spicy kick too. This sandwich was huge! It must have weighed at least a pound. I ate half for lunch and half for dinner.
I would totally recommend this sandwich as a special $9 treat if your meat-eating friends insist on Salumi for lunch.
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Who would have thought that such bliss could come from an old piece of meat.
Seriously.
What hasn't been said. This place is a jewel in the crown of Seattle's fine food. And I do mean fine.
I had wanted to come here ever since I was informed at how incredible their meats were. But I procrastinated until I made it my daily event to come here for lunch. I was lucky enough to have the boy with me to show me the ropes of ordering and had great line karma, meaning only a 15 minute wait, even at peek time.
First off, with the money these people are obviously making, they need to expand. Hording people into this small line and then making them run the gauntlet again to leave is just assine. And I would totally take stars off for that if the food hadn't made up for it.
I do love that you can try any of the meats you want and should considering your wait in line. I went right for the mole salami and loved it. Now some people think the bread is too bready, so I was prepared for that. But that isn't the case. The bread is heavy, yes, because it's olive oil based. It really isn't bready. The lighter airy bread they just started using too is bready but in a light way. And if you get all the toppings, you just don't notice.
Of course there is no where to sit inside. But remember, the waterfall gardens are a few blocks away and really just the best place to enjoy a sandwich of this caliber.
I could do that again easily.
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I was a vegetarian for over 8 years. Then after a long day and not much to choose from (vegetarian) at Six Arms I ordered a burger. Wow, that was easy. So I started ordering meat from time to time and finally outed myself to a good friend. He was so excited he told me he would take me to Salumi for my Christmas present. I was still considering myself to be a meat dabbler so I was a bit scared when I walked in. After a lamb sandwich and the meat platter, I was hooked. (we shared) I have eaten meat ever since (going on 2 year's now) and still love me some Salumi!
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