Address: 710 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett, WA 98208
Phone: (206) 999-8377
Hours: Monday, Wednesday, Friday 12:00 PM – 6:00 PM
Price range: $
Halal: Yes
What to order: Senegambian Jollof, Naija Jollof — try both if you can

Jollof rice is the most argued-over dish in West Africa. The question of who makes it best — Senegal, Nigeria, or Ghana — has fueled internet wars that have lasted decades and show no sign of resolution. The dish is rice cooked in a tomato-based sauce until the grains are saturated with flavor, each regional variation claiming superiority through a different mix of spices, preparation technique, and national pride. There is no neutral party in this debate.

Jallos Jollof Rice, operating out of 710 SE Everett Mall Way three days a week, has chosen a diplomatic position: make both. Senegambian Jollof and Naija Jollof, side by side, and let the customer decide. We respect this approach. It is the right call for Everett, where the SE Everett corridor has quietly become one of the most culinarily diverse stretches in Snohomish County.

The Two Jollofs on the Menu

The Senegambian Jollof is the origin story — the dish that, in its Wolof form, is argued to be the ancestor of all the regional variations that followed. Jallos makes it as a one-pot rice simmered in a rich tomato sauce built with onions, garlic, and traditional Senegambian spices. The result is aromatic and layered, more perfumed than punishing, with a depth that comes from the sauce absorbing into each grain during a slow cook.

The Naija Jollof — Nigeria’s version — runs hotter and more assertive. It starts with parboiled rice, then introduces a sauce blend of tomatoes, bell peppers, and onions spiced with thyme, curry powder, and a touch of hot peppers. The Naija version is what the internet fights are actually about. It is bolder than its Senegambian counterpart, with a smokier quality that Nigerian cooks often achieve through high heat at the end of cooking. Both traditions are represented at Jallos, and both are worth ordering.

Where It Fits on the SE Everett Map

Jallos operates on SE Everett Mall Way, which has become a quiet hub for international food concepts that do not get enough coverage. A few hundred feet away, Dumpling World is making handmade xiaolongbao to order. Nearby, Middleton Brewing operates a nano-brewpub in an industrial suite. This stretch of SE Everett is doing something real, and Jallos is part of it.

The jollof rice is halal, which matters for a significant portion of the community in this part of Everett. The Monday-Wednesday-Friday schedule with 12pm to 6pm hours means Jallos is positioned for lunch and early dinner, operating lean rather than trying to cover every slot on the calendar. That discipline is often a sign that a small operation is focused on doing one thing well rather than spreading itself across too many days.

The Broader Context: Everett’s West African Food Scene

Everett’s West African food presence has grown without much announcement. Heritage African Restaurant on Hewitt Avenue has been serving Gambian-Senegalese cooking including jollof since early 2024. Ubuntu Bar & Grill on Hardeson Road brings South African braai — a distinct tradition from the West African canon, but part of the same growing awareness that African cuisines in Snohomish County are not a monolith.

Jallos Jollof Rice fits into this picture as a food-truck-format specialist: one dish, two traditions, done well, available three days a week. For anyone who has been eating Gambian jollof at Heritage on Hewitt and wants to compare the Nigerian preparation, Jallos is the next stop on that research project.

What to Know Before You Go

Jallos operates Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from noon to 6pm. That is a focused schedule — plan accordingly. At 710 SE Everett Mall Way, parking is available in the surrounding commercial lot. The operation accepts catering orders, which suggests the jollof travels well and has found customers who want it for events rather than just counter service.

The mission of Jallos, per their own framing, is to make jollof a staple in American homes. That is an ambitious goal. Three days a week in SE Everett is how it starts. Go try both versions and form your own opinion on the great jollof debate. It is one of the more enjoyable arguments in food, and having a local source for the research makes it much easier to continue.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is jollof rice?

Jollof rice is a West African one-pot dish of rice cooked in a spiced tomato-based sauce. It is one of the most popular dishes across West Africa, with regional variations in Senegal, Nigeria, Ghana, and elsewhere, each claiming superiority through different preparation techniques and spice profiles.

Is Jallos Jollof Rice halal?

Yes. Jallos Jollof Rice is halal.

What are Jallos’ hours?

Jallos Jollof Rice is open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday from 12:00 PM to 6:00 PM at 710 SE Everett Mall Way, Everett, WA 98208.

What is the difference between Senegambian and Naija jollof?

Senegambian jollof is traditionally aromatic and slower-cooked, built on tomatoes, onions, and garlic with traditional Senegambian spices. Naija jollof (Nigerian) is bolder and spicier, using parboiled rice in a tomato-bell pepper-onion blend seasoned with thyme, curry powder, and hot peppers. Both are on the menu at Jallos.

Does Jallos offer catering?

Yes. Jallos Jollof Rice accepts catering orders. Contact them at (206) 999-8377 for details.

Address: Rotates — regularly at Beverly Food Truck Park, 6731 Beverly Blvd, Everett, WA 98203 (Mon–Sat, afternoons) | Check current schedule at mexicuban.com
Price range: $$
Parking: Free lot at Beverly Food Truck Park
What to order: Fluffy Tacos with Cuban Roast Pork, Custom Bowl, any of the sauce-glazed specials

Somewhere between Mexico and Cuba — geographically, culturally, and culinarily — there is a dish that does not exist in any restaurant we know of in the Puget Sound. It is a taco, but not quite. The shell is fried corn tortilla, puffed and golden. The filling is Chicken Pibil (Yucatán-style, achiote-marinated, slow-cooked) or Cuban Roast Pork (lechon, the kind that runs on time and patience, not shortcuts). The toppings are pickled red onions and cheese. The whole thing lands in your hand and immediately explains itself.

This is the Fluffy Taco. Octavio Ortega invented it — or at least invented it for the Pacific Northwest — when he launched Mexicuban, Puget Sound’s first Cuban-Mexican fusion food truck, as a way to represent both sides of his heritage at once. He describes the truck as the first of its kind in the region, and we have no counter-argument to offer. We have looked, and there is nothing else doing what Mexicuban does.

Two Cuisines, One Truck, One Owner’s Heritage

Ortega’s concept is not a novelty fusion grab — it is a genuine expression of a bicultural background brought to food. Mexican cooking and Cuban cooking share roots: Spanish colonial influence, indigenous ingredients, a deep relationship with pork, and an understanding of rice as a staple, not a side thought. But they diverge sharply in technique and spice philosophy. Mexican cooking is often sharper and hotter, Cuban cooking longer and slower, more aromatic than incendiary.

Ortega’s menu navigates that overlap without papering over the differences. The Fluffy Taco is genuinely bi-national — the shell is Mexican street food logic, the filling is Cuban kitchen logic, and the combination is his own invention. Custom bowls let you build your own version of the same hybrid. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options are available across the menu, which matters because the food truck crowd in Everett is genuinely diverse in its dietary requirements.

Where to Find Mexicuban in Everett

Mexicuban is a truck, which means its schedule moves. In Everett, you are most likely to find it at the Beverly Food Truck Park at 6731 Beverly Blvd — the rotating lot that runs Monday through Saturday during afternoon hours with two to four trucks on any given day. Mexicuban is one of the regulars there, alongside Tabassum and other park anchors.

