L&L Hawaiian Barbecue has opened its first restaurant in Thurston County, courtesy of two longtime Tumwater residents and fans of the franchise and the food it serves.
All-you-can-eat Brazilian steakhouse Texas de Brazil is now open at Tacoma Mall. The national chain with a pay-one-price meat menu opened Dec. 4, 2018 on the side of the mall near The Cheesecake Factory.
The Blue Octopus Champagne Bar is now open in Tacoma’s Proctor neighborhood with a menu of champagne by the glass, flight or bottle, plus wine, cider and beer. It lists an extensive menu of sparkling wine cocktails and mimosas.
Sirius Wood Fired Pizza, Chuck and Holly Preble's food truck equipped with a wood-burning pizza oven, debuted in May and can be found at local breweries and food truck festivals. Try the flammkuchen.
Elemental Pizza in downtown Tacoma closed Aug. 18 and in its place, Zeeks Pizza opened Aug. 27, 2018. The Seattle-based restaurant, located in the two -story space at 1702 Pacific Ave., will serve pizza, wings and salads and deliver.
Two Tacoma restaurants – Primo Grill on 6th Avenue and En Rama on A Street – specialize in fresh pasta and are offering delicious additions to their summer menus.
Gone is the Polish dog, a wonderfully boring and simple offering in Costco’s food court. It’s been replaced by a vegetarian al pastor salad that is a mashup of Vietnamese and Southwestern flavors.
Shaved ice at T-Town Cafe is an elaborate dessert made with powdery shaved ice at the base, vanilla ice cream, fresh fruit and sweet, chewy mochi. Also on the menu is taiyaki – fish-shaped waffles filled with sweetened red beans or Nutella.
