Seattle Food-Mobiles: Skillet Street Food

How do you like your treats? If you said “on their way to me right now,” then this post is for you.

Alright, I kid… kind of. Today & tomorrow’s spotlight is on food you’ll find in Seattle outside the restaurant, in trailers and buses to be specific. One of them roams around the city and may be stopping in your neighborhood. The other stays put, but is well worth the journey to it. Today’s…

Skillet Street Food (www.skilletstreetfood.com)

Ohhh man, Skillet has got to be one of my favorite places to nab food in the city. And you won’t find crap here. I was going to write a short description, but I think the description they have on their site just about sums it up:

Our goal is to provide seasonally relevant, locally sourced and impeccably executed bistro style food up and down the west coast……out of our airstream trailers

And that they do. What you receive after you order & spend a mere 5 minutes waiting is truly gormet and delicious.  Their menu changes every week, but always on it is “the burger”, which is always some variation of this week’s burger, which is: “grass-fed beef, cambazola, arugula, bacon jam, brioche” and served with handcut french fries (which are delectable).

The rest of the menu is pretty diverse, and they always have at least one vegetarian dish, as well as weekly desserts, and a tasty drink (iced tea and different lemonades have been the drink of choice these last few weeks).

This week’s menu is:

• the burger
• thai cured confit of duck, rice and mizuna salad, cilantro plum vinaigrette, 7 flavor cashew sauce
• chop chop salad, chick peas, flat leaf, spring veggies, organic romaine, champagne herb vinaigrette
• papparadelle, sage, peas, grana padano, arugula pesto
• poutine with cheddars, gravy, and herbs
• lavender shortbread, lemon curd, crème fraiche

Honestly, have I not convinced you yet? And I haven’t even gotten to the best parts. 1) it moves daily, coming to an area near you (hopefully)! Their current schedule is up on the site, and I posted it below. The locations, unlike the menu, don’t change weekly, but they do occasionally switch if they get booted from their parking/resting/serving space. 2) All menu items are between $2-$10!

mon/cap hill

tue/sodo

wed/slu

thurs/fremont

fri/(lower) queen anne eve/thornton cinemas (northgate)

sat/columbia city eve/thornton cinemas

sun/west seattle

usually open from 11am-2pm

(click here for maps of exact locations)

Check back tomorrow, readers, for yet another tasty, tasty food cart spotlight. I promise you won’t be disappointed!

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PS: If you follow me on Twitter, you may know that I am currently in the process of going wheat-free for 2 weeks to determine if I have a wheat allergy/intolerance. I had a food allergy when I was younger and we were pretty sure it was wheat, but over time it seemed to go away for the most part. I fear it’s back, however, so I am trying to determine once & for all if it is wheat. Anyway, what I am looking for is this: fantastic Seattle wheat- or gluten-free recommendations. From restaurants to grocery stores (Whole Foods: check!), grocery items, recipes, resources, etc. Please Seattle, if you have any wheat- or gluten-free advice, send it my way. It’s tough learning to accommodate such an allergy this late in life. I have over 2 decades of practice eating breads! Haha.

Thanks in advance, trusty casual Seattlites!

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