Is Capitol Hill ready for “East Coast sandwiches with Northwest attitude?” Other Coast Cafe started their sandwich business in Ballard and expanded to downtown Seattle (to the 2 Union Square building) in 2006. The downtown location closed at the end of last year, but Other Coast’s ambition to share their Rajun Cajun (and other signature sandwiches) has not diminished. They will be establishing their Capitol Hill imprint at 721 East Pike, previously home to the Martin-Zambito Fine Art Gallery.
We caught up with Emily Mabus, one of Other Coast’s co-owners to ask her a few questions. We asked whether Other Coast was intimidated by the presence of long-time Hill sandwich vendor, The Honey Hole on the very same block: “We have a great location in Ballard and are looking forward to branching out to Capitol Hill – and my belief has always been ‘the more the merrier’ so we are looking forward to joining the other great sandwich joints up here,” Mabus said.
On whether the Hill location will be different than the Ballard one, Mabus replied, “We will have the same great sandwiches as in Ballard, as well as a liquor license, so I can’t imagine anything more fantastic than a Rajun Cajun and a beer once we get the doors open.”
According to city records, Other Coast is spending $125,000 on the build out of the new space. They hope to open on East PIke in October 2010.
