Honest Biscuits

Large, very tasty homemade biscuit with a great little view! Loved finding this place while exploring the nooks and crannies of the market! The have an open kitchen where you get to watch them bake their products, and a great selection of breakfast items!

I only had a GF biscuit to go so I can’t comment much on the sandwiches. This was the first biscuit I have had in 2 years (since I found out I can’t have gluten). It wasn’t as good as I remember wheaty biscuits to be, but then again nothing GF is as good. However, for GF it was outta sight good. I toasted it up with butter and jam to have with my morning coffee. Whenever I am down that way I will stop in to grab a few for sure.

Solid biscuits and gravy.
But if you’re expecting any substantial sausage in the gravy, you’ll be SEVERELY disappointed. The «sausage» is more like small grey flecks in the white gravy. VERY much underwelming.

I really wanted to love this place. The staff greeted us right away and was friendly, but the disappointment came in biscuit form.
I purchased the sausage, egg, and cheese biscuit expecting the Butterhole biscuit to be melt-​in-​my-​mouth wonderful and the toppings to be a tasty bonus. How can anything be bad with butter in the name, right? I was completely disappointed to find that the biscuit was tasteless… zero butter flavor, zero saltiness that typically accompanies butter… and so dense it drowned out the sausage, egg, and cheese flavor even though the sausage and egg portion was not skimpy.

This place really sucked. I got the apple caramel biscuit and it was truly terrible. The caramel was non existent and the few apple bits were so deeply imbedded in the biscuit I had to pick them out to get any apple taste. I would stay away because in Seattle where everything was amazing there is no need to have bad food.

I’ve given this place three shots, I work right nearby. It’s only ever gotten worse. The staff is uninterested and aloof. I was the only customer today, and watched the young man «making» my order cook up an egg and eat it with his bare hands, then make my biscuit with jam. It took me ten minutes before I finally asked what was taking so long, and was just met with offended looks of indifference. I can make drop biscuits, from scratch, in twenty minutes, so it shouldn’t take ten to put jam on an already baked one, when you have zero other customers.
If only the service were bad, it might be okay, but the biscuits are terrible, and only seem to be going down in quality. Rock hard, cold every single time (even though I always ask for them to be heated up) and dry. Why anyone would go here, when delicious breakfast can be had at so many other places nearby (The Crumpet Shop, Biscuit Bitch, etc) is beyond me. Learn from my mistakes and take your money and appetite elsewhere.
Terrible staff, terrible food, terrible prices. It’s just all terrible, and hopefully a better business takes over soon.

I already had breakfast plans for my first full day in Seattle, but I noticed two different biscuit places while exploring, and decided that I’d give both a shot. I visited Honest Biscuits the next day, truly excited after reading about the owner’s North Carolina roots, and his loving grandmother’s lessons.
I ordered the biscuits and gravy, one of my favorite guilty pleasures. However, even before getting my food, I was regretting my decision to dine here. The staff really acted like I was imposing on them. Sorry. It won’t happen again.
Then my food was ready. One large square biscuit, sliced in half (FYI, the true Southern way is to use a fork to tease the halves apart), covered in gravy. The gravy was actually quite good, properly made with a well-​cooked roux, and flavored with nicely seasoned sausage, and that is what saves this review from being one-​star.
The biscuit? Hard, dense and tough. As another reviewer mentioned, there are many styles of biscuits, but «hard, dense and tough» should never be used as adjectives for any of the styles. Over-​mixed and over-​kneaded. So hard that my plastic fork actually broke while trying to cut through the biscuit. I scraped off the gravy and ate it, and tossed the rest. Oh, and the coffee was quite acidic and unpleasant.

I stumbled upon Honest Biscuits and was intrigued so I decided to try the oven baked «fried» chicken biscuit. However, both of the guys working were distant and even seemed bothered by my presence. Note: I am a petite well mannered female with good hygiene. They held their heads down the entire time, didn’t look at me when I asked questions and gave me one word responses when I made conversation. Even when I said «Bye! Thank you», there wasn’t much of an audible response. I have an idea of what the issue may have been, but I hate to think that way so I won’t say it. My sandwich turned out to be decent, a 3 out of 5, but Honestly the customer service (or lack of) left a bad taste in my mouth. Don’t think I’ll be back!

Dope place! Gluten-​free is offered so that is essential for me here, or else I would be left out from all the ‘butterhole’ (the term given to the biscuits) goodness.
Stopped here w/​my girlfriends family during a brief few hours in downtown Seattle before heading out on a cruise to Alaska the next day.
The main draw and reason for us visiting this part of town was The famous Pike’s (again, we were tourists) but really enjoyed all the different markets and shops which exist above, below and around the main attraction that is the fish market.
Honest Biscuits was a wonderful gem we found while perusing. My girlfriend and I tried the gluten-​free, while my girlfriends parents tried the original. $ 4/​per ($ 1 extra for gluten-​free) was not a bad price upon seeing how thick and dense these biscuits truly were. After only having half of one, it managed to satisfy this hungry travelers appetite while we continued to shop. They come with your choice of butter, honey, jams, etc. I went for the jam (I think it was strawberry-​rhubarb but I KNOW it was delish).
The possibilities with the biscuits can be endless as they can turn them into sandwiches, breakfast sandwiches and even strawberry shortcake among others.
I was really pleased to see that the ingredients being used for the sandwiches such as the cheese and sausage for instance was from local vendors that were just a stones-​throw away such as Beecher’s and Uli’s, respectively. Take about FRESH and LOCAL!
The staff was super friendly and helpful, willing to chat it up about their product and take interest in us as the customer.
Can’t wait to come back!

