Pecos Pit, Seattle
By Dan Larsen, for SeattleInsider.com
Originally published by Cox Interactive Media

Unapologetically shabby, offering nothing more than picnic tables and smiles for its decor, this SoDo institution knows it doesn't need Scandinavian wood finishes and Chihuly artworks to pull in the customers like so many of its neighbors a couple of minutes to the north. Pecos Pit serves only one type of food: Meat. In a bun. Dripping with barbecue sauce. Well, and some good old Southern trimmings, but it's mostly about the flesh.

Needless to say, this is no territory for vegetarians. Dock workers, SoDo laborers, Safeco Field attendees and weak-willed passers. All gather in the unremarkable outdoor eating area to coat themselves up to the wrists in cook Ron Wise's special sauce -- available in three degrees of heat -- as they inhale a hefty beef brisket or Pecos beef sandwich.

Ask for your sandwich to be "spiked" and you'll get a spicy link wedged in there for a little extra zing.

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