Hungrygrrl

Skillet is a phenomenon– street food that’s really chef food that’s really comfort food. The story is, there were these two guys Josh and Danny. Josh was a CIA trained cook and Danny was in restaurant management. And they decided to serve food out of an airstream trailer. And over a year later, things are still going swimmingly.

The menu is impressive, solid and yet inventive.There’s a fancy BLT with berkshire bacon and tomato aioli, poutine with gravy and white cheddar, a kobe beef burger with bacon jam and cambozola. Did you catch that? Bacon jam. They sell it too. On ebay.

Skillet moves around depending on the day of the week, but I found them on a Tuesday conveniently parked on Utah right near the Home Depot in SODO. It was pouring, as it has been of late, but that didn’t stop the crowds. When I first arrived there were about 4 people huddled under a makeshift tent waiting for food, by the time I left it was more like 20.

Skillet is more than a restaurant, it’s a little community. From the hipsters with their hats pulled over their eyes to the middle aged african american woman with a walking boot, we all felt pretty proud of ourselves as we huddled under that tent. We were going to have a damn good lunch.

After about 5 minutes, they called my name and I ran to my car with my precious cargo. Thick cut bacon, soft brioche bread, a little arugula. Damn straight. Needed a bit more tomatoes. That tomato aioli wasn’t cutting it for the “T” to my “BL” but I’lll let it go. It is still spring after all, you can’t get good tomatoes. The farro salad was a nice contrast with its chewy wheatiness and perfectly crisp asparagus.

The menu changes weekly, they post it on their website. And they also serve breakfast.

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Skillet Street Food
http://www.skilletstreetfood.com/
Various locations, check website