Quick Pack Food Mart
Convenience store · Central Area ·
Juicy, crispy fried chicken and huge jojos at this mart
Juicy, crispy fried chicken and huge jojos at this mart
"There was once a time when the sign on Quick Pack’s purple building read, “Seattle’s Best Friend Chicken.” That typo has since been corrected, but it also felt right—what a perfect way to describe the platonic love we have for the wings at this neighborhood mini-mart. Not only are they golden full-sizers, but they’re also always hot, fresh, and have light paper mache-like skin worthy of snacking on its own. Grab a few wings for the road, and make sure to pick up a sambusa while you’re here, too." - aimee rizzo, lidiya belete, kayla sager riley
"There was once a time when the sign on Quick Pack’s purple building read, “Seattle’s Best Friend Chicken.” That typo has since been corrected, but it also felt like a perfect way to describe the platonic love we have for the wings at this Central District mini-mart. Not only are they golden full-sizers, but they’re juicy with light paper mache-like skin worthy of snacking on its own. Grab a few wings for the road, drizzle them with the self-serve bottle of hot sauce, and pick up a sambusa, if available." - kayla sager riley, gabe guarente, aimee rizzo
"There was once a time when the sign on Quick Pack’s purple building read, “Seattle’s Best Friend Chicken.” That typo has since been corrected, but it also felt like a perfect way to describe the platonic love we have for the wings at this Central District mini-mart. Not only are they golden full-sizers, but they’re juicy with light paper mache-like skin worthy of snacking on its own. Grab a few wings for the road, drizzle them with the self-serve bottle of hot sauce, and pick up a sambusa while you’re here, too, if available. Food Rundown Whole Wings You won’t find many mini-mart wings in Seattle bigger than these. They’re hefty chunks of chicken that seriously hit the spot when you need a substantial snack between lunch and dinner—linner, if you will. And a splash of hot sauce seeps right into the crispy skin, instantly transforming them into DIY buffalo wings. photo credit: Nate Watters Jojos The jojos here are almost like potato chips, and they have a pale yellow tint instead of the usual golden or Cajun seasoning you might expect. There are better versions out there." - Kayla Sager-Riley
"If you’ve never been inside Quick Pack, you might wonder why so many cars are always parked outside this Central District convenience store. Well, it’s not just a convenience store — it’s one of the best fried chicken restaurants in Seattle, serving up juicy and flavorful wings, legs, and breasts. Don’t sleep on the rice-filled sambusas either, which are hot and flaky and a $3.50 savory treat." - Meg van Huygen
"You won’t find an extensive menu at this unassuming convenience store, but you will find oversized, well-seasoned, shockingly good wings, a fantastic grab-and-go snack when they’re fresh out of the fryer. There are a lot of mini marts selling wings, but none as flavorful as these. Bonus points for the surprisingly spicy tagline on its Facebook page: “Oprah wishes she knew where to get chicken THIS good.” (If you don’t get it, it’s a joke about Ezell’s, the chicken chain that started down the street from Quick Pack and which was famously endorsed by Oprah Winfrey.)" - Eater Staff