The truck has also participated in the Everett Food Truck Festival and shows up at events across the broader Puget Sound. For the current week’s schedule, mexicuban.com maintains a live calendar — check there before driving. If you miss Mexicuban at Beverly, the brand now has a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Renton at 15279 Maple Valley Hwy, but the truck’s appearance in Everett is regular enough that you should not need to commute.

We checked Yelp in April 2026 and found 103 reviews with photos actively uploading — this truck has an audience that shows up repeatedly, takes pictures, and comes back. That is not a fluke. That is a menu doing something right.

What to Order

Start with the Fluffy Tacos. Order the Cuban Roast Pork version if you want to understand what Ortega is actually building here — the lechon filling is the heart of the concept, and the fried shell carries it without competing. The Chicken Pibil version is excellent for anyone who wants the same architecture with a different protein, and the achiote marinade is genuine enough to make the switch worthwhile.

If you are feeding more than one, the Custom Bowls let you build across both sides of the menu simultaneously. The vegan and gluten-free options mean you can bring a mixed-diet group without drama. On a good afternoon at Beverly Food Truck Park, you are probably ordering two or three items and comparing them, which is the correct way to approach a new truck.

Why It Belongs in Your Food Truck Rotation

Everett’s food truck scene has grown quietly into something genuinely interesting. Das Bratmobile is doing German street food from Rheinland-Pfalz. Tabassum is the only Uzbek food truck in the Pacific Northwest. Port of Everett Food Truck Fridays brings a rotating cast every week to the marina. And in the middle of all of it, Mexicuban has been quietly building the only Cuban-Mexican fusion truck in the region for long enough that they have more than a hundred Yelp reviews and a brick-and-mortar expansion.

This is what an original concept looks like when it actually works. If you have been to Beverly Food Truck Park and skipped Mexicuban in favor of something more familiar, correct that error. The Fluffy Taco is the move. It is not like anything else on the lot.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where does Mexicuban park in Everett?

Mexicuban regularly rotates through Beverly Food Truck Park at 6731 Beverly Blvd in central Everett. Check mexicuban.com for the current week’s schedule.

What is a Fluffy Taco?

A Fluffy Taco uses a fried, puffed corn tortilla shell filled with either Cuban Roast Pork (lechon) or Chicken Pibil, topped with pickled red onions and cheese. It is Mexicuban’s signature dish and the item to order on a first visit.

Does Mexicuban have vegan options?

Yes. Mexicuban offers vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options across its menu.

Who owns Mexicuban?

Mexicuban was founded by Octavio Ortega, who created the concept to honor both his Mexican and Cuban heritage. He describes it as Puget Sound’s first Cuban-Mexican fusion food truck of its kind.

Does Mexicuban have a restaurant location?

Yes. Mexicuban has expanded to a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Renton at 15279 Maple Valley Hwy, but the Everett food truck presence remains active.

Earlier this year, At Large Brewing — one of Everett’s original modern craft brewery destinations — closed its waterfront taproom permanently on March 31, 2026. The trail changed. Here’s where it stands now heading into summer.

The At Large closure matters because it removed one of the anchor stops in the Port Gardner waterfront cluster, and because At Large’s patio at 2730 W Marine View Drive was one of the genuinely good places in the city to drink local beer outside. That loss doesn’t go away just because new stops have opened. But the new stops are real, and the overall trail is still worth doing.

Here’s the updated 2026 guide — six active taproom stops, two geographic clusters, and what’s worth watching next.

The Active Stops

1. Scuttlebutt Brewing — Two Locations, Two Different Experiences

Everett’s longest-running craft brewery now operates two distinctly different taproom experiences, and the distinction matters when you’re planning a night out.

The Craftsman Way pub (1205 Craftsman Way) is the original, the full-service experience: food, more seating, the flagship tap list, the familiar Scuttlebutt signage. It’s where you take people who haven’t been to Everett before and want to understand why the local beer scene has lasted. The Cedar Street production taproom (3310 Cedar St) is the stripped-down version attached to the brewing facility — better for exploring new releases, less about the full pub experience. Read our two-location breakdown here.

2. Sound to Summit Brewing — Marina Taproom

1710 W Marine View Drive. The family and dog-friendly patio at the marina is the closest thing to what At Large’s waterfront setup offered, and Sound to Summit earns its slot on the trail independently — their award-winning pilsners and stouts hold up on any tap list in the region. They brew out of Snohomish and pour at the marina, seven days a week. When the weather is good, this is the move. Full guide here.

3. Obsidian Beer Hall — Downtown Hewitt

1420 Hewitt Ave. Owner Craig Chambers opened this curated PNW beer hall in 2024 in the former Toggles space, and it’s become a genuine anchor on the Hewitt corridor. The tap list rotates and emphasizes Pacific Northwest craft — not exclusively Obsidian’s own production, but a curated selection that gives you a good cross-section of what’s being brewed in the region. Live music events run regularly through the Everett Music Initiative. This is technically a beer hall rather than a brewery-owned taproom, but it belongs on any beer walk through downtown Everett. Full profile here.

4. Lazy Boy Brewing — South Everett Industrial

715 100th St SE, Suite A1. This is the one people haven’t found yet, and finding it is part of the experience. Lazy Boy is tucked into a south Everett industrial park — no signage visible from the street unless you know where you’re going. Nine taps, Wednesday through Saturday 3–9 PM, Thursday trivia, Saturday live music, monthly line dancing. The scale is small by design, and the vibe is closer to a working brewery taproom than a hospitality space. We called it the spiritual successor to At Large’s ethos — a place where the beer is the point and the regulars actually show up. Full guide here.

5. Middleton Brewing — Everett Mall Way

607 SE Everett Mall Way, Suite 27-A. Owner Geoff Middleton has been brewing since 2013. The 1.5-barrel nano-brewpub is one of Everett’s quieter finds — the specialty is fruit ales, which is genuinely unusual in a market that defaults hard to IPAs. The scale means the tap list changes constantly and you’ll encounter beers that exist nowhere else. Worth tracking specifically for seasonal fruit ale releases. Full profile here.

6. U-Neek Brewing (formerly Crucible) — Everett Mall Area

909 SE Everett Mall Way, Suite D440. New owners Erik Andresen and Johanna Watson took over Crucible Brewing and relaunched it as U-Neek, reopening under the new name in February 2025. Part of the Pacific Northwest Brewing Center complex. Hours: Monday–Saturday 12 PM–10 PM, Sunday 12 PM–8 PM. Family-friendly neighborhood taproom with trivia nights and rotating food trucks. Full profile here.

How to Run the Trail

The current trail splits naturally into two loops.

North/Downtown loop: Obsidian Beer Hall (Hewitt Ave) → Scuttlebutt Craftsman Way → Sound to Summit Marina Taproom. This is the waterfront-and-downtown circuit, all within reasonable walking or short driving distance. The north loop is the best intro for first-timers and the right circuit when you’re combining brewery stops with dinner on the Hewitt corridor or the waterfront.

