Lil Red Takeout and Catering
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Lil Red Takeout and Catering | |
|---|---|
 | |
 | |
| Restaurant information | |
| Owner | Erasto Jackson |
| Food type | Jamaican |
| Location | 4225 Rainier Avenue South, Seattle, King, Washington, 98118, United States |
| Coordinates | 47°33′53″N 122°17′20″W / 47.5648°N 122.2888°W |
Lil Red Takeout and Catering (also known as Lil Red Jamaican BBQ and Soul Cuisine,[1] Lil Red's Takeout and Catering,[2] or simply Lil Red),[3] is a Jamaican restaurant in Seattle's Columbia City / Rainier Valley area, in the U.S. state of Washington.[4] Erasto Jackson is the owner.[5]
Lil Red is a Black-owned, counter service[6] barbecue restaurant on Rainier Avenue South in the Columbia City / Rainier Valley area of Seattle.[7][8] The menu has included brisket, fish or pork ribs, jerk chicken, yams, collard greens, macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, cornbread, and lemon buttermilk pie.[3] The restaurant has also served oxtail, snapper, wings, and house-smoked bacon and sausages,[9] roast beef,[10] and a fried bologna sandwich.[7]
Reception
Adrian Miller has called Lil Red one of the best Black-owned barbecue establishments in the U.S.[11][12][13] In Seattle Metropolitan's 2022 list of the city's best barbecue, Allecia Vermillion called Lil Red "one of the city's most exciting destinations for smoked meat".[6] Jackson was nominated for a James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef (Northwest and Pacific).[1] In 2023, Lil Red was included in The New York Times's list of Seattle's 25 best restaurants.[14]
