Other Coast Cafe

Other Coast Cafe is a counter in Ballard that serves the kind of meat, cheese, and sauce combinations that college students doing all-nighters might fantasize about. Like the Electric Wizard, a smoky-sweet situation with ham, smoked mozzarella, and balsamic mayo, or the iconic Rajun Cajun piled with spicy salsa mayo-drenched turkey and pepper jack. They also happen to serve one of the greatest vegan sandwiches in town—the Michael King, stuffed with roasted yams and juicy dry-rubbed tofu. You can either grab a stool inside or just take one of these handheld packages to go as you peek inside the windows of expensive trinket shops along Ballard Ave—it's one of the best quick lunches the neighborhood's got.