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1. Humm interesting I wonder if the recent article in Wednesday’s Times “Mobil Vendors on a Roll” by Nancy Leson prompted this. I for one love these street food verdors do here’s hoping they get all their problems corrected and hit the streets once again.

   Comment by Jersey Jill — June 5, 09 12:01 pm #

2. Humm interesting I wonder if the recent article in Wednesday’s Times “Mobil Vendors on a Roll” by Nancy Leson prompted this. I for one love these street food verdors so here’s hoping they get all their problems corrected and hit the streets once again.

   Comment by Jersey Jill — June 5, 09 12:02 pm #

3. Just added an update. Josh says it was a temporary trailer and a temporary thing (I’m also going to check with the Health Department since their website as of a couple mins ago still says “closed” but might just mean THAT trailer and THAT location) … and they’re “open for business” … TR

   Comment by WSB — June 5, 09 12:08 pm #

4. It would be great if you could ask Josh to comment not only on the inadequate facilities to control temperatures of potentially-hazardous foods, but also about the potentially-hazardous foods that *were* at unsafe temperatures, inoperable hand washing facility, and lack of hot water.

   Yuck.

   Comment by Phil M — June 5, 09 1:01 pm #

5. “We got very very unlucky… but oh well…”

   You got caught.

   Comment by c'mon now — June 5, 09 1:13 pm #

6. well, so much for going there again. sad.

   Comment by toddinwestwood — June 5, 09 1:35 pm #

7. Check out some of your regular spots on the HD page. Remember about a year ago when people found the comments about the KFC on 35th?

   Comment by p — June 5, 09 2:00 pm #

8. my wife hates these places becuase they are not clean typically, why risk it.

   Comment by brown — June 5, 09 2:22 pm #

9. They were kind of overreaching to become the pre-game Mariners food vendor – I think the M’s were panicked after both Outback and whoever the other one was didn’t want to return – and this is an unfortunate consequence of not having the capability to quickly move into that role.
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   Love to see the usual folks get worked up about it, though. (Their problems were corrected by the next day – reading is fundamental.)

   Comment by Michael — June 5, 09 2:29 pm #

10. agreed.

    so WHERE will they be Sunday? I want to try them.

    Comment by ellenater — June 5, 09 2:44 pm #

11. Seattle Lutheran HS parking lot TFN as it’s been for a while – 41st/Genesee

    Comment by WSB — June 5, 09 2:49 pm #

12. We tried Skillet. Cold, greasy, stale. Health dept violations are another nail in the coffin. We won’t go again.

    Comment by West Side — June 5, 09 3:36 pm #

13. Ellen, according to their schedule they’ll be at Seattle Lutheran again, and they’ll be across from Safeco Field (they’re there before every M’s game).
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    I might see you there – never tried them, but I’m thinking some the bandwagon-jumpers are jumping off now.

    Comment by Michael — June 5, 09 3:49 pm #

14. Lack of handwashing facility is so disgusting.

    Comment by CD — June 5, 09 4:01 pm #

15. The attitude that we got caught, but did nothing wrong is a symbol of this vendor who shows seems to feel the rules do not apply to them. Let me explain further. From my office I see the exterior of their operation in Pioneer Square, and they continue to use the sidewalk as if they own it, causing pedestrians to walk in the street. Their dumpster blocks the sidewalk (even after SDOT has responded to complaints), they park on the sidewalk all the time, and I even watched the guy walks across the street mid-block right in front several cars en-route to a green light and he expected them to stop for him. The cars did stop for him by the way, and received not so much as a nod of thanks. Also, the building they are in is in a rodent infested area and their door has a significant hole at the bottom, I imagine the inside is questionable.

    Comment by rico — June 5, 09 5:36 pm #

16. It really concerns me that Skillet would use a vehicle that doesn’t have sufficient facilities. To NOT even have hot water? I would expect a vendor that actually cares about the quality/safety of their food and customers to just NOT work that day, if lacking adequate facilities. Their showing up to sell food is NOT an “emergency”.
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    From what I’ve read about Skillet at WSB and other places, I’ve gotten the sense that the owner doesn’t respect health regulations…despite what he might say.

    Comment by alki_2008 — June 5, 09 8:38 pm #

17. I would be interested in seeing how many people post if and or when they got sick from the skillet!! Now that would be the deciding factor!!!! Im sure its not the only dirty truck out there. You get what you deserve if you eat out of the back of a truck.

    Comment by Jtk — June 5, 09 11:40 pm #

18. Yep, I was on the fence anyway but that canceled my interest completely. GROSS!

    Comment by RainyDay — June 6, 09 12:06 am #

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