A line of customers at the Sept. 4 grand opening. (Photo by John Liu/NWAW)
Seattle Fish Guys held its grand opening on Sept. 4, in the heart of the Central District (411 23rd Avenue South), with a mussel eating contest and free samples for people in the neighborhood. Owners Sal Panelo and Desiree Chinn are Seattle natives and former owners of City Fish in the Pike Place Market.
They are ready to sell you a salmon filet, slice fresh sashimi, shuck oysters, and pile up a poke bowl for you to enjoy at the bar.
Panelo has been in the seafood business practically his whole life, starting out from high school in the early 1980s working at Mutual Fish, then to Pike Place Fish, followed by being the Seafood Manager at Uwajimaya before having the opportunity to purchase City Fish seven years ago.