Hole In The Wall Barbecue
(206) 622-8717
215 James St
Seattle,
WA
98104
47.6023
-122.332
Neighborhoods: Pioneer Square, Downtown
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Since 1989, Chuck Forsyth has been serving mouthwatering barbecue sandwiches and award-winning chili to health-unconscious office jocks in his aptly named downtown Seattle eatery. It's just around the corner from the Smith Tower, or as Forsyth puts it: "Conveniently located between the saloons of Pioneer Square and King County Jail." Service is brisk and friendly.
The Food
When the brisket hits the bun, the Bullwacker barbecue sauce (Forsyth's homemade coffee-based concoction) seeps out the sides, practically by the pint. Lean-meat freaks would be wise to choose the smoked breast of turkey sandwich. Otherwise, there's a shredded barbecued pork sandwich, hot link sausages and three traditional sides: barbecued beans, coleslaw and potato salad. And of course, the laudable chili which comes in mild, medium (a safe starting point for beginners) and hot.
User Reviews
alesandra2
June 23, 2008
So I was looking up my grandpa's name on google and came across this. The founder of Hole-in-the-Wall, and one of the greatest chili/BBQ chefs in the world, was Chuch Forsyth. Unfortunately he passed away 2 years ago, but its wonderful to know his legacy carries on with his resturant. If you're ever passing by in Seattle, I would highly recommend stopping by Hole-in-the-Wall. (My uncle took the buisiness over) The BBQ sandwiches & chili are my personal favorites.
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Anonymous
April 30, 2008
Walking down hill away from 3rd ave, I remembered that there was the barbarque place I heard about on the radio. I went into the very small resturant and order the shredded pork sandwich to go! I had a friendly chat with the man behind the counter and mentioned that I heard about the resturant on the radio. He was thrilled that I stopped by. The sandwich was so good with the right amount of sauce and the pork was so tender. The service was quick and price was very reasonable. There are so many resturants to choose from in that area, you won't go wrong with old fashion barbarque!
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ttcox
July 26, 2007
Our law firm had these folks cater our annual summer shin-dig for 50 people and they did an amazing job! Not only was the beef, pork, turkey and hot links huge hits, they have homemade BBQ baked/smoked beans which were out of this world. I had a ton of compliments on the food from the lawyers and guests. We'd use them again in a heartbeat.
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When to Go:
You might want to consider takeout, as it's pandemonium here during lunch hour.
Know Before You Go:
Order your sandwich "hot and wet," for a shot of hot sauce and extra barbecue sauce.
Category:
Restaurants, Barbecue Restaurants
Payment Methods:
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