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Shogun Japanese Express has opened across from Ruby Tuesday on Mildred Street. The teppanyaki and sushi establishment has a bonafide sushi bar, though small, offering the usual raw fish assortment for sashimi or sushi: salmon, eel, sweet shrimp, fatty tuna, squid, crab, snapper, tuna and more. Rolls come in the
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WEEK ONE: Very tiny patterns in plastic; this is what I see on the mat at Crossfit Tacoma. Sweat runs into my eye and off my nose. "Come on, Jennifer. You can do it," encourages Morgan Hepfer, one of two On Ramp trainers and owner of Crossfit Tacoma. I roll
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Vanilla Bean CaféA cheery red wall draws the eye while a bank of stools offers a peaceful sun-warmed perch, perfect for people-watching from the front window of newly arrived Vanilla Bean Café on St. Helens Avenue. Owners Rick and Tobe Collier are not new to the roasted bean game, having
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Soul food Sister to the original Bremerton location, Heckle and Jeckle’s Chicken Shack opened Oct. 1 inside the Caballerous Club, which anchors a dead end Tacoma Hilltop street. Heckle and Jeckle’s, a soul food restaurant, is open even when the nightclub isn’t pulsating music. Heckle and Jeckle’s menu swells with
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Maxwell’s Speakeasy updated fall menu As the leaves fall and the weather changes, so do our cravings and the seasonal availability of produce. As soon as the scent of fireplaces permeates crisp air my desire for roots vegetables, grains and squashes goes through the roof. Maxwell’s Speakeasy & Lounge has
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If you’re not big on sweets — stop reading now. There’s nothing here for you. If you obsess about clafoutis, cakes, custards and tarts the way addicts think about their next fix, then welcome to Le Cupcake, baby. Just over four months ago the bakery and
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With plenty of lunchtime options in Tacoma’s downtown core, only one thing gets me to drive out to the end of Pacific Highway Southwest across from McChord Air Force Base — El Toro’s lunch buffet (which is only served at this location). A quick 14 minute drive from downtown makes
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Fam’s Southern Fried Chicken opened at Tacoma’s Freighthouse Square about five months ago. What a relief: real fried chicken done the right way — golden hued and crispy, breaded skin on the outside with moist, tender flesh plump with savory juice underneath.The ultimate comfort food — fried chicken — sure
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Fam’s Southern Fried Chicken opened at Tacoma’s Freighthouse Square about five months ago. What a relief: real fried chicken done the right way — golden hued and crispy, breaded skin on the outside with moist, tender flesh plump with savory juice underneath. The ultimate comfort food — fried chicken
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Tacoma’s popular East Indian restaurant will soon have a sister site. Baring any unforeseen hindrances, the target opening weekend for Gateway to India in Gig Harbor is Sept. 19 and 20.“Prices will stay the same,” promises co-owner C.J. Singh, who runs the front of house while co-owner and brother Surinder
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Il Fiasco makes dining out easy with an inexpensive answer for indecisive frugal eaters. Sunday through Thursday the Sixth Avenue Italian restaurant owned by Mark Gaimster has an unbeatable $10 dinner special: three pastas, three sauces, one slick price. Mangnifique! Bread and small mixed greens salad
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JENNIFER JOHNSON: PASTA PARADE SUNDAY-THURSDAY >>> Il Fiasco makes dining out easy with an inexpensive answer for indecisive frugal eaters. Sunday through Thursday the Sixth Avenue Italian restaurant owned by Mark Gaimster has an unbeatable $10 dinner special: three pastas, three sauces, one slick price. Mangnifique!
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A permanent patio enclosure has been installed in front of Pacific Avenue’s newest bistro, Seven-Oh-One. Also permanent, the bar inside is complete and the happy hour is up and running smoothly. From 4:30-6 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, bar menu tappas and martinis are only $3. Crostini topped with pork and
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A veritable illicit candy store springs up wherever the band Phish plays. The adult playground was in full swing at the show at The Gorge Amphitheatre on Aug. 8. Acid, pot, X, shrooms, buds, nugs, tabs, chron, trip. All are mumbled in low voices by those selling, looking to buy
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A veritable illicit candy store springs up wherever the band Phish plays. The adult playground was in full swing at the show at The Gorge Amphitheatre on Aug. 7. Acid, pot, X, shrooms, buds, nugs, tabs, chron, trip. All are mumbled in low voices by those selling, looking to buy
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In June Bates Technical College added a priceless component to the Culinary Arts Program. A first for the school, second-year students have the unique opportunity to serve dining clientele in this live practice restaurant environment and create recipes, menus and gourmet dishes in the school’s kitchen classroom. A recent lunch
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In June Bates Technical College added a priceless component to the Culinary Arts Program. A first for the school, second-year students have the unique opportunity to serve dining clientele in this live practice restaurant environment and create recipes, menus and gourmet dishes in the school’s kitchen classroom. A recent lunch
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Minoela The rustic wine bistro Minoela opened last week next to The Grand Cinema. Occupying the location that formerly housed the Kickstand Café (and One Heart Café) Minoela serves lunch and dinner Tuesday through Saturdays at 604 Fawcett Ave. in Tacoma. The physical lay-out of Minoela strongly resembles former One Heart
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As the weather grows warmer, I begin modifying my beverage routine. Hot coffee or tea in the morning becomes a room temperature or iced version of its former self. Hoping to stay away from dubious bottled green teas packed with corn syrup and the same amount of junk as a
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Station 56 in Tacoma has now joined the ranks of South Sound nightclubs with a sushi bar. After two false starts, the sushi bar in the balcony officially opened on Friday, May 15. Walking into the nightclub just off South Tacoma Way on 56th Street, one would never imagine sushi
