If you’re a local who is familiar with the area’s wine scene you already know the name Kris Blondin. Blondin’s Amitie Wine Company is downtown Tacoma’s brand new wine destination that opened in February at ...
The Berliner Beerhall is opening in downtown Tacoma this month. It’s not a wild hoax seven years in the making. It’s actually happening this month, as in March 2020. Seriously. I’m not making this up. ...
Until now, Fat Zach’s Wood Fired Pizza has operated on wheels, but the Puyallup mobile restaurant is expanding this month. Fat Zach’s will open its first brick-and-mortar pizza restaurant in the next week or so ...
Sukiyaki is one of those elusive Japanese dishes in restaurants, although I have so many friends who cook it at home. It’s a one-pot meal with slippery noodles, thinly-sliced beef, tofu and veggies sunk into ...
Puyallup diners, here is big taco news. Taqueria El Rinconsito is opening its newest Pierce County location Friday, March 6. It will be located close to South Hill Mall at 305 39th Ave. SW, Puyallup. ...
Cooper’s Food & Drink is about to happen – about two years after co-owners and longtime restaurant owners Greg and Tanya Troger bought the building and land that was home to one of Tacoma’s diviest ...
If all goes as planned, by the end of March, the Foss Waterway will have a new deli destination for lunchtime dining and downtown delivery. Dock Street Deli will open at 1901 Dock St. in ...
Cafe Azure opened February 10 in downtown Tacoma and one of the first things owner Tracy Roberts likes to talk about with newcomers to her business is the pool in the building. “The building is ...
You’ve got just a few more weeks to enjoy the crepes at Savor Creperie. The downtown Tacoma creperie will close March 14. “We are delighted that Savor Creperie has been a successful part of Tacoma ...
Pour Me Bar & Bistro, opening at 18810 Meridian E. this spring, was born out of Dean Pitigliano’s need for a date-night spot that comes with a full cocktail menu, carries great beers on tap ...
Move over White Claw, the hard seltzer craze has officially come to Tacoma’s craft beverage scene. Tacoma Seltzer Co. plans a March 14 grand opening and you’re all invited. Tacoma Seltzer Co. owner Morgan Alexander ...
Puget Sound Pizza, one of Tacoma’s most favorite destinations for pizza, booze and karaoke, is expanding. Owner Cory Cannell will open a second Puget Sound Pizza location in Spanaway this spring. The original location in ...
Alfred’s Cafe in Tacoma’s Dome District has a new owner, but locals and regulars will recognize him. Longtime Alfred’s Cafe bartender Scott Wright is the new operator of the popular breakfast spot that previously was ...
Here’s some pretty big taco news. Taqueria El Rinconsito plans to open soon in South Hill. The good news about that is that the taqueria will be the first of what’s expected to be three ...
Cravin’ Crawfish, a new crawfish and seafood boil restaurant, plans to open this spring in Tacoma. Vu and Hana Nguyen will be the owners of the Louisiana-themed restaurant at 5015 Tacoma Mall Boulevard. Cravin’ Crawfish ...
Because restaurants are swamped and lines are long and reservations are so hard to come by, I tell diners to keep it simple for Valentine’s Day: Visit a local chocolate maker or bakery and buy ...
Any day is a good day to eat your way around the Lincoln District, but Sunday is the neighborhood’s annual Lunar New Year celebration. Don’t miss it. There will be dancers and other live entertainment. ...
Expect an opening later this month for Perry’s Cocktail Bar. The downtown Puyallup restaurant and lounge will be a decidedly grown-up destination. Perry’s will offer a polished cocktail menu and a menu of playful New ...
Tacoma vegan restaurant Viva is now open in its new location in the Proctor neighborhood.
Cuerno Bravo Prime Steakhouse will open in Tacoma's St. Helens neighborhood soon.
Here's where to find Mardi Gras eating in the Tacoma and Puyallup area in 2020.
The annual February reopening of the Fife Pick-Quick Drive-In is kind of like our own Pierce County version of Groundhog Day. The staff cranks up the grill, heats up the fryer and gets those hand-cut ...
