When Seattlest worked closer to Pike Place Market, the obvious lunchtime choice was between crumbly, delectable tamales or hearty gyros. Now that we find ourselves in Sodo 40 hours a week, we've had to venture out and blaze a new lunch hour trail. Our heart, mind, and friend's recommendations led us to Smarty Pants, only five minutes away (plus a few, due to an inconveniently placed train)...
We now believe in love again, Seattle, and it's all due to the spicy, chewy, drippy, garlicky Troublemaker sandwich from Smarty Pants. Good LORD. Did you know you can get your sandwich with a side of chips and salsa? And that there are BIKERS at that place?! We walked in drained; that sandwich restored us to heights of vim and vigor we haven't hoped for in months. It's a miracle sandwich.
Sandwiches are God's gift to humanity.
Georgetown's kinda nice, too.
6017 Airport Way S, Seattle, WA 98108. Call ahead for take-out: (206) 762-4777. 21+ only.



Where are the pictures? I love me some sandwich porn.
You should check out the Georgetown Truck
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the Georgetown Truck Stop.
It's a tiny little place kind of by Airport Way and Lucile (a little west of there...). They do little sandwiches and salads and soups and stuff. Good food, awesome folks there.
http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/1/334027/Seattle/Georgetown-restaurants/Georgetown-Truck-Stop.html
Georgetown now is what Ballard was 20 years ago.
Don't go there too much and ruin it...
Um, didn't we have a Seattlest meetup at SmartyPants?
Nooo idea.
You gotta try Georgetown Liquor Company (http://www.georgetownliquorcompany.com/) - their sandwiches are consistently amazing, their sides include house-made chips & salsa and the atmosphere is really good too.
I've had inconsistent experiences at Smarty Pants over the last few years. If Tim Ptak is in the kitchen, everything is great. If he's not, then the quality is really allover the map.
Another new South-end restaurant to try is Loretta's, recently opened over the bridge in South Park. It's owned by Scott Horrell of 9lb Hammer, and their food is superb. Apparently the pork-chop sandwich is to die for. (I don't eat pork, so I can't say definitively)