My friend Sharon wanted eat lunch in Seattle. Where to go? Where to go?
You probably don’t understand. You see, Sharon and I have been friends since 1983, best friends, friends with entire dictionaries of inside jokes. And food has been one of the biggest ties between us.
Sharon generally likes to plan every meal days in advance. When I told her Danny had pickled figs and red cabbage (separately), and the jars were sitting in our refrigerator, she decided we would eat them for Friday’s dinner. This was on Tuesday morning.
So when we were driving off the ferry on Saturday afternoon, and realized we didn’t know where to have lunch yet, Sharon started to panic. Where were we going to go?
Instantly, I knew.
They have this Cuban pork roast sandwich.
Paseo is a tiny little tin shack of a place, in the Fremont neighborhood, far away from anything else cool. When you’re looking for it on a Saturday afternoon, however, you will know you have reached it for the line of hungry people waiting outside the door. Most of them know to order their food to go — the place only has 5 or 6 tables. But Sharon and I wanted to stay, so we waited for a space to open.
This way, we could sit back and enjoy, instead of eating in the car.
Sharon really had no choice but to order the Cuban pork roast sandwich. I have never been able to eat it (the gluten thing), but so many friends have recommended it that I knew Sharon would love it.
What is it? And I quote….
“Pork shoulder coated in Paseo marinade & slow roasted ’til falling into succulent morsels….[served] on a lightly toasted baguette slathered with aioli (seasoned mayo) , fresh cilantro, pickled jalapeños, crisp romaine lettuce & crowned with caramelized onions.”
Try to resist it.
Sharon certainly didn’t resist it. She said — and I quote — “That is the best sandwich I have ever eaten. And the messiest.”
Here she is, trying to find another piece of pork-soaked cilantro to eat. She licked that paper clean.
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