The Kite Cafe
Restaurant · Ballard ·
East Coast-style subs with chips on top, plus treats
East Coast-style subs with chips on top, plus treats
"This Golden Gardens snack shack has a remarkable turkey and havarti hoagie that’s effortlessly portable. The roll is super soft and spongy, with necessary crunch provided by salt and vinegar potato chips smashed on top. Between that, sharp shaved onion, perfectly ripe avocado, and herby lemon aioli, this is a summertime turkey sub that’s ready for you to clutch while bobbing around the bay." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"This little snack shack inside Golden Gardens serves a bunch of salads, grain bowls, and tasty sandwiches built for warm weather. Like a classic Italian cold cut-loaded sub, or our favorite—their turkey and havarti hoagie served on a squishy bun. It's a great sandwich for lunch after laying out like a slug, or during an afternoon boat ride. This spot reminds you that, yes, Seattle can be a beachy town when it tries." - gabe guarente, aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley
"The turkey and havarti sandwich at this Golden Gardens concession stand is the most portable hoagie in Seattle, which means it'll perform superbly snuggled up in your lunchbox next to an ice pack until you reach a picnic area. Sure, some of the salt and vinegar potato chips jammed inside might lose a bit of crunch, but that's a small tradeoff for a delicious bundle of protein, avocado, and lemony herb aioli." - aimee rizzo
"Italian subs and Golden Gardens go together like cats and a towel you just dropped on the floor. And Kite Cafe satisfies any sandwich-on-the-sand urge. This beachside deli uses Amoroso hoagie rolls from Philly, which are cotton candy-soft but sturdy, so it stands up to the hand-sliced goods. The teaming up of garden variety genoa and red-hot soppressata is genius, and we love that they deploy mozzarella instead of provolone—which has truly had enough attention already." - aimee rizzo
"This little snack shack inside Golden Gardens serves a bunch of salads, grain bowls, and tasty sandwiches built for warm weather. Like a classic Italian cold cut-loaded sub, or our favorite—their turkey and havarti hoagie. The super soft and spongy roll makes things effortlessly portable, and where this thing lacks in bread texture, it makes up for in necessary crunch provided by salt and vinegar potato chips smashed on top. It's a great sandwich for lunch after laying like a slug on the beach, or during an afternoon boat ride." - aimee rizzo, kayla sager riley