Jensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse

Horrible place to get your salmon smoked, don’t waste your time! The Brine they use taste like absolute S@#%… This place has been shut down in the past for violations. It needs to be shut down again as it is just an awful place. PLEASE SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!

After a fishing trip we brought in 18 lbs of salmon filets to be smoked and shipped to So Cal and were told processing would be 7 – 10 days. While they were polite on the phone, it took nearly 45 days before we received the fish. After 10 days we called weekly check to the status of the order, each time were told they were short handed and it would be done the next week. Each week we had to call back because we never received a proactive call. When it did arrive a few of the vacuumed packed bags had lost their seal. There was never an offer to discount the cost. The cost to smoke the fish was ~$ 80 dollars and while we were told that there was an additional cost to ship, it turned out to be $ 110! For a few pounds of fish (most of the water weight was gone with the dry smoking), overnight in a Styrofoam box with an ice pack… exorbitant.

I’ve been coming here with my dad since I was a little girl. The smell of the smoked meats hitting you square in the face when you walk in the door takes me back to childhood each time I return.
I no longer live in Washington, but I make a point to visit almost every time I return home for a visit. Their beef jerky has always been amazing to me. It’s so juicy and flavorful – their original has such an incredible texture, and a perfect beefy flavor. I’ve gone so far as to chop it up and use it as my beef in chilies. It’s incredible.
Their bacon, especially thick-​sliced – is just about the best you’ll ever have. It’s the best bacon I’ve ever had. Ever.
Their smoked salmon is the taste of home. From the candied stuff to the straight up smoked, it’s what comfort tastes like.
From the signs, they smoke your meats if you bring them in, but I’ll trust them to do the catchin’ and the smokin’. I hope they’re in business for generations to come. They do it right.

Great salmon jerky — best price in town… literally. I have visited many places looking for delicious salmon jerky, and this one tops the charts for price/​quality. The guys that work there are so nice and always willing to answer any questions.

This place is a secret hidden gem of Seattle the smoked chum and smoked salmon are fantastic! Why play super market prices for less portions when you can pay less money and get a lot more and fresher.

I grew up in Seattle and went to this place as a kid many times. I moved to a different state and haven’t been back to Seattle for about 15 years. A few weeks ago, I visited Seattle and one of the first places on my list to go was Jensen’s Old Fashioned Smokehouse.
The place hasn’t changed a bit and is still amazing! The service is great and the smoked meats are the best in the country.
I look forward to visiting Seattle again someday and stopping in to get some more beef jerky and smoked salmon… the flavors are incredible and so much better than any smoked meats I’ve ever tried.

Let me just say that I’m so in love with this little smokehouse. It is so awesome, like a neighborhood hidden jewel!
We stopped by to look at their selection of smoked salmon. I’ve seen their canned stuff at Pike’s Place Market and knew they had a shop in Broadview. There weren’t any other customers on a Saturday morning, but that was even better because the clerk was really nice to us. We were curious about the trail mix so he gave us a mini sample. The sample totally worked because it encouraged us to buy some of their smoked cheese. Their pepper jack cheese is way good — hearty, smokey flavor and not too salty.
We got the candied salmon strips. They looked beautiful. We were kind of disappointed with this though because it was a little salty. The last two things we got was their cornish hen and some bacon bites. BOTH WERE SO GOOD. The cornish hen was just heavenly, especially the drumstick section. I through the bacon bites in with some chicken and let the fat render in there. It came out so good. I am definitely coming back here for the cornish hen and bacon bites.
I am totally a fan of this place now!

My new favorite place. Love the products and the staff. Try the peppered beef jerky, you won’t regret it!

I caught a bunch of sockeye on summer trip to Alaska this year, and had more than I knew what to do with. I normally fire up my smoker, try some marinades and cook it myself. This time, though, I was worried that by the time I got around to smoking it, it would be past its prime.
So, I stopped by Jensen’s to see if they could help me out. Indeed they could! I ended up having them smoke over 50 lbs of sockeye — some hot smoked, and the rest cold-​smoked.
I like to think I’m pretty handy with a smoker, but their product is very, very good. I wouldn’t hesitate to bring my catch here again.
I might be able to match or exceed their smoke quality if I really put my mind to it, but it couldn’t be easier than working with them. You just drop off the fish, tell them how you want it cut and smoked, and pick it up frozen and individually packaged in a week or two.
Fantastic.

