Friday Harbor House of Jerky

Great place. The guy that worked there was very generous with the samples and super knowledgeable about the products which were delicious! We will definitely be ordering more.

Random find on our day trip to friday farbor. The lady was awesome let us sample everything from snapping turtle to kangaroo. great seasonings so we bought a bunch to bring and only one bag made it home after the ferry ride. Will definetly be here again.

Love love love this place! They have the best jerky! Owners are very friendly and welcoming! I buy jerky from them all the time! My favorite is the Chipotle bourbon beef! If you go ask them for a sample of the Chipotle bourbon!

Owner was extraordinarily rude to me after I explained that I was disappointed to see that they had shark meat for sale. He swore at me, telling me to get the hell away from his booth (this was at a beloved family event in Seattle, the Folklife festival. I did not begin the conversation in a belligerent way).
I work on the field of marine conservation. Shark meat is incredibly unsustainable, due to the role of sharks as top predators in the ecosystem, and the fact that they are long lived and therefore take a long time to reach sexism maturity. They are extensively overfished. I encourage you to seek more information at
I encourage you to support other businesses that don’t serve shark, or who at least don’t have a fuse on their temper that is quite that short.

If you love jerky, this is your place! I am eccentric when it comes to food and this place doesn’t disappoint. Yes, you can still get your standard chicken, turkey, beef, and pork jerky. But this place has things for those that are a bit more venturesome, like — mako shark, elk, wild boar, kangaroo, python, and venison (deer). I’m sure I missed a few. The owners are super nice, he gave me samples of kangaroo (gamey and metallic) and boar (metallic). I settled on mako and salmon. I gotta say, the mako shark was the bomb. It is a clean tasting fish and they way they smoked and cured it was top notch. I will be returning, and will definitely stop by and visit at the Bite of Seattle.

It is easy to miss the House of Jerky — although right on Spring Street, the store is located at the very back of the building (just keep an eye on their sign in front of the building). I walked in on a Sunday and all the stores were closed except for the jerky store. They offer multiple jerky products including beef, turkey, buffalo, wild boar, venison, salmon and even alligator and kangaroo. You’ll find jerky ranging from natural to hot to teriyaki to black pepper to sweet and spicy. The gentleman at the store was friendly and very helpful walking me through my different options. He recommended I try the teriyaki beef brisket. I also picked up a few more packs of the maple pork jerky as well as a couple of hot and regular alligator sticks. A bit pricey at $ 11.50 to $ 17.00 per 3.5 oz of jerky, but that is because their products do not carry any preservatives and additives. The store is bright, clean and well organized (with complimentary sampling) and for a jerky-​addict, it feels like walking into a candy store!