Totem Smokehouse Smoked Salmon

Bought a bag each of smoked sockeye, King and smoked sockeye honey as gifts. Vacuum packed. Threw them in my luggage and didn’t have a problem with smells or leakage. Everyone I gave it to seemed to enjoy but portion was tiny so with 3 people, each only got a nibble.

Great place to buy smoked salmon if you are a tourist like me. There are tons of choices to choose from and even more varieties of smoked salmon ranging in flavor. What is nice is that they even have salmon jerky and other cured seafood! I came here by accident to avoid the crowds in Pike Place; really what attracted me to come here was seeing the priority mail boxes. I was still trying to look for gifts to give, but my luggage was already full to the brim and I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to take some stuff home.
The guy who helped me was really friendly and accommodating and gave me recommendations on which fish I should take home. Afterwards, I filled out my personal information and he told me that he could have it shipped either that day or the following day. I made a special request to have my item delivered the next day because I wanted my package to arrive the day I came back to California.
Well, I got home and my package was delivered that same day! I was really impressed with their professional service and the fact that I can bring my «souvenir» to share with colleagues. It only took two days so I was really happy about that.
Definitely a recommended place in my book. I may consider ordering from them by phone to have my items delivered in Southern California.

I was entirely overwhelmed by just how much salmon there was in this place. If you can package it, they have it: smoked salmon, canned salmon, lox, salmon jerky, the list goes on. The prices were not too terribly expensive but the product was dry. I bought the packed garlic and pepper smoked salmon and the hot curry salmon jerky. Both were just ok– not out of this world– but I’d go back and pick up a few more things, especially for gifts since it’s such a unique store.

I was very happy with my visit here!
The sales associate with the British accent was extremely helpful. He gave many suggestions and explained in detail the differences in variety between all the types of smoked salmon and salmon jerky.
The best thing was that the variety we ended up purchasing was delicious! I wanted to gobble up the whole bag at once but had to restrain myself. Another plus is that the jerky wasn’t overly salty (most other jerkys make me want to drink a gallon of water after)
If I’m back in town I’ll definitely come back to pick up more bags.

Salmon jerky.. say what? Really small shop with fish up to wazoo. I sampled some food quality jerky and left worth two bags. I recommend the jalapeño and the honey salmon jerky, yummmm. The man behind the counter wad super accommodating to my 20 questions and handed me so many small samples. Next time I’m in town I will grab the 10 more. My bags didn’t survive the plane ride.

When it comes to Seattle, there is one commodity that often comes to mind: salmon. Yet it might be tempting to purchase a fresh whole salmon from one of the stalls across the street, it could be quite a challenge to clear security with a 15 lb fish… Might I suggest getting smoked salmon that is air-​sealed and quick to throw in your carry-​on!
Totem has a great selection of salmon whether it is king, sockeye, or pink and in a variety of techniques. All are well done and are a great treat for that epicurean friend or something simply unique to the city.
The store might seem overwhelming and there definitely is a difference between the salmon varieties, so don’t hesitate to ask for help. The staff really knew their product well and was able to help me make the choice between pink and sockeye and even weight!
Prices might seem overwhelming, but when you compare to other spots it is fairly reasonable.
It’s definitely a high-​quality product that is special from Seattle.

Great selection & service.
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Love the salmon!!! The jerky is incredible. The delicious salmon is only matched by the incredibly informative staff. So kind and ready to answer your questions. Love this place, so worth the trip.

This place is all about gourmet salmon preparations. They sell dried salmon and smoked salmon and other salmon. Good for foodies. Bought like 20 bux worth of salmon styles and preps I never tried. Like this place.

RUDEST SALES ASSOCIATE.
If you don’t like answering questions about your product then get a different job! Customer service is not for you!
I was in Seattle for a conference and wanted to grab some smoked salmon. I walked in with a couple of friends and the girl working there gave us a snobby look and didn’t even greet us.
I was looking thru and I didn’t know what to get so I asked, «What’s the most popular?»
She replied with the most condescension I have EVER received. She went on to lecture– YES LECTURE– me the difference between «popular» and «common.» Okay, I really didn’t need that. I didn’t think I needed to put much thought into picking my words for that question! Seriously?!
There’s another review here that complained about the associates too. Maybe we got the same girl because that review was written in May and I was in there in May.

