HoneyHole Sandwiches
Restaurant · First Hill ·
Hearty gourmet sandwiches, veggie options, full bar, DJs, cubbyhole atmosphere
Hearty gourmet sandwiches, veggie options, full bar, DJs, cubbyhole atmosphere
"After a temporary closure in 2023, this long-running Capitol Hill institution has new ownership and is back to what it does best: serving hot and cold sandwiches to people who are drinking, just got done drinking, or regret drinking so much the night before. True to Capitol Hill’s inclusive ethos, HoneyHole serves a lot of vegetarian and vegan options, including the El Guapo, and Italian grinder-style sandwich that somehow ditches the meat and stays delicious." - Eater Staff
"You might think Honeyhole is a tiki bar based on the red lighting and ridiculous piranha dangling from the ceiling. But it’s actually a restaurant that specializes in tasty baguette sandwiches with combinations like turkey, dill havarti, and ranch or tri-tip with horseradish mayo and cheddar dipped in au jus. It’s impossible to have a bad meal here." - aimee rizzo
"The chefs at this acclaimed Central District restaurant are offering a limited amount of mesquite-smoked turkey (12 to 14 pounds), with sides of mashed potatoes, yams, and green beans. Prices range from $190 for 8-10 people, all the way up to $290 for a premium feast, which includes two pounds of glazed ham and a rack of ribs for up to 14 people. The last day to order is November 22, and meal pickup is Thanksgiving Day from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m." - Gabe Guarente
"One of HoneyHole’s previous owners sold the restaurant following accusations of transphobia and mismanagement; the next owner straight-up disappeared. This gave the dive-y sandwich shop an aura of disrepute that it should never have had. Reopened in March under restaurateur Travis Rosenthal, hopefully HoneyHole can go back to being a reliable place to get a solid sandwich and a beer. This being Capitol Hill, there are plenty of vegetarian and vegan options; the El Guapo, essentially an Italian-style sandwich sans meat, should be on a flag or something." - Meg van Huygen, Harry Cheadle
"After recent tumultuous ownership changes and a closure, this decades-old sandwich favorite on the Hill has returned—but the quality hasn’t. The Fast Eddie is made with very thin and dry tri-tip. The Waverider has barely any pesto, and the sad fries are starchy and floppy. About the only things we recognize here are the red walls, random assortment of trinkets hanging from the ceiling, and framed Marlon Brando photo. You could use Honeyhole 2.0 (or 3.0 at this point) for lunch in a pinch, but Seattle has so many better sandwich shops to choose from, we’d rather go elsewhere." - Kayla Sager-Riley