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I’ve been going to Cheba Hut in Old Town for a little over four years now, and I honestly don’t think I’ve ever had a bad experience there, it’s one of the most consistent places in the city.

In my opinion, it’s easily one of the best sub shops in Whatcom County. I won’t rank my top three because that’s always a dangerous conversation around here, but it’s definitely up there.

If you’ve never been, my recommendation is the Kali Mist on garlic herb bread. It’s roasted turkey, bacon, avocado, pepper jack, jalapeños, fresh veggies, pickles, chipotle mayo and their house seasoning/dressing. Everything just works together, and I wish they’d bottle whatever house dressing they use because it’s ridiculously good.

I stopped in again yesterday while Downtown Sounds was going on, and the place was packed. That’s honestly pretty normal for them. Even on regular days it always seems busy, which says a lot.

The restaurant has a fun laid-back atmosphere with the 420 theme (nothing on the menu is actually infused), lots of artwork and pop culture, unity references. They also have a full bar with a pretty big selection of alcoholic beverages if that’s your thing, plus Kool-Aid on tap, which is something you don’t see every day.

They’re located at 306 W. Holly St. in the former Rocket Donuts building in Old Town, and the iconic rocket is still outside.

If you’re a sandwich fan and somehow haven’t tried Cheba Hut yet, I’d definitely recommend giving it a shot. The Kali Mist on garlic herb bread is still one of the best sandwiches I’ve had anywhere in Whatcom County, and they do have gluten-free substitution bread according to one of their posts from April.

If you’re in a time crunch, I definitely recommend ordering through their app. It says it takes 10 to 15 minutes for it to be ready for pick up but my previous visit it was ready in five minutes.

Disclosure: I’m not affiliated with Cheba Hut in any way. This isn’t a paid post, I wasn’t given free food or discounts, and nobody asked me to write this. I’m just sharing a recommendation after being a customer for the past four years.

Even though this is not a promotion, I believe that posting it on today’s dedicated Thursday is the way to go.

Jersey Mike's recently submitted a tenant improvement building permit for a suite inside Sehome village. The spot used to be occupied by massage place and was originally supposed to become a MOD Pizza.

I was looking through the City’s permit portal tonight and came across a new proposal that I hadn’t seen posted here yet.

It’s for a five-story building with 54 studio apartments at the corner of Byron Ave and 35th just next to Pho99, near Samish Way.

The thing that surprised me was that there isn’t any on-site parking for cars. The plans instead show 60 bike parking spaces (30 indoor and 30 outdoor).

From what I read, that’s because current state law and the city’s parking rules don’t require parking for this type of housing anymore.

It looks like it’s still early in the process and is currently in design review, so nothing has been approved yet.

Curious what everyone thinks about the moratorium on parking lot minimums.