Quick Pack Food Mart
| Quick Pack Food Mart | |
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 The store's exterior in 2024 | |
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| Street address | 2616 South Jackson Street |
| City | Seattle |
| County | King |
| State | Washington |
| Postal/ZIP Code | 98144 |
| Country | United States |
| Coordinates | 47°35′58″N 122°17′52″W / 47.5995°N 122.2978°W |
Quick Pack Food Mart is a convenience store and fried chicken restaurant in Seattle's Central District, in the U.S. state of Washington. The Black-owned business has garnered a positive reception for its fried chicken, jojos, and samosas.
Description
[edit]Quick Pack Food Mart is a convenience store and fried chicken restaurant at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr. Way and South Jackson Street in the Central District.[1][2] In addition to fried chicken, the menu includes jojos (potato wedges)[3] made from Russet potatoes[4] as well as samosas filled with rice.[5] There is no seating available.[3]
The Black-owned[6][7] shop used to have a sign with a typo that read "Seattle's Best Friend Chicken".[8]
Reception
[edit]In 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Eater Seattle's included Quick Pack in a list of the city's best fried chicken options for delivery or take-out.[9] Jade Yamazaki Stewart included Quick Pack in the website's 2022 list of sixteen restaurants for "knockout" fried chicken in the Seattle metropolitan area. She wrote, "When fresh out of the fryer, the oversized wings and juicy thighs at this unassuming convenience store rival the best birds in the city."[10] Stewart and Meg van Huygen included Quick Pack in a 2024 overview of recommended restaurants for "affordable, delicious" food in the city and said the business was among Seattle's best fried chicken restaurants.[5] Stewart and Gabe Guarente also included the business in a 2024 list of fourteen restaurants for "stellar" wings in Seattle, writing: "Given the breakneck pace of development in the Central District, here's hoping Quick Pack is a holdout for years to come. 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."[11] Eater Seattle's 2024 list of 38 "essential" restaurants in the city says, "we challenge you to find a better way to spend $3 than buying a drumstick here". The website also recommended, "A couple pieces makes great road trip comfort food; a dozen pieces is a Sunday dinner."[12]
Thrillist has called the fried chicken "delicious".[13] Jake Uitti ranked Quick Pack second in The Stranger's overview of Seattle's best fried chicken and said eating there "was a glorious experience; damn near out of a Rockwell painting".[14] In 2018, Chason Gordon of Seattle Magazine wrote, "Quick Pack is your prototypical hidden gem. They don't house 'The best fried chicken in town!' like their confident sign says, but if you're in the area, it's worth a visit."[3] In 2020, The Infatuation's Aimee Rizzo said Quick Pack was "rumored" to have some of the city's best fried chicken.[15] She and Kayla Sager-Riley included the business in a 2024 overview of Seattle's fourteen best restaurants for chicken wings.[16]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "The Most Magical Fried Chicken in Seattle". Seattle Weekly. 2018-10-17. Archived from the original on 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Clement, Bethany Jean. "Really, Really Good Fried Chicken". The Stranger. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ a b c "These Seattle Convenience Stores Actually Have Great Fried Chicken". Seattle Magazine. 2022-07-08. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Huygen, Meg van. "A Brief History of Jojos, Which Are from the Pacific Northwest and Not the Midwest, Okay?!". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ a b Stewart, Jade Yamazaki (2016-08-22). "Where to Get Affordable, Delicious Food in Seattle". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "230+ Black-owned restaurants & businesses to support in Western Washington". king5.com. 2020-06-09. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Enjoy a meal from one of these 60 Black-owned restaurants in Seattle | Dished". Daily Hive. Archived from the original on 2023-01-30. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "Quick Pack Food Mart Review - Central District - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2023-11-21. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "16 Spots for Knockout Fried Chicken in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. 2016-03-02. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "16 Spots for Knockout Fried Chicken in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. 2016-03-02. Archived from the original on 2023-06-09. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "14 Destinations for Stellar Wings in Seattle". Eater Seattle. 2015-10-09. Archived from the original on 2024-03-25. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "The 38 Essential Restaurants in Seattle". Eater Seattle. 2018-04-10. Archived from the original on 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Drucker, Ali (2017-10-05). "Quick Pack Food Mart". Thrillist. Archived from the original on 2022-11-27. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ Uitti, Jake. "Fried Chicken Face Off: Searching for Seattle's Best Breaded Birds". The Stranger. Archived from the original on 2023-10-28. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "170 Black-Owned Restaurants & Food Trucks In Seattle - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
- ^ "The 14 Best Wings In Seattle - Seattle". The Infatuation. 2023-11-21. Archived from the original on 2024-02-22. Retrieved 2024-07-05.
External links
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Media related to Quick Pack Food Mart at Wikimedia Commons
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