Great news for Pierce County restaurants. The county (and rest of the state) is moving to Phase 3 of the lifting of pandemic restrictions on March 22, 2021. Gov. Jay Inslee held a press conference this afternoon to announce that statewide, things can start opening up later this month. For restaurants, that means indoor dining […]
Here’s what’s opening in the Flanagan’s pub space in downtown Puyallup
Downtown Puyallup is getting another lounge, but it’ll still feel familiar to locals. On or around March 17, if all goes as planned, Mingle will open where Flanagan’s Craft Pub previously operated at 120 S. Meridian. It comes from the same owners, Tim and Kari Carson Mellema, so consider this a refresh, not an overhaul […]
This is your last chance to eat at Steamers in Tacoma before it closes
In my 20+ years of writing about restaurants around here, a constant question diners send me is – where can I go for fish and chips on the waterfront that’s affordable and has a view? My answer always: Steamers Seafood Cafe at Tacoma’s Titlow Beach. Steamers is Tacoma’s most affordable seafood restaurant with sweeping this-is-why-we-live-here […]
Dunagan Irish Pub & Brewery opening in Gig Harbor
When Jesse Dunagan opens Dunagan Irish Pub & Brewery in Gig Harbor sometime this spring, his five-year-old brewery will triple in size and he’ll add a live music venue and restaurant. “It is so much bigger than my first brewery,” said Dunagan last week when I checked on his move across the Narrows from downtown […]
Check out Kvlt’s new home in one of Tacoma’s best eating neighborhoods
In an expansive building the size of a warehouse, there are a lot of cool things to see in the space that holds Tacoma meadery taproom, Kvlt Mead. The wood-beam ceiling is one thing you shouldn’t miss. Always look up on your first visit to Kvlt Mead in South Tacoma. “This building was built in […]
Culuchi Town opening in Tacoma. Mexican sushi on the menu
In the Pacific Northwest, it is not unusual to see restaurants plucking ingredients and flavors from multiple cuisines, mixing them up, then chucking them into a restaurant concept. See: Korean tacos, Samoan bao and pizzacoa. And now ….. enter Mexican sushi. I found out about this new Mexican sushi/seafood/Sinaloense restaurant, Culichi Town, from readers who […]
Fusion Bistro Asian Restaurant will open where Grassi’s operated in University Place
Fusion Bistro Asian Restaurant plans a spring opening in University Place in the former home of Grassi’s, the Italian restaurant at 2811 Bridgeport Way W. Diners will find an expansive dining room seating just under 100 at the Asian bistro, which also will have tableside service and a full cocktail menu and separate bar area. […]
Altha’s Louisiana Cajun coming to Puyallup
When Altha’s Louisiana Cajun Seasonings & Spices expands to downtown Puyallup sometime this spring, visitors will find a one-stop shop for everything a home cook needs to make a dinner straight from the bayou. Cajun seasonings, roux base, seafood boil ingredients, Crystal sauce, alligator meat, boudin, Andouille sausage, crawfish-stuffed chicken, cleaned crawfish tails, shrimp, po’ […]
35 Tacoma-area sweet spots for Valentine’s Day chocolates, cookies, ice cream cakes, more
Valentine’s Day 2021 won’t look like any other we’ve had before. This, of course, is the time to blow that keto diet and indulge in something fantastically carb laden. I went looking for pick-up options all over Tacoma and the far reaches of Pierce County for you. The list I’ve compiled has every kind of treat […]