Trail Mix.
Peanuts, pretzels, chocolate chips, and raisins.
NO. NEVER AGAIN.
Trail Mix Redux.
Smoked sausage, smoked salmon, smoked cheddar, smoked gouda, smoked pepperjack… You need protein? You’re in heaven. You need flavor explosion? You’re in heaven. You need a good weight loss supplement?
Good luck with that.

I learned about this place from one of my friends who brought some of the salmon he caught the other day, here to be smoked. Since it is across the street from my favorite northend dim sum and produce establishments, I ran over to see what they are all about. All I can say is wow!
They have smoked everything. Salmon, beef jerky, meat, cheese, I don’t know what else, but everything I tried was good. And the customer service was great! The woman who helped me, explained what the different items were, and even gave me samples.
What a find!

We dropped off our salmon after a day on the river, paid, and then got on a plane to head back to the east coast. The people were friendly and the samples were good.
It has been about 2 weeks now and we have all been excited about getting our yummy package.. . Got a call today from Jensons. OOPS!
They had quoted us an estimate of «about $ 100 total». This was to include smoking, packing and shipping. They based this estimate on the weight, our zip code, and our preferred shipping method. That is all you need, right?
The call today was to ask for our credit card information to bill us an additional $ 91.15 for packaging and shipping on top of the $ 80 we already paid. WHAT?, I said. I can understand being a bit off, but that is unreasonable. Talked with the manager who was not understanding at all; was not willing to take responsibility for the misquote from his employee; and, not willing to compromise at all. Yikes. Very unexpected and unpleasant surprise. This may be a fair shipping price, but it is not at all what we were told or expected. And, now we are on the opposite side of the country and helpless to do anything but pay what they demand or leave the fish there.
Outrageously BAD customer service from management for not working with a customer for a mistake that an employee made. Buyer/​shipper beware! Take it with you on the plane.
Not even sure if it is worth having shipped. Hopefully they won’t read this before they send the package. Don’t want them to spit in it.
Too bad.. . good product, but I won’t send any of my friends there.

Meaaaaaat! Let me say that I have driven past Jensen’s too many times to count. I always tell myself I have to go there and I never do. I’m not sure what kept me away but that is over.
My family was recently visiting from out of town and the word on the street was that my dad wanted beef jerky. I knew just the place! For some reason, the day we went in was super busy. The two staff members were working ridiculously hard! It’s that kind of service that impacts a customer — I’m willing to wait patiently because they were committed to providing the best service to every customer.
As my turn grew closer I got excited. I had spent my time waiting walking between the two cases — fish jerky? beef jerky? smoked cheese? So much to choose from! When in doubt, get a little of everything I always say. Unfortunately for my group, the hag in front of us bought EVERY single smoked mozzarella in the case. NOOOOOOO! Just so we could get a taste of that smoky, cheesy goodness, we bought a pound of trail mix — meats and cheeses chopped in bits and ready for grabbing by the handful. It was so good! The quality of the meats and cheeses cannot be denied.
Now, I grew up fishing. But… that was back in Hawaii so I don’t know anything about fishing here. I do know that people were bringing in their fish to be smoked. Whaaaaat! This place gets better and better by the second! If you didn’t bring your own fish, don’t worry, there’s some already smoked in the case and not just salmon, you can get other fish like cod as well.
I’m kicking myself for waiting so long to go here. Don’t make the same mistake as me. Meat, fish, and cheese will be waiting for you.

