Neighborhoods
The Weekly Volcano has been known to have an opinion or two about local drinking, dining, and entertainment. Some of us have even become self-declared "foodies". As much as we'd like to think we know it all, there are some things about food we still have yet to find expertise.
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Oh hell, it is almost impossible to read my notes from this week’s Trouble with DeRosa interview. As I rocked back and forth on Pacific Parasail’s floating dock, it was all I could do to keep my balance AND write in my notebook. My feeble attempt to somehow support myself
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Large rusted coffee cans littered with old cigarette buts rest beneath the patio tables in Unicorn Sports Bar’s serene patio as I prepare to meet some friends for a sunny afternoon beer. Unicorn’s outdoor space is well crafted with accents including English Ivy, flowering plants, landscaped rock, and a towering
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The Mandolin Café is ever changing, yet always staying the same. Although it has changed hands in ownership, the ambiance of being a cozy, warm coffee shop will always remain pumping through the restaurant’s veins. Over the past few years the Mandolin Café community has witnessed its library walls come
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If Tacoma were a big college dorm room, we’d have empty cans of PBR covering the floor and a consistently empty toilet paper roll. We’d eat cold Puget Sound Pizza for breakfast, develop a kick-ass Facebook group, and have an immense amount of pride in what we have to offer.
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Price: $7.95 Burn Factor: Two out of four Molotov cocktails I’ve fallen victim and become someone I loathe: I ate a sushi roll stuffed with imitation crabmeat. The worst part is: I liked it. After much persuasion from my friends at Sapporo Sushi Roll and Teriyaki in Fife, I decided to instill
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Although lately you can find Jordan behind the bar of Tacoma hot spot The Mix, his face may be more familiar than you realize. Think: MLKBallet, Tempest Lounge, and 1022’s South predecessor — The Monsoon Room. Gunderson seems to have become a staple to the downtown scene, so seeing him
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So naïve I was, back in 1996. Fresh from under a large wheel of Texas tumbleweed, I had never even heard of a clam, much less eaten one. (And no, I’m not talking about eating a bearded clam, perverts.) Gooey, raw, and freshly shucked oysters from the Gulf of Mexico
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It’s been an ongoing deliberation over whether or not lounges in Mexican restaurants could be considered “dives.” The deliberation has mainly taken place in my own head, between my right brain and my left brain. I argue with myself every time I pass by any sort of La Palma, El
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Nestled in Tacoma’s North End stands an old converted gas station that now houses prime cuts of steak, fresh-from-the-boat fish, and ready-to-bake meals made by the men at Dave’s Meats & Produce. Also housed within this family-friendly, open-air market are frozen take-home dinners from local restaurants, beautiful produce, and a
117 5th Avenue Southeast
Olympia, WA 98501-1121
(360) 705-3393
Cuisine: Subs/Sandwiches
119 5th Avenue Southwest
Olympia, WA 98501-1011
(360) 596-9332
Cuisine: Chinese
210 West Pioneer #101
Puyallup, WA 98371
(253) 435-6087
Cuisine: Coffeehouse/tea
B&I Marketplace
8018 South Tacoma Way
Lakewood, WA 98499-4586
(253) 581-0880
Cuisine: Japanese
