West Seattle food: 1 store deli returns, 1 more on the way

Story and photos by Keri DeTore
Reporting for West Seattle Blog

Two of West Seattle’s neighborhood mini-markets are expanding their offerings by installing delis.

First: The Alki Urban Market has brought back its deli, which shut down for a while in order to enlarge and reorganize the kitchen to be able to broaden the market’s offerings. Along with deli sandwiches featuring Boar’s Head meats and a veggie sandwich, the deli now offers hamburgers, hot dogs, and fried chicken.

Owner Thampipillai Thilakarajah says, “The community wanted the deli, and the landlord thought there should be a deli in the neighborhood.” All deli items are available for take-out by calling 206-913-2127 and menus are available at the Market. Deli hours are 12 pm-6 pm Monday-Friday, and 11 am-6 pm Saturday and Sunday.

Also adding a deli and continuing its evolution is the Juneau Street Market at California/Juneau (next to the new Pan Africa Grill), recently taken over by Sam Ibrahim (right), who purchased the newly renovated market from a relative. Sam is planning to move some counters and shelves around to make room for a seating area by the front windows, and add a deli counter that will serve sandwiches and hot foods, including gyros and chicken teriyaki. Permitting is underway and he hopes to get started within the next 30 days.

Another amenity that Sam is adding is that the Juneau Street Market will be a Western Union branch and will be able to transact money orders, transfers and bill paying. This should be ready to go sometime this week. Juneau Street Market hours are 9 am-10 pm Sunday through Thursday and 9 am-12 pm Friday and Saturday.

Both market owners stress that they are interested in serving their neighbors well and providing them with good food whenever they need it.

5 Replies to "West Seattle food: 1 store deli returns, 1 more on the way"

  • natinstl October 17, 2011 (7:30 pm)

    Glad to hear Sam is taking this approach with the Juneau St. market. We have a really tight knit neighborhood and we’ve been all lamenting the fact that we wanted the market to be more of a deli/eatery than a quickie mart. We’ll definitely try it out.

  • Lou October 17, 2011 (7:59 pm)

    Very happy to hear it! Sam is great and the market is better than ever! Thanks Sam!

  • Lou October 17, 2011 (8:00 pm)

    Oh also, I believe his hours are 9am to 12am on Fri/Sat – not 12pm.

  • CurlyQ October 18, 2011 (10:43 am)

    Would LOVE some neighborhood gyros and maybe hummus and falafel too, on the cheap.

  • kim October 18, 2011 (12:55 pm)

    I had some baklava made by Sam’s wife that was delicious…and a plate of 4 only cost $1.50!

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