Lunch @ Paseo's with Austin

As part of our staycation this year instead of Hawaii and the Philippines, we decided to try a few local restaurants known for their awesome food, specifically sandwiches. On Tuesday, we went Salumi's in Pioneer Square for lunch and they are famous for their artisan cured meats. Anthony Bourdain featured their mom and pop establishment during his visit to Seattle and I knew I had to try Salumi's famous cured meats. Sadly, I didn't take a photo of my sandwich, Mufo, which had two different cured meats and an olive/garlic tapenade. Also, I shared their awesomely delicious, to die for gnocchi that the Grandma in the front of the store made right in front of the customers as we all walked in. It was the best but priciest lunch, with each sandwich costing about $10.


Now onto the main attraction for today...Paseo's Cuban Roast Pork sandwich which came with roasted corn slathered with their special sauce. According to their menu, it consisted of, "Pork shoulder coated in Paseo marinade & slow roasted 'til falling into succulent morsels." Those words were completely and utterly true, I guarantee you. As I write this blog, I am finishing up the remainder of my sandwich after a good tennis workout with Austin. He is currently playing God of War while I am writing about the wonderful lunch that we had. He is an awesome boyfriend.

We both thought that this cuban pork roast sandwich is very similar to the banh mi sandwiches, the Vietnamese sandwiches because it contained cilantro, jalapenos, meat, veggies(the lettuce and caramelized onions), and homemade spread. The differences I think are the bread and the Latin spices in the pork marinade and special spread on the bread.

Notice that they serve the sandwiches on cheap asian plates! That was interesting, along with what we thought were two health inspectors who showed up during the rush hour. According to Austin, they flashed their badges. Funny because it tickles my insides to think that they are the food cops.

So check out Paseo's in Fremont or Ballard. There is usually a long line though and they are open Tuesday to Saturday, 11 am to 9pm.  Sandwiches cost $7.50.

Buen provecho!