Best kept secret

This place has such great eats, and it’s Tacoma’s only vegan restaurant. Quickie Too is my hangover cure and you really won’t miss a meat. I’m afraid that once people figure it out it might not be the same, but it’s against my lack of religion to keep these things from you. — Natasha Gorbachev

[Quickie Too, 1324 Martin Luther King Jr. Way, Tacoma, 253.572.4549]

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The Ale House hosts their Christmas in July celebration pouring Redhook’s Winterhook, Pyramid’s Snow Cap Avalanche, Maritime Pacific’s Jolly Roger and more today. Pull your sled up to 2122 Mildred St. W. in Tacoma. >> The Harmon Brewery & Restaurant offers all you can eat pancakes 8 to 11:30 a.m. Saturdays and Sundays for $7.95. Eat a pile at 1938 Pacific Ave. in downtown Tacoma. >> Bella Vita Restaurant and Ultra Lounge, owned by the partners who ran the Blue Olive, will open July 27 at 4 p.m. at 6108 Sixth Avenue. >> Primo Grill hosts The Flavors of Southern Italy cooking class Saturday, July 28 from 2 to 4 p.m. The $65 fee includes recipes, instruction, lunch with glass of wine and tax. For reservations, call 253.383.7000. >> The Parkway Tavern hold’s its IPA Fest Saturday, Aug. 4 beginning at 2 p.m. The Parkway is at 313 N. I St. by Tacoma’s Wright Park. — Jake de Paul