Sunday is the game. You’re probably searching for something to bring because you realized tomorrow is coming a little too soon. These restaurants and bakeries do not disappointed. TACOMA BAKING COMPANY Tacoma Baking Company has ...
Lakewood, you’re getting a Philly cheesesteak sandwich shop. Go Philly will open its Lakewood location Tuesday (February 4) at 7421 Custer Road W. Where to Dine Pierce County members have been buzzing for months about ...
Josefina's Mexican Restaurant in Tacoma is closing.
Tacoma’s Essence Lounge, which opened January 18 in the Sixth Ave neighborhood, has a familiar face behind it. Natural Allah is back with his unusual blend of cuisine that is a mashup of Latin American ...
Old Times Bakery in Tacoma got my attention recently with a post about piroshki buns. Then there were the photos of the alfajores, the Uruguayan cookies that you’ll have a tough time finding anywhere else ...
Happy Teriyaki in downtown Tacoma will reopen soon and the owner has expanded to DuPont with another location serving sushi, poke bowls and more.
Hong’s Restaurant is coming to Lakewood. You’ve probably seen the sign posted at the strip mall at 112th Street Southwest and Pacific Highway Southwest in Lakewood. UPDATE: the restaurant announced it will open March 14. ...
BBQ Pete's is going to open a location in Lakewood in 2020.
For that moment when you want to ditch that inevitable diet you started this month, here’s a bunch of delicious looking food you should eat this month. These are either new restaurants with something new ...
Here are the liquor license applications for December 17-31, 2019 in Tacoma and surrounding Pierce County cities. What I love about liquor license applications is that they give you all kinds of background details about ...
Looking for brunch? Clearly, Puyallup is going to be the destination for brunch today. Several members of Where to Dine Pierce County asked for recommendations for brunch on New Year’s Day (because clearly they’re starting ...
Real bagels. Delicious, chewy, real bagels that are boiled in a kettle. At Tacoma Baking Company. And laminated dough. So much laminated dough. And familiar pastry chef names, such as Ashley Baird. Desserts, hearth-baked breads, ...
It’s the end of the run for Blue Octopus, a champagne and sparkling wine bar in the Proctor neighborhood on Tacoma. Kerry Cole intends to close her wine cafe at the end of this month, ...
TAMALE PSA. For those of you who are skipping making your own Christmas tamales, here’s a tip where to buy yours. Palmira Mendoza Martinez, whose family owns Los Tamales Restaurant in Tacoma (on 72nd), reports ...
By now, brunch fiends likely have discovered that Montamara Kitchen in Tacoma’s Old Town neighborhood has closed. The closure was not an easy decision for owner PJ Rutledge. Rutledge said she had intended to close ...
Liquor license roundup in Tacoma: December 1-16, 2019 Here are the liquor license applications for December 1-16, 2019 in Tacoma and surrounding Pierce County cities. Notification Date: 12/16/2019Current Business Name: LELE RESTAURANTNew Business Name: LE ...
A member of Where to Dine Pierce County had this question: Looking for a Tacoma bar with a fun holiday drink menu? What ensued was a great post with all kinds of tips. Here ...
Tacoma's Pizza Press on Sixth Avenue has closed. The outpost of the national chain opened in June 2018.
For three generations of chocolate eaters, Johnson family has been making handmade chocolates in the Hilltop neighborhood in Tacoma. Behind the glass at the front counter, visitors will find hand-dipped truffles, salted caramels, pecan turtles ...
Liquor license roundup in Tacoma: November 2019 Here are the liquor license applications for November 2019 in Tacoma and surrounding Pierce County cities. Notification Date: 11/27/2019Current Business Name: AMERICAN LAKE MARKETNew Business Name: AMERICAN LAKE ...
Reason #1817 why I love the Church of the Indian Fellowship's frybread Fridays: You can smell the frybread before entering the back door into the church’s basement dining room.
It’s finally here! My favorite eating festival, Tacoma’s Greek Festival, which is held the first weekend in October every year at St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood. As with previous years, there ...
One of the things I love so much about Pierce County eating is the kickoff of the fall food festival season. My favorites include the Tacoma Greek Festival the first weekend in October, as well ...
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