I was on a hunt to obtain the best smoked salmon in Seattle to bring back to friends in California. After asking around and searching the forums, I come across Jensen’s. Sure, I could have gone to the grocery store and picked up something pre-​packed and shelf stable, but I wanted the good stuff. I spent a lot more than I initially planned, but it was worth every penny. I could not help but to say «I’ll take one of those as well» to nearly everything on display. The smoked sockeye has a great texture — not dry and flaky like tuna, but a smooth, melt in your mouth feel. The trail mix was delicious, but I lack self control and eventually ate more than I should have in one sitting.
One of the odd items that I’ve only seen in the Pike Place market is the landjaeger sausages. They are essentially smoked pepperoni sticks with a different seasoning. Found these here and they are delicious, somewhat stable at room temperature, and great for hiking or keeping my backpack for a hunger attack.
The beef jerky strips were nice and dry and not sticky like some marinades. The beef was tender and easy to eat. Very flavorful.
Give Jensen’s a shot. If there is a line, wait in it. It will be well worth it.

Impeccable customer service, great beef jerky, great salmon jerky, salmon candy, smoked cornish game hen ($ 4.99 for a whole hen!), incredibly great location (for me, that is), and something wonderful called «trail mix», which is really just their sausages/​pepperonis, beef jerky, and smoked cheeses cubed and tossed in a bag. I like to take it home and add extra cheese (beer cheese), but then, I am a cheese nut.
They also offer a smoking SERVICE, so you can bring your own meat and they’ll smoke it for you, or flavor it. Awesome!
They even have some parking out front! I can’t think of anything that could be improved.

The smoked salmon candy is pretty good. And so is the hot pepper beef jerky. Maybe we’ll try the smoked Cornish game hens next time… Everything is expensive here, so be prepared to spend a pretty penny or two.

Jensen’s always has wonderful customer service. Even with the super long holiday line, the counter service is polite and patient. Every time I come here I end up buying way too much but with no regrets. Their salmon is killer. Be it smoked, jerky, cold-​smoked, king, sockeye, they are all delicious!
Pricing is super reasonable. If you are a fan of salmon or other smoked meats, this is the place to be!

Still love this place! Second time I have brought in salmon to have it cold smoked and once again I am one happy customer. They even got it done sooner than expected.
I also picked up two pounds of their twice smoked bacon which is well worth getting!

Okay — I want to start by saying that the meat at Jensen’s has never let me down. I love there snack mix, with the different cheeses and meats. I’ve never purchased anything here that I did not love.
BUT — I don’t go there anymore.
Maybe it’s because I’m from the South, but I’m a bit of a stickler for service. Additionally, my dad ran his own smokery when I was growing up. I was so excited to find this place near my house. I’ve been there three times over the past two years — I even tried it again recently with the same result.
The service isn’t unfriendly, it’s just uncomfortable. I am never able to get answers about their products («What would you recommend?» «What’s this taste like?» «What goes well with this?»). The boys who work there have said that the owner does not allow the employees to sample the product, which means they don’t know much about it. It’s seriously frustrating having to just guess all the time. It seems really obvious to me that the employees don’t really seem to care, and if the owner doesn’t even let them sample the food, it seems to me that he’s just out to make a buck and doesn’t really care about the quality of the product or his employees ability to sell it.
Maybe it’s weird that I base my decision of whether or not to shop here on that. I just get very uncomfortable when I’m there — I always enter with this feeling of nostalgia (ooooo that smell!!!), and always leave just kind of underwhelmed.

You cannot miss this shop. If you’re heading north on Greenwood, once you cross 105^th, check out the «talking salmon»… you will know what I mean when you see it. Jensen’s has been a Seattle fixture for over 25 years. As a Texan, I am choosy when it comes to smokehouses. Anyone that has suffered the boring drive from HOU-​DFW will wax poetic about Woody’s and their delicious meaty goodness. Mmm… anyway, back to Jensen’s.
The salmon dip is really good here but be warned, they run out often. If you need a large quantity for a gathering or function, call ahead to ensure they have some in stock. I also love to grab some King candy when I stop in. If you’ve never had it, the «candy» is made from strips of wild red king salmon. The salmon strips are then brined, rolled and soaked in brown sugar then finally hot smoked with natural hardwoods.
One of the super-​cool things about Jensen’s is that yes, they are a full service smokehouse! Bring in your seafood or landfood, as the case might be, and they will hot (or cold) smoke your items for you. There’s several ways offered in addition to fresh freezing and vacuum packing for later shipment.