PUBLICOLA: HOLY SMOKES Martino’s Smoked Meats
Seattle’s latest sandwich Hall of Famer is the Santa Maria Tri-Tip, a smoky, beefy, gloriously greasy masterpiece from a tidy Phinney Ridge takeout paying reverent homage to the signature barbecue style of California’s central coast. Juicy slices of grass-fed tri-tip sirloin smoked in red oak, big ragged hunks of crunchy red onion and tomatoes and roasted poblano salsa, bright chimichurri trailing herby garlic all over the big crusty Macrina baguette—this mouthfiller is one of the greats. 7410 Greenwood Ave N, Phinney Ridge, 206-397-4689; martinosseattle.com