There’s a new ceviche bar—Shark Bite Ceviche—in Ballard at 6256 3rd Ave NW.
Marcos Arellano is the owner and chef. He’s been running Shark Bite as a food cart in Beacon Hill in 2016 and just opened his first Ballard brick-and-mortar.
Arellano told My Ballard that he’d been looking for a smaller space when he came across the space at 65th and 3rd in Ballard. After running a fairly small operation in Beacon Hill for almost a decade, moving into a new space is a big change.
“We’ll see,” Arellano told My Ballard. “It’s a new challenge for me!”
Arellano discovered ceviche after working in restaurants as a food prep. According to the story on his website, his roommate asked him to make shrimp ceviche. Arellano wasn’t yet familiar with ceviche, but decided to give it a shot. Not realizing ceviche was meant to be raw, he fried the shrimp. His roommate teased him for his first attempt and then taught him how to make it.
Arellano said he was hooked. He started making ceviche for his friends and coworkers, who loved it. He then experimented with different flavors and seafood such as octopus and halibut, and Shark Bite Ceviche was born. Arellano now makes five types of ceviche: shrimp, octopus, halibut, salmon, and mushroom.
Arellano will keep the Beacon Hill food cart open, but it will be seasonal—most likely from April to October, he said.
Shark Bite in Ballard is open seven days a week from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. There’s limited seating inside, but there’s a large patio for outdoor seating. Many items are perfect for grab-and-go, Arellano said, and he’s waiting on a liquor license to add beer to the menu.
Photo: Shark Bite Ceviche
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