South/Industrial loop: U-Neek → Middleton Brewing → Lazy Boy. These three are within a few miles of each other in south and east Everett. The south loop is the more adventurous circuit — less visible, more local, more interesting for people who’ve already done the downtown pass. Note that Lazy Boy’s hours (Wed–Sat, 3–9 PM) are the constraint to plan around.

Doing both loops in a single day is possible but ambitious. A better approach: hit the north loop one evening, the south loop on a Saturday afternoon when Lazy Boy is open and you have time to find the industrial park.

What Changed Since April 2026

The April 2026 trail guide listed eight stops, including At Large and some additional options that have since closed or reduced hours. The practical trail today is six solid taprooms. The closure of At Large remains the biggest gap — specifically the loss of the waterfront patio, which Sound to Summit partially compensates for but doesn’t fully replace.

On the positive side: Lazy Boy and Middleton have both settled into their operational rhythms in a way that makes them reliable additions to the list rather than question marks. U-Neek under new ownership has stabilized. The trail is smaller than it was two years ago, but the remaining stops are consistent.

What We’re Watching

The Port of Everett still has one remaining Restaurant Row space at Waterfront Place without a permanent tenant. A taproom or brewpub in that slot would complete the waterfront cluster in a way that At Large’s absence broke. We’re watching the Port’s tenant search process.

In the meantime: six active stops is a solid summer brewery trail. Hit them in order or mix the loops. Either way you’re drinking well in Everett.

The six active stops: Scuttlebutt Brewing (2 locations) • Sound to Summit Marina • Obsidian Beer Hall • Lazy Boy Brewing • Middleton Brewing • U-Neek Brewing

Frequently Asked Questions

How many breweries are in Everett WA in 2026?

As of summer 2026, Everett has six active taproom stops on the brewery trail: Scuttlebutt Brewing (two locations), Sound to Summit Brewing at the marina, Obsidian Beer Hall on Hewitt, Lazy Boy Brewing in south Everett, Middleton Brewing on SE Everett Mall Way, and U-Neek Brewing. At Large Brewing closed permanently in March 2026.

Did At Large Brewing in Everett close?

Yes. At Large Brewing at 2730 W Marine View Drive closed permanently on March 31, 2026. It was one of Everett’s original modern craft brewery destinations.

What is the best brewery in Everett WA?

Scuttlebutt Brewing is Everett’s most established craft brewery with two locations. For the best outdoor drinking experience, Sound to Summit’s marina taproom is the current top choice. For the most adventurous and local experience, Lazy Boy Brewing in south Everett is the hidden gem worth finding.

Where is Lazy Boy Brewing in Everett?

Lazy Boy Brewing is at 715 100th St SE, Suite A1, Everett, WA — in a south Everett industrial park. Hours: Wednesday through Saturday, 3 PM to 9 PM.

Is U-Neek Brewing the same as Crucible Brewing Everett?

Yes. U-Neek Brewing Company at 909 SE Everett Mall Way is the rebranded and relaunched version of Crucible Brewing, under new owners Erik Andresen and Johanna Watson since February 2025.

Most coffee shops in Everett serve lattes and move on. Butter Notes Cafe, at 902 N Broadway, is trying to be something different — and four months in, it’s earning the ambition.

The cafe opened in January 2026 in North Everett, tucked into a suite on Broadway that’s been quietly building a more interesting neighborhood commercial scene. From the outside it looks like a standard coffee stop. Inside there’s a piano, a drum set, ticketed jazz shows, a professional podcast studio, and a drink menu that goes considerably beyond your standard espresso lineup.

We stopped by to see if the concept holds together. It does.

The Drinks Menu Is a Statement

Butter Notes starts with the basics — Americano ($4.25–$5.25), cappuccino ($4.75–$5.25), drip coffee ($3.50–$4.50) — and then gets interesting. The signature and best-seller section leans into Asian-influenced flavors with real commitment: Matcha Latte ($5.75–$6.75), Strawberry Matcha Latte ($6.25–$7.25), Ube Latte ($6.25–$7.25), Hojicha Latte ($5.75–$6.75), Black Sesame Latte ($6.25–$7.25), Blueberry Matcha Latte, and Earl’s Garden (earl grey with floral notes, $6.25–$7.25).

The Cream Cheese Cold Brew ($5.75–$6.75) deserves a mention — the cream cheese foam cold brew format started in Taiwan and shows up in a handful of Pacific Northwest specialty shops, but rarely in Everett. Order it once and it becomes a habit.

All prices are three-tier: 12 oz, 16 oz, 20 oz. Even the more elaborate specialty drinks top out at $7.25. A standard latte is $4.75 for a 12-ounce. The pricing is honest for the quality level.

The Food

Croffles — croissant waffles — are the signature food item. The strawberry croffle is the one people keep coming back for based on Yelp activity, and it shows up repeatedly in reviews as the thing that made someone a regular. Crepes are also on the menu. The food is the kind of thing that pairs with a long coffee order rather than standing on its own as a meal, which is exactly the right call for a cafe with this much going on in the drink department.

The Piano, the Jazz Shows, and the Discord

The piano and drum set are not decoration — Butter Notes hosts regular ticketed jazz shows, listed at turntabletickets.com, and the room is designed around them. This is unusual for Everett. A specialty coffee shop with a recurring live jazz program embedded into its weekly rhythm is not something the city has had before.

They also run a Discord community server. This is a deliberate choice that signals the target audience: younger regulars who want a third place that actually does community rather than performing it. The newsletter is framed as “Help us bring jazz to Everett,” which tells you exactly what the owners are trying to build here.

The podcast studio (bookable via Peerspace) adds another layer: professional multi-camera recording equipment, studio lighting, professional audio — for local creators who need the hardware without the overhead of a full production house. It’s an economically interesting bet. A podcast studio inside a coffee shop brings in a specific kind of regular who also tends to tell other people about the place.

How It Compares to Other Everett Coffee Options

The Broadway corridor has been underserved for sit-down specialty coffee. The closest direct comparisons in terms of specialty focus and community vibe would be Narrative Coffee downtown, The Loft Coffee Bar on Hewitt, or Nadine’s Coffee House off Wetmore — all worth visiting. What separates Butter Notes is the performance program. Jazz nights turn a coffee shop into a destination rather than a convenience, which is a fundamentally different kind of business. Sobar Coffee on Colby has the remote-work atmosphere; Butter Notes is doing something closer to a community arts space that also makes excellent lattes.

Hours and How to Get There

Open Monday through Friday 7 AM–8 PM, Saturday and Sunday 8 AM–8 PM. Online ordering available. The Broadway location is accessible from the North Everett residential neighborhoods, about a 10-minute drive from downtown or a short walk from the Broadway commercial corridor.

The Bottom Line

If your coffee rotation has gone stale, Butter Notes is the corrective. The specialty drink menu uses Asian flavors as a genuine design language rather than a novelty. The jazz shows make the space alive on weekday evenings. The podcast studio pays for the rent. It all adds up to a place with an actual point of view, which is rarer than it should be for a city the size of Everett.

The move: Ube Latte or Strawberry Matcha Latte. Strawberry croffle if you’re hungry. Arrive early on weekends — seating fills before the jazz sets start.

