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Oh, No—Dot’s Butcher and Deli Is Closing

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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Fare thee well, glorious meatballs. 

Well this just sucks. Owner Miles James says that Dot’s, his Pike Place Market sandwich counter and butcher shop, will serve its final porchetta sandwich this week.

James dispensed with the usual euphemisms and explained on Facebook that he’s not renewing his lease, and straight-up needed more business to keep things afloat. The chef and butcher, who endeared himself to Seattle’s carnivorous population with his popular Dot’s Deli in Fremont (another place whose run was all too brief), has been running his shop solo of late. This sounds both grueling and untenable.

James’s porchetta has become his calling card, but I was always partial to the meatball sandwich; Dot’s was an easy inclusion in our most recent accounting of the 100 Best Restaurants in Seattle.

Dot’s last day of business will be Friday, May 12, unless things sell out before then. 

 




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.