Restaurants are in trouble.
They need our help.
Here’s what you can do.
This program was created by Pierce County to help restaurants through these difficult times. The program is funded with $7.5 million in CARES Act funding. Diners, all you have to do is dine out at a participating Pierce County restaurant from November 8-12 and November 15-19, 2020. That’s it. Spend your cash at a participating full-service restaurant and you’ll get 30 percent off your tab. The discount is for food only. Dine-in and take-out food both are discounted (third-party delivery excluded). Alcohol is excluded from this program. More information on the program here. And here is the official Restaurant Rally program website.
Participating restaurants will be refunded a percentage of food sales by Pierce County, which has allocated $7.5 million from its CARES Act funding to pay for the program. Every restaurant that participates will receive reimbursement direct from Pierce County.
New dining restrictions were announced Nov. 15. Dining rooms will close for in-person dining service Nov. 18-Dec. 14 as part of the state’s efforts to manage the pandemic. Pierce County officials confirmed Sunday that Pierce County Restaurant Rally will continue, as planned, Nov. 15-19.
Diners can collect the 30 percent discount on dine-in and take-out service until Tuesday, Nov. 17. On Wednesday, Nov. 18 and Thursday, Nov. 19, participating restaurants will give discounts on take-out food. For the latest updates, check Pierce County’s official website for Pierce County Restaurant Rally at piercecountyrestaurantrally.com.
Restaurant owners have advice for how you can navigate Restaurant Rally here in this story.
I’ll be featuring different locally owned restaurants during Restaurant Rally. Check back here often for my stories about participating restaurants, as I will be posting new stories every day of the rally.
Exquisite Thai grilled pork at Chili Thai & the area’s best schnitzel at Citron European Bistro
Obama noodles at Saigon House and pizza built from wild Tacoma yeast at E9 Brewing Co.
Tableside mu shu pork at Yen Ching and housemade fresh pasta at Bar Bistro
Poke bowls at Happy Teriyaki and the most decadent brunch burger at The Mill Steakhouse & Spirits
Ramen to go at Zen Ramen & Sushi Burrito and take-out baklava from Sluggo Brewing
Take-out queso at Puerto Vallarta and the best barbecue for meat sweats at The Opal Lounge
Juicy burgers at Farm 12 and Tacoma’s best kabuli chana at Gateway to India
Excellent sushi at Sushi Ari and big, beefy gyros from It’s Greek To Me
Find the full list of participating restaurants at the county’s website for the event, piercecountyrestaurantrally.com.
I’m a longtime food journalist and creator of this dining news website (dinepiercecounty.com). My mission is to connect diners with restaurants and to explore the vast dining landscape of Pierce County. I work a day job in communications as a professional storyteller. This website is my side hustle and passion project to make sure that diners know about all the great dining choices in Pierce County. Subscribe to get an email every time I post a story here and you’ll never miss out on dining news in Pierce County again! – Sue Kidd, Dine Pierce County publisher
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Not every restaurant will qualify to participate in the Pierce County Restaurant Rally program. If a restaurant does not meet the criteria for this program, local restaurants might be able to qualify for other aid programs for businesses. I’ve compiled an aid list for restaurants:
PLEASE NOTE: THE DEADLINE FOR APPLYING FOR THIS PROGRAM HAS PASSED
APPLY HERE: https://www.cognitoforms.com/PierceCounty2/PierceCountyRestaurantRallyProgramApplication
BACKGROUND INFO HERE: https://www.piercecountywa.gov/7032/Restaurant-Rally
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