Address: 902 N Broadway, Suite B, Everett, WA 98201
Hours: Mon–Fri 7 AM–8 PM, Sat–Sun 8 AM–8 PM
What to order: Ube Latte, Strawberry Matcha Latte, Cream Cheese Cold Brew, strawberry croffle
Jazz shows: turntabletickets.com
Podcast studio: Bookable via Peerspace
Price range: $–$$

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Butter Notes Cafe in Everett?

Butter Notes Cafe is at 902 N Broadway, Suite B, Everett, WA 98201, in North Everett on the Broadway corridor.

What are Butter Notes Cafe hours?

Monday through Friday: 7 AM–8 PM. Saturday and Sunday: 8 AM–8 PM.

What is a croffle at Butter Notes?

A croffle is a croissant waffle — croissant dough pressed in a waffle iron. Butter Notes’ strawberry croffle is their signature food item and one of the most-ordered items on the menu.

Does Butter Notes Cafe have live music?

Yes. Butter Notes hosts regular ticketed jazz shows. Tickets are available at turntabletickets.com and upcoming dates are listed on their events calendar at butternotescafe.com.

Does Butter Notes Cafe have a podcast studio?

Yes. Butter Notes has a professional podcast recording studio with multi-camera video, professional audio, and studio lighting available for rent. Book through their Peerspace listing or via butternotescafe.com/podcast-studio.

What is the best drink at Butter Notes Cafe?

The Ube Latte, Strawberry Matcha Latte, and Cream Cheese Cold Brew are the standouts based on menu positioning and customer reviews. The Ube Latte ($6.25–$7.25) is the most distinctive drink on the menu.

Some addresses carry weight. 1001 Hewitt Ave is one of them.

For decades it was The Anchor Tavern, then The Anchor Pub. The last chapter under that name ended badly — the owner convicted of child rape, the building sold at public auction, the sign taken down. When Holly Heath and Shane Ratigan bought the place in 2024, they had a choice: carry forward a name locals associated with a dark chapter, or start fresh while honoring what made the address worth saving.

They chose fresh. They named it The Ten-01 — after the address at 1001 Hewitt — and opened on January 17, 2025. Sixteen months in, it’s working.

The Building Has Earned Its History

The structure at 1001 Hewitt has been a bar since the 1930s, but the building itself dates to 1907. High ceilings, worn wood, walls that have absorbed a century of conversations. Heath and Ratigan knew this when they bid on it.

“We’ve had our eye on this location for quite some time — it’s an incredible space in a historical building that we absolutely love,” the owners told My Everett News at opening. They spent months on renovations, cleaning up the space and the reputation simultaneously. The result is a room that feels lived-in without feeling tired. Long bar, booths along the wall, enough space to move without apologizing to strangers.

The Food

The kitchen does burgers, house-made pizzas, pub-style appetizers, and tacos. Nothing precious about any of it — these are things made to go with beer. The classic cheeseburger is half-price on Tuesdays, which is one of the smarter things a neighborhood bar can do if it wants regulars to show up mid-week.

The price range is pub-appropriate. If you want elevated tasting menus you’re a few blocks east at Luca or The New Mexicans. The Ten-01 is not that. It’s the bar version of a homecooked meal — familiar and good.

The Train Beer Tradition

This is the detail everyone brings up first, because it earns it: whenever a train rolls past on the BNSF tracks right behind the building — which happens regularly on the corridor that runs through central Everett — you get $2 domestic draft beers. This is a tradition from the Anchor Tavern era that the new owners kept. Correct decision. It’s the kind of touch that tells you a bar understands what makes a neighborhood bar work.

Freight trains on the BNSF line run through the evening and night. Regulars have been known to track them. We’re not saying you should, but we understand why.

Events and the Weekly Calendar

Thursdays: trivia at 7 PM. Live music is a regular weekend feature — the grand opening in January 2025 featured local bands Sugar Push and The True Romans, and the music programming has continued. Heath and Ratigan also own The Pinehurst Pub in North Seattle, so they have a working model for this. Regular events, consistent specials, a room that makes the next visit feel obvious.

Where It Fits on the Hewitt Corridor

The Hewitt Avenue food and drink scene has built itself into something genuinely interesting. Within walking distance of The Ten-01: Obsidian Beer Hall two blocks east, Vintage Cafe (50 years strong), R Harn Thai, STRGZR Coffee and Kitchen, and Luca Italian for a proper dinner. The Ten-01 slots in as the working pub — the place you end the night after dinner, or start the evening before a show at Angel of the Winds two blocks away.

The Bottom Line

Go, especially on a night when you can hear the trains. The address has earned a second chance and the current owners are honoring it. The building is a piece of Everett going back to 1907. The beer is cold, the food is solid, and $2 domestic drafts when freight passes through is one of those things you’ll be explaining to visitors for years.

Address: 1001 Hewitt Ave, Everett, WA 98201
Hours: Sun–Thu 3 PM–midnight, Fri–Sat 3 PM–2 AM
What to order: Classic cheeseburger (half-price Tuesday), draft when the train rolls through
Train beer: $2 domestic draft whenever a train passes
Events: Trivia Thursday 7 PM, live music weekends
Parking: Street parking on Hewitt, surface lots nearby
Price range: $–$$

Frequently Asked Questions

What is The Ten-01 Pub in Everett?

The Ten-01 Pub is a community bar at 1001 Hewitt Ave in downtown Everett, WA, named after its address. It opened January 17, 2025, in a historic 1907 building formerly occupied by The Anchor Tavern and Anchor Pub.

Who owns The Ten-01 Pub?

Owners Holly Heath and Shane Ratigan, who also own The Pinehurst Pub in North Seattle, purchased the building at public auction and opened The Ten-01 in January 2025.

What is the train beer deal at The Ten-01?

Every time a freight train passes on the nearby BNSF tracks, The Ten-01 offers $2 domestic draft beers. It is a tradition carried over from the building’s previous ownership and one of the pub’s most beloved features.

What are The Ten-01 hours?

Sunday through Thursday: 3 PM to midnight. Friday and Saturday: 3 PM to 2 AM.

Does The Ten-01 have food?

Yes. The menu includes house-made pizzas, burgers, pub-style appetizers, and tacos. The classic cheeseburger is half-price on Tuesdays.

Does The Ten-01 Pub have live music?

Yes. Live music is a regular feature on weekends. Thursday trivia night starts at 7 PM. Check their Instagram @theten01 for the current schedule.

Quick answer: Capers + Olives (2933 Colby Ave, Everett) is a seasonal Italian-inspired bistro run by chef/owner Jimmy Liang, who trained at The Herb Farm. Menu changes every two weeks based on local farms. Hours: Mon–Sat 4pm–9pm. Happy hour 4–5pm and 8–9pm. 4.6 stars, 413+ Yelp reviews. (425) 322-5280.

Capers + Olives Is the Best Italian Restaurant in Downtown Everett, and It Changes Its Menu Every Two Weeks

There’s a restaurant at 2933 Colby Ave in downtown Everett that’s been quietly earning 4.6 stars on Yelp from 413-plus diners over several years, and if you haven’t heard of it, that’s partly by design. Capers + Olives doesn’t market itself hard. Chef and owner Jimmy Liang doesn’t chase trends. The menu changes every two weeks, sometimes more often, based on what local farms and suppliers have available. If something isn’t right this week, it doesn’t go on the menu this week.

