Sometimes retooling is good for the soul. For two years I have invested personal labor in building my dining news website dinepiercecounty.com. It has been a giant effort on my part and I know my labor has benefited small business owners because they tell me so. I love writing about the scrappy underdog. While I have […]
Tacoma’s El Borracho on Sixth Ave reopens with a new concept. Here’s a first look
It took a handful of months longer than intended, but casual taco joint El Borracho reopened Friday (Jan. 28, 2022) in Tacoma’s Sixth Avenue neighborhood. The reopening comes with a reimagined casual style of service and plating, plus a completely revamped menu. And by revamped, I mean excised. As in all the meat is gone. […]
Wood-fired pizza restaurant opening in South Hill
If all goes as planned, Fat Zach’s, the wood-fired pizza restaurant, will open its third brick-and-mortar location in South Hill in early 2022. “We’ve always wanted to work our way in that direction,” said Zach Johns, who co-owns Fat Zach’s with wife Shanna Johns. The couple founded their pizza truck in 2018 in downtown Puyallup. […]
Zesty Cajun Grill, serving steak and seafood, coming to Lakewood Black Angus space
Zesty Cajun Grill plans to open in the former home of Black Angus in Lakewood at 9905 Bridgeport Way SW. Lucky us, the restaurant is another seafood boil restaurant coming to the area – and will open on the heels of two other seafood boil openings in Pierce County in 2021 (but more on that […]
Millhouse opening in Europa space in Tacoma’s Proctor neighborhood
Coming soon to Tacoma’s Proctor neighborhood is Millhouse, a restaurant specializing in artisan pizzas, hand-made pasta, sandwiches and salads that will operate at 2515 N. Proctor St. The restaurant will have dual concepts under one roof: A family-friendly casual restaurant on one side and a sophisticated speakeasy-bar on the other with cocktails. The cocktail bar […]
Chicago deep dish pizza coming to Tacoma area – Chi Town Pizza opening in 2022
Chicago deep dish pizza lovers, prepare yourselves for Chi Town Pizza. The restaurant specializing in Chicago-style deep dish pizza will open in Spanaway in 2022. It also will serve Chicago favorites such as Chicago hot dogs and Italian beefs. The 6,000 square-feet restaurant at 15619 Pacific Ave. comes from a longtime pro who built a […]
Best restaurant openings of 2021 in Tacoma & Pierce County – a year in review
2021 was a great year for culinary gains. While we had fewer restaurant openings than past years – understandably so – we did get: Our first full-service Colombian restaurant – with fresh-juice cocktails! A Neapolitan pizza joint – with great amoro-based cocktails! A retro-themed cocktail lounge – with the area’s best assortment of classic cocktails […]
Crisp Greens opens in its new Sixth Avenue home in Tacoma
It’s been a long six months, but Crisp Greens has reopened in its new home at 3602 Sixth Avenue, right in the middle of one of Tacoma’s best neighborhoods for eating. The restaurant is in a soft opening phase, which means hours and service can vary. The restaurant expects to be fully operational by Dec. […]
Birrieria Gourmet coming to downtown Tacoma on Commerce
Birrieria Gourmet is expanding to downtown Tacoma at 1026 Commerce St. and its owners will be familiar to local diners. The brick-and-mortar location will open in January, if all goes as planned. The fast-casual restaurant will specialize in birria, the slow-cooked Mexican beef dish that has blown up in recent years. At Birrieria Gourmet, some […]