Tasty and great service. Enjoyed the combo of egg cheese and bacon. Well prepared egg, perfect bacon and tasty biscuit. Nice touch w kale salad side and coffee. Yum

Me and my sister went here yesterday right before they were closing up and we got a variety of biscuits. They were fluffy and tasty. The gentlemen who worked there were super nice and great service.

It’s a cozy little biscuit place. The server upfront was very welcoming. First time here and it tastes amazing.

Really not that bad if your expectations aren’t too high. Honest Biscuit is easily a 4 Star place, but will quickly turn into a 3 or 2 Star experience based purely on price vs quality.
In other words, if you’re able to snag a freshly made and hot buttermilk biscuit not too far removed from the oven… well, this is the sweet spot. I’d rather not pay upwards of $ 4+ dollars for a meh reheated biscuit. Honestly, I’ve had better biscuits at some fast food chicken joints. Not always, but it has happened.
I just wish the biscuits were a tad sweeter without the need to slather on jelly’s/jams or honey. But again, not a terrible place by any means. Oh yea, I love the location that is sorta away from the hub bub of The Pike Market. PLENTY of seating in the atrium below Honest Biscuits.

Not sure why people are hating on their biscuits — I’m picky about my biscuits and these are really good! I got the one with Beecher’s cheese baked into it, and I also got jam on the side. This created a sweet/​savory taste with each bite and I was delighted. Texture is good — crispy outside, moist flakey inside. Flavor is good — right amount of salt, rich flavor. My biscuit tasted super fresh and was nicely warmed up before they served it to me. I recommend.

The best biscuits EVER!!! The staff is great and the owner even came around and made sure that we had everything we needed. I’m sending everyone I know here! I’ll definitely be back!

I’m not entirely sure what people are bitching about in these 1-​star reviews. So, you didn’t like the biscuit… well, if you know anything about biscuits, you know that there are more than one kind of biscuit. There is no «gold standard» to which all biscuits should be held. Biscuits, just like life, is relative and subject to interpretation. Maybe someone LIKES the denser biscuits, or a less flaky biscuit, or… idk. I just disagree with anyone who says THIS BISCUIT IS WRONG AND NO ONE WILL LIKE IT BECAUSE I DISLIKE IT MYSELF.
I PERSONALLY may have a few gripes with the biscuit I just enjoyed– primarily, that it tasted like the biscuits I’ve made myself, the few times I’ve tried to make them– and, just as in those biscuity instances (bistances?), I can’t quite put my finger on what it is I dislike about them. Maybe not enough salt? IANABE (I am not a biscuit expert). But then, that’s why I came to Honest Biscuits.
At this very moment, I’m sitting below their new location in Pikes Place Market (if you’re trying to find them, look for the gigantic squid hanging from the ceiling, across from Crêpe de France and the glass elevator). I had the regular Butterhole (I think that’s right) with the jam of the day, strawberry-​rhubarb (aww yiss, that ish is my JAM. ba-​dum-​tiss). Like I said already, it was a little… meh. I can’t help but feel like a little bit of salt would have perked up the flava-​flave. However, if I had gotten any bacon/​cheese/​yadda yadda with/​in it, maybe it would have been perfect. I shall try again next time, and report back my findings.
Sidebar: The dudes working here are very nice and didn’t make me feel dumb at all for being THAT CUSTOMER… you know, the one that comes up to the reg with NO IDEA what they want. I hate doing that, but they took it well.
Tl;dr
biscuits: ⁴⁄₅
customer service ⁵⁄₅
sweet tea: ⁵⁄₅
overall score: eleven thumbs up

First let me say I am from the southern part of the country and was on Vacation last week visiting Seattle. While at Pike Place Market I discovered Honest Biscuits !!!
I love these biscuits WOW I never expected to find great Southern cuisine in the Pacific Northwest. They have it all Sweet Tea, Banana Pudding, and awesome Pimento Cheese for those familiar with these Southern Delicacies !!!
I showed up on the first week they opened and for a new space and staff I was impressed !!
Great Logo !!
Great people!!!
Great Southern Hospitality!!!
Great Biscuits !!!

As a self professed biscuit expert, I have to say this is quite possibly the worst biscuit I’ve ever tried. Absolutely no flavor, even with «butter» and honey, and hard as a brick. I gave them a star for effort & another cause I felt sorry for them. I agree with other reviewer, go to biscuit bitch!

I was promised and expecting a delicious biscuit laced with chunks of Beecher’s flagship cheese, and all I got was sadness and disappointment.
I’ve heard mixed reviews on these biscuits and decided to try them for myself, since they have a new location in Pike Place Market. I grabbed a Beecher’s biscuit to go and it was straight up awful.
The biscuit was incredibly large, dense, and dry, without any flaky layers. The texture was just off, and it wasn’t very cheesy. In fact, it didn’t really taste like anything at all, mostly just dough. I tried a few bites at room temperature, then decided to warm it up to see if it made a difference, and it didn’t. It was so bad, I couldn’t bring myself to eat it, so I just tossed a $ 4 in the trash. Sad face.
These *might* be good fresh out of the oven, but I can’t say for sure. This was totally lackluster. Ugh.

Not very tasty. Actually, quite lardy. I had the cheese one and not only did it cost $ 4, but the free cheddar biscuits at Red Lobster are less greasy. I didn’t finish it. Kinda meh. The guys who sold me the biscuit were nice, though.