This is how great Italian restaurants have always worked. It’s just not how most restaurants in Everett work. Which is why Capers + Olives is the one we keep coming back to.

The Chef: Jimmy Liang and The Herb Farm

Jimmy Liang’s origin story is a good one. He started in Asian cuisine — which you can taste in the precision and restraint that shows up in his Italian preparations — but his first love was always Italian food. His culinary anchor was an internship at The Herb Farm, the legendary Woodinville destination that essentially wrote the rulebook for Pacific Northwest farm-to-table dining over its 30-plus years in operation.

The Herb Farm’s influence shows in Liang’s sourcing philosophy: nothing goes on the menu until he’s talked to his farmers and suppliers. The menu is seasonal not as a marketing claim but as a literal operating constraint. If peonies are blooming and the ranunculus is done, the menu reflects that rhythm. If fennel sausage is available from the right supplier, it appears. If it’s not, it doesn’t.

What to Order (With the Caveat That It Might Not Be There Next Week)

The menu shifts fast enough that specific dishes are moving targets, but certain things tend to anchor the experience. The homemade focaccia is almost always present, and it’s the best version of itself: properly blistered, oily in the right way, crusty enough to serve as a structural element in the meal. Order it. Don’t share more than necessary.

The Castelvetrano olives are a house constant — bright, buttery, mild, not the jarred-grocery-store version. The homemade burrata with pear, currant, and pistachios is the kind of dish you think about the week after you had it. The contrast between the fresh dairy, the fruit, and the nuttiness of the pistachios is the dish in a sentence.

The pasta with fennel sausage and cabbage is a recurring seasonal anchor — hearty and precise and less showy than it sounds on paper. And then there’s Liang’s signature: a three-ingredient spaghetti made with pasta imported from Italy, where the point is not complexity but perfection. Three good things, made right, nothing hidden. It’s the dish that makes you understand why he trained where he trained.

All pasta beyond the imported spaghetti is made fresh in-house daily. This matters. You can taste the difference between fresh pasta made that morning and pasta that came out of a bag three days ago, and at Capers + Olives it always tastes like this morning.

The Space: Small, Warm, Serious

Capers + Olives is a small room — bistro-scale, intentionally so. The energy is warm and slightly hushed in the good way restaurants get when the food is the main event and the décor doesn’t compete with it. Cozy armchair atmosphere isn’t how we’d describe it; it’s more like: the lighting is right, the tables have space between them, and whoever is running the front of house knows the menu well enough to answer questions confidently.

It’s a good first date restaurant. It’s a good “we just got promoted / got engaged / need to mark the occasion” restaurant. It’s not a loud group party venue — bring four people max and keep the conversation to the table.

Hours, Happy Hour, and When to Go

Open Monday through Saturday, 4pm to 9pm. Closed Sunday. Happy hour runs 4–5pm and again 8–9pm — the split happy hour is an unusual and generous move. The 4–5pm window makes this one of the better after-work stops in downtown Everett. The 8–9pm late happy hour is for people who ate dinner somewhere else and want to end the night right.

Call ahead or check their website before you go — the restaurant is small enough that on a busy Friday or Saturday, walk-ins can face a wait. (425) 322-5280.

How It Fits in Everett’s Italian Landscape

We covered Luca Italian Restaurant & Wine Bar on Hewitt Avenue earlier this season — Bepi from Florence, Vincenzo from Sicily, a deep Italian wine list, the real cream-free carbonara. Luca is fine dining, European-trained, occasion-worthy in the “special dinner” sense.

Capers + Olives is something different: casual-elegant, PNW-informed, rotating with the seasons. The two restaurants don’t cannibalize each other. Luca gives you Florence and Sicily. Capers + Olives gives you the Pacific Northwest filtered through an Italian sensibility. They’re solving different problems.

If you’ve only been to one and not the other, you’re missing half the picture of what Italian food in downtown Everett actually is in 2026.

The Verdict

Jimmy Liang built a genuinely excellent restaurant in downtown Everett and has been running it at a high level for years without much fanfare. The menu philosophy — seasonal, local, changes every two weeks, the farmers decide before the chef does — is the right one, and the execution reflects it. The pasta is fresh. The focaccia is worth the trip. The burrata will follow you home.

Capers + Olives deserves to be fully booked on a Friday. Go, and tell someone about it.

Capers + Olives
2933 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201
(425) 322-5280 | capersandolives.com
Mon–Sat: 4pm–9pm | Closed Sunday
Happy Hour: 4–5pm and 8–9pm

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Capers + Olives in Everett?

2933 Colby Ave, Everett, WA 98201 — downtown Everett, between Everett Ave and Pacific Ave.

What cuisine does Capers + Olives serve?

Seasonal Italian-inspired farm-to-table cuisine. The menu changes every two weeks based on what local Pacific Northwest farms and suppliers have available.

Who is the owner of Capers + Olives Everett?

Chef and owner Jimmy Liang, who trained at The Herb Farm, one of the Pacific Northwest’s most respected farm-to-table restaurants.

What are Capers + Olives hours?

Monday–Saturday 4pm–9pm. Closed Sunday. Happy hour 4–5pm and 8–9pm daily.

Does Capers + Olives take reservations?

Call (425) 322-5280. The restaurant is small — calling ahead on weekends is strongly recommended.

What should I order at Capers + Olives?

The homemade focaccia, Castelvetrano olives, burrata with pear and pistachio, and whatever pasta is on the rotating menu. The three-ingredient imported spaghetti is the signature.

How is Capers + Olives rated?

4.6 stars across 413+ Yelp reviews as of February 2026.

Quick answer: The Everett Farmers Market opens for the 2026 season on Sunday May 10 — Mother’s Day — at 2930 Wetmore Ave, Everett. Hours: 10:30am early access (seniors/high-risk), 11am general. Free admission. Fresh flowers, spring produce, baked goods, local honey, artisans, and live music every week through October.

The Everett Farmers Market Opens This Mother’s Day — Here’s How to Make a Full Morning of It

Every year the Everett Farmers Market opens on the second Sunday in May. Every year that Sunday is Mother’s Day. And every year this coincidence creates the best morning in Everett’s calendar: the whole city turns out, the flower vendors are stacked, and downtown smells like fresh bread and spring greens before noon.

This Sunday, May 10, is that morning. The 2026 season opens at 2930 Wetmore Ave at 10:30am (early access for seniors and high-risk customers) and 11am for everyone else. Here’s how to make it count.

The Flowers: This Is the Move

If you are going to the Everett Farmers Market on Mother’s Day, you are going for the flowers. Full stop.

The market’s Hmong farmer vendors are there every single Sunday with fresh-cut seasonal flower bouquets — and on opening day, which lands on the biggest flower-buying holiday of the year, they arrive loaded. These aren’t grocery store bouquets wrapped in cellophane. They’re cut that morning, arranged right there, priced to move, and the kind of thing you hand someone and they immediately want to know where you found them.

In early May in the Pacific Northwest you’re looking at tulips wrapping up their final weeks, ranunculus in full bloom, anemones, sweet peas just starting, and the first cutting peonies of the season depending on the growing year. Get there at 10:30 if you can — the best bouquets go to the early arrivals on opening day.