My daughters visited the Totem Smokehouse Smoked Salmon at Pike Place and got me a gift package. I opened the package and had a concern that the «Best use by date» has passed. I sent an email to the company and received a response in less than 48 hours giving that I sent the email in the weekend.
I subsequently received a call from Mark Zenger and was very pleased that the product date is also on the store label and still current. Mark went into offering me some samples of jerky. I was not looking for some freebies but the fact that I got a quick response and resolution to my concerns means something. THIS IS A GREAT WAY TO RUN A BUSINESS. For those who remarked about employees conduct give them a break, give them a chance to address the issues. By the way the smoked salmon was awesome and so as the jerky.

Being that this location is at the Pike Place Market, and my tourist ass thought all seafood would be great from Seattle (considering what I already ate by then) I wanted to buy some Salmon Jerky to take home to my family as it would be good to pack home. I spent $ 9 a bag for salmon jerky… bought 2 bags. The jerky was the HARDEST jerky I ever tried. It was soooo difficult to chew. What a waste of $ 18. Owwwww my teeth :(

A coworker told me I had to stop by to get a bag of salmon jerky to try. It was my first time eating salmon jerky! There wasn’t any samples, nor a combo bag and every thing was individually sealed. All the jerky was about $ 9 a bag,. B got the garlic pepper and I got the habanero jerky.
Nice to try,. but didn’t fit my taste bud… was kinda of tooo fishy for me!
If you do like fish and you do like jerky,. you will love this place!

THE GIRLS WHO WORK HERE ARE JUST PLAIN EVIL.
wow. She clearly needs to go. My tourist friends commented about this place and how they were so creeped out at the counter help they left. I checked it out myself and they’re right!
There are loads of other Salmon places for tourists to drop their money. I wouldn’t spend one dime here.

I’m a big fan of jerkies, especially when they’re tender, peppered, and spicy! I haven’t tried the salmon jerky till my visit at Pike Place Market! With all the fresh seafood vendors at Pike, it would be impossible to miss this treat!
Our first stop (wish I can remember the name), was selling it for almost $ 40/​lb. I honestly didn’t need that much, so we continued our search for salmon jerky and we found Totem Smokehouse!
If I remember correctly, Totem Smokehouse wasn’t too far from the fIrst Starbucks! They sell a wide variety of smoked salmon items. The store was very inviting and their products were nicely displayed & I found what I was looking for in a heart beat!
I got the original smoked salmon jerky ($ 6.99) and the garlic peppered salmon jerky ($ 7.99)! I liked both of them The original however has a more fishy taste and smell than the garlic peppered one!
Totem Smokehouse is also a good stop if you want to give smoked salmon as a gift! The packaging of their products are top notch, which is the reason why they’re a little more expensive than other places.

It was pretty obvious the girl behind the desk did NOT want to be there (or was just having a bad day). We were the only patrons in this small shop on a Sunday afternoon and you’d think she was sick of having customers ask her questions. But bad service aside the salmon was very delicious. If you are concerned about getting your smoked salmon for a gift the packaging here could be worth the extra buck or two… or three. There are other places in Pikes Place you should probably check out if you’re looking for smoked salmon.

Bought their Smoked King Salmon Lox and Smoked Sockeye Salmon Lox to bring home to try… sorry, but they taste like the smoked salmon you can purchase at Costco. Only difference is that it costs more for the amount here. The King Salmon Lox tasted a little sweet and the Sockeye Salmon Lox was more salty, if anything. Where’s the smoked taste?! Next time I will have to pick up smoked salmon from the guys that throw fish around instead – it’s a lot more expensive than here but heard it tastes melt-​in-​your-​mouth good.

I decided to pick up a couple bags of Salmon Jerkey to bring back home for my mom and hubs because they like to eat jerkeys, and we’ve gotten salmon jerkey before in Oregon but it was so hard… and when I saw the jerkey here it looked really good… not hard like the others… I got teriyaki and a garlic peppered jerkey… both were actually really flavorful.
I have to dock a point from them because Stella C. felt the girl working there was rude. She gone in there a previous day while I was in line for Piroshky, someone had told her that she was able to sample it before purchasing so she went in to ask if she could buy a piece to sample or a smaller bag and the girl was too busy reading her book to pay any attention to anyone. After awhile, she asked if they had individual pieces or samples and the girl was kind of snippy at her saying «don’t you see they are all in sealed bags?» She then did not want to purchase or even try it because of her rudeness.