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Bonney Lake Sushi Town Fife Sapporo Japanese & Sushi Restaurant Lacey Fuji Japanese Steak House Lakewood Koto Teriyaki Olympia Fujiyama Koibito Tacoma Fujiya Japanese Restaurant — Downtown Jazzbones — Sixth Avenue Sakura Japanese Steak House — Central Twokoi Japanese Cuisine — Downtown FUJI JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE It’s an exhibitionist-lovers delight, complete with flashy knives and flying food. Group dining. 7914 Martin Way, Suite 3, Lacey, 360.459.4499. LINK: Full
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Bonney Lake Sushi Town DuPont i Sushi & Teriyaki Fife Sapporo Japanese & Sushi Restaurant Lacey Fuji Japanese Steak House Lakewood Koto Teriyaki Olympia Fujiyama Koibito Tacoma Fujiya Japanese Restaurant — Downtown Jazzbones — Sixth Avenue Sakura Japanese Steak House — Central Twokoi Japanese Cuisine — Downtown FUJI JAPANESE STEAK HOUSE It’s an exhibitionist-lovers delight, complete with flashy knives and flying food. Group dining. 7914 Martin Way, Suite 3,
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DuPont Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza Federal Way The Rock Oven Baked Pizza & Brewery Fircrest Viafore's Italian Delicatessen Gig Harbor Il Lucano Italian Restaurant Pizzeria Fondi Lacey Farrelli's Gourmet Wood Fire Pizza The Rock Oven Baked Pizza & Brewery Lakewood Pizza Casa Olympia Basilico Ristorante Italiano Gardner's Seafood And Pasta Mercato Old School Pizzeria Sorrento Ristorante Italiano Trinacria Ristorante Italiano Vics Pizzeria Puyallup Decaterina's Market Grill and Bar Pizzeria Fondi The
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Federal Way Pac Island Grill Tacoma Café Hawaii — Parkland CAFÉ HAWAII An overly bright small café with tasty Kahlua pork, gooey Lau Lau, macaroni salad and haupia coconut pudding. We grab it for takeout just like true Hawaiians. 14125 Pacific Ave. S., Parkland/Tacoma. 253.531.2600. PAC ISLAND GRILL The menu is plenty authentic with the prevailing
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GREAT CUSINES OF INDIA The entire family is involved at this East Indian restaurant in Lakewood. Starting off with sweet lassi — a delicious yogurt based drink — is like having dessert first. The naan bread had minced onion, dried mango, herbs and mustard seeds baked inside. It is perfect for
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Lakewood Johnnie's Greek Cafe Tacoma Opa! Greek Cuisine JOHNNIE’S GREEK CAFE The menu covers all of the basic Mediterranean food groups — gyros, calamari, falafel, hummus, dolmadis, souvlaki, stuffed grape leaves, and the almighty baklava. There's even a Greek lasagna and pizza. This is Greek to us. 9602 Bridgeport Way West, Lakewood, 253.984.0789. OPA! GREEK
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LA CREME BRULEE Quaint, French bistro serving Rack of Lamb Provence, Assiette De Saumon Fume Sur Porioche, pate, and more. Order their signature crème brûlée. 1604 Lafayette St., Steilacoom, 253.589.3001.
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Olympia Boston Harbor Pies Tacoma Mario's Mercato Italiano — Westside The Melting Pot — Downtown University Place Affairs Café & Bakery AFFAIRS CAFE & BAKERY Affairs Café & Bakery is a comfy place to catch up with a friend over breakfast and lunch. Also, their chocolates are as close to a vice as you can get without actually
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DuPont Super Buffet Fircrest Happy At The Bay Teriyaki Lacey Emperor's Palace Lakewood Tacoma Szechaun University Place Jade Palace HAPPY AT THE BAY TERIYAKI While teriyaki is the mainstay, this restaurant devotes a fair portion of its menu to Chinese selections — more so than other teriyaki restaurants. The Mongolian beef was surprisingly fresh, sweet and scrumptious. Portion size was huge
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MOJITO BAY Think a Cuban PF Changs. The decor is metropolitan Caribbean. It sits next to the Capital Mall theater for excellent people watching. We prefer its elegant lounge as our dining spot. Eleven very different dinner choices were presented. Rock fish, rib-eye, Portuguese sausage, sirloin, jerk chicken, pork chops. This
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PORTER'S PLACE SOUTHERN CUISINE & BBQ Serves up the deep South offering ribs, catfish, coleslaw, collard greens, gumbo, etouffee, catfish, jambalaya, and blackberry cobbler. Check out the Saturday night jazz. 2615 E. N Street behind the La Quinta Inn, Tacoma, 253.383.7603.
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SUPER BUFFET There are Chinese buffets, and then there is the Super Buffet in DuPont. 975 Ross Ave., DuPont, 253.912.8889.
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Olympia Red Wind Casino Tacoma Old House Café — Proctor District OLD HOUSE CAFÉ They serve a Sunday brunch that defies the ordinary. There is a baked apple with potato pancakes; stuffed peanut butter and banana French toast; oyster frittata; even green eggs and ham (a pesto sauce accounts for the color). Drops-ins are accepted,
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Federal Way Village Inn Lakewood IHOP Olympia Cicada Restaurant & Lounge Darby's Cafe Tacoma Alfred’s Café & Bubble Room — Tacoma Dome District Babblin’ Babs Bistro — Proctor District Elmer’s Pancake and Steakhouse — South Tacoma IHOP — South Tacoma, West Tacoma Java Fusion — Sixth Avenue Marcia's Silver Spoon — Nalley Valley Pegasus Restaurant & Lounge — Tacoma Dome District Puget Sound Pizza —
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AFFAIRS CAFE & BAKERY Affairs Café & Bakery is a comfy place to catch up with a friend over breakfast and lunch. Also, their chocolates are as close to a vice as you can get without actually sinning. 2811 Bridgeport Way W., University Place, 253.565.8604. LINK: Review on Spew BABBLIN’ BABS BISTRO Billed as
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HONEY BEE BBQ The ribs, chicken and brisket are slow-cooked over an alder wood fire until the meat is tender but not soft, and infused with smoke all the way down to the bone. 1314 72nd St. E., Tacoma, 253.535.0588. PAPA EDDIE’S CORNER CAFÉ & RIBS Papa Eddie’s offers more than standard barbeque
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HONEY BEE BBQ The ribs, chicken and brisket are slow-cooked over an alder wood fire until the meat is tender but not soft, and infused with smoke all the way down to the bone. 1314 72nd St. E., Tacoma, 253.535.0588. PAPA EDDIE’S CORNER CAFÉ & RIBS Papa Eddie’s offers more than standard barbeque
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BOB'S JAVA JIVE Built in 1927 as the Coffee Pot Restaurant by a Tacoma veterinarian, Otis G. Button, it has been a food drive-thru, a speakeasy, a go-go bar, and now a Polynesian-themed live-music/karaoke bar with cheap beer and wine.. 2102 S. Tacoma Way, Tacoma, 253.475.9843. LINK: Web site LINK: Drinkology THE BROTHERHOOD LOUNGE This
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AFFAIRS CAFE & BAKERY Affairs Café & Bakery is a comfy place to catch up with a friend over breakfast and lunch. Also, their chocolates are as close to a vice as you can get without actually sinning. 2811 Bridgeport Way W., University Place, 253.565.8604. LINK: Review on Spew CORINA BAKERY It’s sweet-meets-red velvet-bliss.