What’s Fresh in Early May

The first week of the season is never peak abundance — that’s July and August when the tables are buried in tomatoes and stone fruit. But May has its own season, and it’s worth knowing what you’re shopping for.

Look for: spring greens (arugula, spinach, mix lettuces, kale), radishes, green onions, asparagus if the season has been warm, greenhouse starts (tomato and pepper seedlings if you’re planting), and fresh herbs. The baked goods vendors are there year-round — look for sourdough, pastries, and local honey. Several local farms bring eggs and early season jams.

The vendor map is updated by Saturday noon before each Sunday market, so check everettfarmersmarket.com Saturday evening to see exactly who’s coming Opening Day.

The Opening Day Energy Is Different

We want to be clear: the Everett Farmers Market in August, when every table is overflowing and the line for the corn guy wraps around the block, is incredible. But Opening Day has something you can’t get any other week.

Vendors who haven’t seen each other since October are catching up. Regulars who’ve been driving to Arlington or Edmonds for their farmers market fix all winter are finally home. The musicians who play live every Sunday are in the first-day-of-school mood. And the sheer density of people who turn out for Opening Day on Mother’s Day makes the corner of Wetmore feel like a neighborhood that knows itself.

It’s loud and it’s crowded and it smells like fresh bread and it’s exactly what a farmers market is supposed to be.

How to Plan the Morning

Here’s the move: arrive at 10:30 if anyone in your group qualifies for early access. 11am works fine otherwise — just know the flower situation will have thinned slightly. Budget an hour at the market. Buy flowers. Buy something for breakfast if the pastry vendors have what you need. Then head to the waterfront.

Jetty Bar & Grille at Hotel Indigo (1028 13th St) has Mother’s Day brunch specials this Sunday — Brioche French Toast, Spanish Quiche, mimosas, and their full marina-view brunch. From Wetmore Ave to the waterfront is under 10 minutes by car. You arrive with flowers. You sit down to a view of Possession Sound. That’s the morning.

If you prefer coffee and a walk, The Loft Coffee Bar on Hewitt Ave is open and a 10-minute walk from the market. STRGZR Coffee & Kitchen at 1422 Hewitt is another solid option if you want breakfast burritos alongside the coffee.

The Bigger Picture: Why This Market Matters

The Everett Farmers Market has been running since the early 1990s and has become one of the anchors of downtown Everett’s summer identity. Every vendor at that market is a small business — a farm family, an artisan baker, a beekeeper — and every dollar spent there goes directly to the people who grew or made what you’re buying. No middleman, no distributor markup.

The market runs through October at the same location, every Sunday, 11am to 3pm. If you make it a weekly habit this season, you’ll notice how the market changes week to week as the growing season advances — from the delicate May greens all the way to the full-load harvest tables of September. Worth the habit.

Everett Farmers Market — 2026 Season
2930 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98201
Every Sunday May 10 through October
10:30am early access (seniors/high-risk) | 11am–3pm general
Free admission | (425) 422-5656 | everettfarmersmarket.com

Frequently Asked Questions

When does the Everett Farmers Market open in 2026?

Sunday May 10, 2026 — Opening Day is Mother’s Day. The market runs every Sunday through October at 2930 Wetmore Ave.

What time does the Everett Farmers Market open?

10:30am early access for seniors and high-risk customers; 11am general opening. Market closes at 3pm.

Does the Everett Farmers Market have flowers?

Yes — Hmong farmer vendors bring fresh-cut seasonal flower bouquets every Sunday. On Opening Day / Mother’s Day expect the biggest flower selection of any single market day.

Is the Everett Farmers Market free?

Yes, admission is free. 2930 Wetmore Ave, Everett, WA 98201.

What can I buy at the Everett Farmers Market in May?

Spring greens, radishes, asparagus, fresh herbs, greenhouse plant starts, eggs, local honey, baked goods, fresh flowers, and artisan crafts.

How do I find out which vendors are at the Everett Farmers Market?

The vendor map is updated by Saturday noon the week before each Sunday market. Check everettfarmersmarket.com/all-vendors/ for the current list.

Quick answer: Jetty Bar & Grille (1028 13th St, Everett, inside Hotel Indigo Waterfront Place) serves Salish Sea-inspired seafood with marina views. Weekend brunch Sat–Sun 7am–3pm. Mother’s Day specials May 10 — Brioche French Toast, Spanish Quiche, mimosas. Reserve at (425) 535-4414 or OpenTable.

Jetty Bar & Grille: The Everett Waterfront’s Hidden Best Table

The Port of Everett’s Restaurant Row has been getting a lot of well-deserved press over the last 18 months. Tapped Public House with its rooftop deck. Marina Azul’s 100-tequila back bar. Anthony’s halibut season. South Fork Baking’s scratch pastries. The waterfront has become a destination, and that’s a sentence nobody was saying three years ago.

But one waterfront table has been quietly delivering four-star seafood and marina views the entire time the newer spots were opening: Jetty Bar & Grille, the restaurant inside Hotel Indigo Seattle Everett Waterfront. Located at 1028 13th St in the heart of Fisherman’s Harbor, Jetty has been here since the hotel opened — and it keeps getting underrated in the conversation about where to eat on the water. We’re here to fix that. Especially this Sunday.

The Setting: Right on the Marina

Hotel Indigo Everett Waterfront is the glass-and-steel building that anchors the north end of Waterfront Place, and Jetty occupies its ground-floor dining space with direct access to an outdoor patio overlooking the Port of Everett Marina. On a clear May day you get an unobstructed line of sight across Possession Sound toward the Olympic Mountains. The nautical décor inside isn’t overdone — warm wood tones, blue accents, floor-to-ceiling windows — and it feels like you’re actually on the water without being weather-dependent.

Parking is free in the Waterfront Place lot, and you’re a short walk from the marina docks if someone in your party wants to admire the boats before or after eating.

What to Order

The menu focuses on approachable Pacific Northwest seafood sourced from local purveyors. This isn’t white-tablecloth fine dining — it’s well-executed casual-to-midrange that genuinely knows what it’s doing with fish.

Start with the smoked salmon chowder. It’s thick, properly smoked, and local — not the gluey tourist version you get at some waterfront spots. Follow it with the olive oil poached halibut, which arrives delicate and seasonal and makes a case for halibut prepared simply rather than buried in sauce. The fish and chips set a legitimate benchmark: light batter, fresh fish, crisp fries.

The cocktail program leans local too — handcrafted drinks, Pacific Northwest spirits where available — and the daily happy hour runs 3pm to 5pm, making the waterfront patio genuinely affordable on a weekday afternoon.

Brunch: Their Secret Weapon

Weekday brunch runs Monday through Friday from 6am to 3pm. Weekend brunch is Saturday and Sunday from 7am to 3pm, and it’s where Jetty makes its most compelling argument: the morning light across the marina, a mimosa in hand, avocado toast or eggs Benedict with smoked salmon — this is the strongest brunch case in Snohomish County at this price point. We’ll stand by that.

