{"id":2727,"date":"2015-09-29T22:01:18","date_gmt":"2015-09-29T22:01:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/macrinabakery.com\/blog\/?p=2727"},"modified":"2015-10-02T19:32:38","modified_gmt":"2015-10-02T19:32:38","slug":"un-bien-on-their-own","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.macrinabakery.com\/blog\/un-bien-on-their-own\/","title":{"rendered":"Un Bien: On Their Own"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cThese are the guys that turned down Guy Fieri,\u201d Ornella Lorenzo blurted out.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot because we didn\u2019t want the exposure,\u201d her husband, Lucas Lorenzo protested. \u201cWe\u2019re just not the best at publicity, actually we\u2019re pretty bad. I mean, look at us. We suck on paper. We didn\u2019t attend a fancy culinary institute, we\u2019ve never traveled the world sourcing the best international flavors. We just grew up working with my dad, day in and day out, learning the recipes and cuisine he brought with him from Cuba.\u201d<\/p>\n

Welcome to Un Bien, the child of Paseo, or more accurately, a restaurant by the children of Lorenzo Lorenzo (his real name), the founder and former owner of Paseo, arguably Seattle\u2019s most celebrated sandwich shop. For over 20 years, until it\u2019s abrupt closing last November, Paseo was a favorite of locals and travelers alike. Lorenzo’s two children, Julian and Lucas Lorenzo, worked weekends at Paseo while in high school and full-time for the last five years. When their father, amidst some legal trouble, abruptly closed both stores, Julian and Lucas were left without jobs.<\/p>\n

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Four months ago they opened Un Bien<\/a> at 7302 15th Ave NW in Ballard, at the former site of Burger Hero (and Lunchbox Laboratory before that). They’ve painted the building a Caribbean-pink and are serving many of the same sandwiches that made Paseo famous\u2014such as the nationally-renowned Caribbean Roast. They use the same bread Paseo did for 20 years, the Giuseppe Roll made by Macrina, the perfect roll for a robust sandwich like the Caribbean Roast\u2014not so soft that it collapses under the weight and juices of the marinated pork, aioli, onions, lettuce, and jalape\u00f1os, and not so firm that the sandwich\u2019s ingredients spill out into your lap (or at least most of them) when you take a bite.<\/p>\n

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They opened with a staff comprised entirely of former Paseo employees. Business has been brisk, largely fueled by word of mouth. To keep up, they\u2019ve recently had to hire two new employees. Lucas works the kitchen in the mornings, Julian in the evenings. They are busy at lunch and then again later at dinner. As their father was, they are very protective of the secret ingredients in the marinades. But they\u2019ve tweaked things a bit, finding ways to speed up the line by making the kitchen more efficient, adding a helpful new POS system, and accepting credit cards, a big difference from the cash-only days of their father\u2019s Paseo.<\/p>\n

On a recent weekday afternoon, Un Bien\u2019s long outdoor communal table was full, a steady line at the order window, the kitchen a bustle of activity. Lucas, his wife Ornella, and Julian stood in front, tired from the days work, but grateful to be open and doing their own thing. \u201cWe feel very fortunate for the reception we\u2019ve gotten,\u201d Julian said. When asked about the future Lucas said, \u201cWe still have to get through our first winter. We work to make the food we know the best we can. We\u2019re proud to make our father\u2019s recipes, to carry that on, and also to be doing our own thing. One day at a time. We\u2019re restaurant people, that\u2019s what we do.\u201d<\/p>\n

Un Bien: \u00a07302 15th Ave NW; Open Wednesday-Saturday 11 am – 9 pm and Sunday 11 am – 8 pm; Closed Monday and Tuesday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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