Mother’s Day Brunch This Sunday — Reserve Now

This Sunday, May 10, is Mother’s Day, and Jetty is running brunch specials alongside the regular menu: Brioche French Toast and Spanish Quiche, with mimosas and the full marina view. If you want a reservation for Sunday brunch, do not wait — call (425) 535-4414 or book through OpenTable today. Jetty holds 4.4 stars across more than 400 OpenTable diners, and waterfront Mother’s Day tables at this price go fast.

Here’s a full morning plan we’d recommend: start at the Everett Farmers Market’s opening day (10:30am, 2930 Wetmore Ave — also Mother’s Day), grab flowers from the Hmong farmer vendors, then walk or drive to the waterfront for Jetty brunch. Flowers in the car, mimosas at the marina. That’s a complete Mother’s Day at a very reasonable cost.

Dinner Service

Dinner runs Sunday through Thursday 4pm to 9pm and Friday through Saturday 4pm to 10pm. The seafood focus continues through the evening — the poached halibut and chowder carry over from lunch — joined by a broader selection of Salish Sea fish preparations and a full cocktail menu. This is the restaurant you bring out-of-town guests when you want to show them what Everett’s waterfront actually looks like from inside a good meal.

The Verdict

Jetty Bar & Grille has been the quiet backbone of Waterfront Place dining since Hotel Indigo opened. While newer Restaurant Row tenants got bigger marketing pushes, Jetty has been doing consistent, honest Salish Sea seafood with one of the best marina views in the county. Four-point-four stars across 400-plus OpenTable diners over multiple years doesn’t happen without getting the fundamentals right.

If you haven’t been, this Mother’s Day weekend is the prompt you needed. Make the reservation. Start at the farmers market. Do the mimosa with marina views. Come back in the summer for the patio at sunset. Tapped Public House and Rustic Cork are great neighbors for a waterfront evening that runs long.

Jetty Bar & Grille
1028 13th St, Everett, WA (inside Hotel Indigo Waterfront Place)
(425) 535-4414 | OpenTable reservations
Brunch: Mon–Fri 6am–3pm | Sat–Sun 7am–3pm
Dinner: Sun–Thu 4–9pm | Fri–Sat 4–10pm
Happy Hour: Daily 3–5pm

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Jetty Bar & Grille in Everett?

1028 13th St inside Hotel Indigo Seattle Everett Waterfront, at Fisherman’s Harbor in the Waterfront Place development.

Does Jetty Bar & Grille serve brunch?

Yes — weekdays 6am–3pm, weekends 7am–3pm. Weekend brunch is their strongest meal.

What are Jetty Bar & Grille’s Mother’s Day 2026 specials?

Brioche French Toast and Spanish Quiche added to the regular brunch menu Sunday May 10. Reserve at (425) 535-4414 or OpenTable.

What is Jetty Bar & Grille’s best dish?

Smoked salmon chowder to start, olive oil poached halibut as the main. For brunch, eggs Benedict with smoked salmon or avocado toast with the marina view.

Is there parking at Jetty Bar & Grille?

Free parking in the Waterfront Place lot adjacent to Hotel Indigo.

What is Jetty Bar & Grille’s rating?

4.4 stars across 400+ OpenTable diners (as of May 2026).

Every Friday from May through October, the south marina parking lot at the Port of Everett turns into one of the better lunch options in the city. Food Truck Fridays run 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM at Waterfront Place — two hours, rotating trucks, waterfront views, and the kind of lunch break that makes you wonder why you ever eat at your desk.

If you haven’t been yet this season, or if you’ve heard about it but never made it down, here’s everything you need to know to actually go.

What Food Truck Fridays Is

The format is straightforward: a rotating selection of food trucks parks at the Port of Everett’s south marina lot on Jetty Landing, right on the water. Trucks change week to week — some are regulars that appear multiple times through the season, others rotate in for a single Friday. The variety across the season covers a serious range of cuisines, from Pacific Northwest staples to the kind of regional and international cooking that Everett’s food scene has become genuinely good at.

The Port Waterfront Place context matters here. You’re eating lunch steps from Possession Sound, with Fisherman’s Harbor and Restaurant Row visible from the lot. It’s the same waterfront stretch that added Tapped Public House, Rustic Cork Wine Bar, and Marina Azul to Everett’s dining map — Food Truck Fridays is the accessible, drop-in version of that waterfront dining experience, at food-truck prices.

The Port’s food truck program has quietly become one of the better-curated in Snohomish County. The trucks that rotate through aren’t just whoever showed up with a permit — the lineup reflects actual thought about what’s worth sending downtown regulars to stand in line for.

How to Track the Current Truck Lineup

The schedule rotates weekly, which means there’s no fixed answer to “who’s there this Friday.” The two best places to check before you go:

• StreetFoodFinder at streetfoodfinder.com/portofeverett — real-time tracking showing which trucks are scheduled and their menus for any given week
• Best Food Trucks at bestfoodtrucks.com/lots/profile/854 — the Port’s calendar partner, where trucks post their schedules in advance

Both let you see what’s coming before you make the drive. Check one of these by Thursday afternoon so you’re not making a game-time decision at 11:45 AM with a line forming behind you.

The Trucks Worth Watching For

We’ve covered several trucks that rotate through the Everett food truck circuit — a few are worth knowing when they show up on the Port schedule:

Tabassum — the only Uzbek food truck in the Pacific Northwest, run by a family from Tashkent, serving manti, samsa, and plov that you genuinely cannot find anywhere else in the region. When Tabassum is on the schedule, it’s a reason to make the trip.

Das Bratmobile — Ferdi and Uschi’s German food truck out of Rheinland-Pfalz, working with Uli’s Famous Sausages to produce the best bratwurst situation in Snohomish County.

Beyond the regulars, the rotating lineup is genuinely worth checking week to week — it’s one of the better windows into what Everett’s food truck community is actually cooking right now.

Practical Notes

When: Every Friday, 11:30 AM – 1:30 PM, through October 2026

Where: Port of Everett Waterfront Place, south marina parking lot (Jetty Landing). The Port’s main waterfront development — if you can see Possession Sound, you’re close.

Parking: The south marina lot is large. Friday lunch hours fill it up by noon, but arrivals before 11:45 AM typically find easy parking.

Payment: Each truck handles its own payment — card is accepted by most, but cash is never a bad idea as backup.

Best approach: Check StreetFoodFinder on Thursday, identify your target truck, arrive by 11:30 AM, eat outside if the weather cooperates. The Port’s waterfront benches and the promenade make this worth doing as a slow lunch rather than a grab-and-go.

Why This Matters for Everett’s Food Scene

Everett’s restaurant scene has been on a legitimate run — the waterfront additions, the Hewitt corridor’s international build-out, the breweries, the coffee shops. Food Truck Fridays is the part of that ecosystem that stays accessible regardless of budget or occasion. You don’t need a reservation, you don’t need to commit to a full sit-down meal, and you can cover meaningful ground across different cuisines in a single Friday rotation.

If you want a weeknight option instead, the Beverly Food Truck Park on Beverly Blvd runs Monday–Saturday evenings with a different rotating lineup. But for the waterfront setting and the Friday lunch ritual, nothing in Snohomish County quite matches what the Port has built here.

Check the schedule Thursday. Show up at 11:30. Eat something you haven’t tried before. The waterfront will handle the rest.

Frequently Asked Questions

When are Port of Everett Food Truck Fridays?

Every Friday from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM, from spring through October, at the south marina parking lot at Port of Everett Waterfront Place (Jetty Landing).

How do I know which trucks will be there this Friday?

Check StreetFoodFinder (streetfoodfinder.com/portofeverett) or the Best Food Trucks calendar (bestfoodtrucks.com/lots/profile/854) — both are updated weekly with the current rotation.

Is there parking at Port of Everett Food Truck Fridays?

Yes, the south marina lot is large. Arriving before noon gives you the best options.

Do trucks accept cards?

Most do, but bringing cash as backup is smart. Each truck handles its own payment.

Is Food Truck Fridays free to attend?

Yes — no admission fee. You pay only for the food you order from the trucks.

How does this compare to Beverly Food Truck Park?

Beverly Food Truck Park on Beverly Blvd runs Monday–Saturday evenings (4–7 PM) and is a great weeknight option. Food Truck Fridays is a Friday lunchtime event at the waterfront. Different schedules, different vibes — both worth knowing.

On July 22, 2023 — one day after Guam Liberation Day, the biggest holiday in the territory — Julita Atoigue-Javier opened Guam Grub at the Everett Mall food court. The timing wasn’t an accident.

“It is sharing the culture, one dish at a time,” Atoigue-Javier said.

What she’s sharing is food that is genuinely hard to find on the mainland: Chamorro cuisine, the indigenous cooking tradition of Guam, shaped by three centuries of Spanish colonial influence, Japanese occupation, Filipino proximity, and the particular flavors that emerged from all of it. Red rice colored with annatto. Kelaguen made with coconut and lemon. Pork ribs grilled over open heat until they’re something between barbecue and a family obligation.

And there’s a layer beneath all of it. Every recipe Atoigue-Javier serves, she learned from her mother, who passed away in 2007. “I think that she would be really, really proud of me,” she said. “Everything that she basically taught me is what I’m bringing here today.”

That is the actual story of Guam Grub. The food is a memorial and a celebration at the same time.

What You’re Eating

Guam Grub operates as a food court stall inside the Everett Mall at 607 SE Everett Mall Way, Suite 27-A — the same South Everett mall corridor that’s home to Dumpling World and Middleton Brewing. The menu reads like a Fiesta plate — the communal feast format that anchors every major celebration in Guam.

Red rice is the foundation. Made with achote (annatto) powder, it’s earthy, slightly nutty, and nothing like the white rice you’re used to seeing next to everything else. This is the carb that earns its spot on the plate.

Grilled pork ribs and chicken come off the heat with serious char and seasoning. The barbecue tradition in Chamorro cooking isn’t American BBQ — it’s its own lineage, marinade-forward, with a different flavor profile that’ll recalibrate your expectations in the first bite.

Chicken kelaguen is arguably the most distinctively Chamorro item on the menu: shredded chicken mixed with fresh coconut, lemon, and green onion. It’s bright and acidic and unlike anything else in the food court around it.

Empanadas at Guam Grub are the Chamorro version — smaller, crispier, and filled differently than the Latin empanadas most locals are familiar with.

Shrimp patties and Spam musubi with red rice round out a menu that doesn’t pretend to be anything other than exactly what it is: the food Atoigue-Javier grew up eating, made the way her mother made it.

The HeraldNet review called out the shrimp cake and kimchi as standouts. The King5 segment showed customers who grew up in Guam ordering by instinct, recognizing dishes they’d been missing since leaving the island. “It’s very exciting because it gives us a little taste of home,” said customer Jeralyn Roco (King5).

Who This Is For

The honest answer is everyone, but especially two groups.

First: the significant Chamorro and Pacific Islander community in the Puget Sound region, which is large and underserved by restaurants that actually reflect their food traditions. Guam Grub is one of the only places in Snohomish County — and one of very few in the greater Seattle metro — serving food that reflects this culture with any authenticity.

Second: anyone who has been eating their way through Everett’s genuinely impressive international food scene and wants to push further. We’ve written about Heritage African on Hewitt, Ubuntu Bar & Grill’s South African braai in south Everett, Enseamada Cafe’s Filipino-Hawaiian fusion on Evergreen Way. Guam Grub belongs in that same conversation.

Chamorro cuisine has influences from Japan, Spain, and the Philippines, and yet it’s entirely its own thing. “We have influences from Japan, the Spaniards, and also from the Philippines,” Atoigue-Javier explained. “This is a melting pot of different influences. We have our own spin on the different foods.” If you’ve never had it, the Everett Mall food court is not where you’d expect to find your introduction. That’s what makes Guam Grub worth finding.

The Logistics

Address: 607 SE Everett Mall Way, Suite 27-A, Everett, WA 98208 — inside the Everett Mall food court.

Hours: Closed Monday–Wednesday. Thursday–Friday: 5:00 PM – 8:00 PM. Saturday–Sunday: 2:00 PM – 8:00 PM.

Phone: (425) 308-9997

The afternoon and evening hours on weekends are the move. Saturday afternoon, park at the mall, eat a Fiesta plate, and drive home having tasted something that doesn’t exist anywhere else in Snohomish County.

The Bigger Picture

Julita Atoigue-Javier built a 100% female-owned and operated business around her mother’s recipes, launched it on Liberation Day, and has been quietly running one of the most culturally specific restaurants in the region ever since. She’s not trying to make Chamorro food palatable to people who’ve never heard of it — she’s making it the way it’s supposed to be made and trusting that people will find it.

Fifty-two Yelp reviews and strong ratings as of April 2026 suggest they have. But Guam Grub deserves a bigger audience than the food court traffic it gets.

If you’ve been working through Everett’s international dining corridor and thought you’d seen the full range of what this city’s immigrant communities are cooking, Guam Grub is the correction. Order the kelaguen, get the red rice, and let Atoigue-Javier tell the story one dish at a time.

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Guam Grub in Everett?

Inside the Everett Mall food court at 607 SE Everett Mall Way, Suite 27-A, Everett, WA 98208.

What are Guam Grub’s hours?

Closed Monday through Wednesday. Thursday–Friday 5 PM – 8 PM. Saturday–Sunday 2 PM – 8 PM.

What is Chamorro cuisine?

Chamorro is the indigenous cuisine of Guam, shaped by Spanish, Japanese, and Filipino influences over centuries. It features dishes like red rice (achote-colored), kelaguen (marinated meat with coconut and lemon), grilled meats, and empanadas distinct from their Latin counterparts.

What should I order at Guam Grub?

Start with the red rice and grilled pork ribs or chicken. Add the chicken kelaguen for the most distinctively Chamorro item on the menu. The shrimp patties and Chamorro empanadas are also worth trying.

Who owns Guam Grub?

Julita Atoigue-Javier, who grew up on Guam and opened the restaurant on July 22, 2023 — one day after Guam Liberation Day. The business is 100% female owned and operated.

Is Guam Grub the only Chamorro restaurant in Everett?

As far as we know, yes — and one of the very few Chamorro restaurants in the greater Puget Sound region.