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Rising to the occasion

ANNOUNCER: Lakewood may not be known for its quaint restaurants, but slowly, a few pioneers are beginning to change that. Last spring the boys reviewed Café Chagall, and this week they bring The Moon Rise Café to the attention of the masses. With a down home feel, fresh ingredients and

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Highbrow dining with docents

ANNOUNCER: The boys love art almost as much as they love food, so when the opportunity exists to do both in the same space and time, heck, they get excited. Inside Tacoma’s three high-profile museums diners may find three eateries turning out an array of dishes to compliment the exhibits

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Highbrow dining with docents

ANNOUNCER: The boys love art almost as much as they love food, so when the opportunity exists to do both in the same space and time, heck, they get excited. Inside Tacoma’s three high-profile museums diners may find three eateries turning out an array of dishes to compliment the exhibits

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A reason to stop

ANNOUNCER: The boys hate the mall. They hate shopping, they hate traffic, and they hate dudes who bag their pants. So, please appreciate the fact that they stepped out of their comfort zone lately to eat at the Adriatic Grill in the old Cucina Cucina space in the heart of

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A reason to stop

ANNOUNCER: The boys hate the mall. They hate shopping, they hate traffic, and they hate dudes who bag their pants. So, please appreciate the fact that they stepped out of their comfort zone lately to eat at the Adriatic Grill in the old Cucina Cucina space in the heart of

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A true Tacoma joint

ANNOUNCER: Hot dogs smothered in cheese sauce, chili and jalapeños served with Pabst Blue Ribbon and chased by a Moon Pie — the boys are in heaven. The Red Hot opened a year ago on crowded Sixth Avenue (and celebrates its one year anniversary this Saturday) to prove that you

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A true Tacoma joint

ANNOUNCER: Hot dogs smothered in cheese sauce, chili and jalapeños served with Pabst Blue Ribbon and chased by a Moon Pie — the boys are in heaven. The Red Hot opened a year ago on crowded Sixth Avenue (and celebrates its one year anniversary this Saturday) to prove that you

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Fore everyone

ANNOUNCER: If it’s good enough for the U.S. Open Championships, the boys figure its good enough for them. Earlier this year the Chambers Bay golf course learned they’d host the 2010 Amateur and 2015 U.S. Open — not only a first for the Pacific Northwest, but also rare for a

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Fore everyone

ANNOUNCER: If it’s good enough for the U.S. Open Championships, the boys figure its good enough for them. Earlier this year the Chambers Bay golf course learned they’d host the 2010 Amateur and 2015 U.S. Open — not only a first for the Pacific Northwest, but also rare for a

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Ho-hub

ANNOUNCER: When the St. Helens Café folded and Pat Nagle of the Harmon stepped up to open a “pizza, pasta & pints” place, as he calls it, the boys were happy to see another restaurant filling in the spaces around downtown — and quite certain the neighborhood rejoiced in having

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Ho-hub

ANNOUNCER: When the St. Helens Café folded and Pat Nagle of the Harmon stepped up to open a “pizza, pasta & pints” place, as he calls it, the boys were happy to see another restaurant filling in the spaces around downtown — and quite certain the neighborhood rejoiced in having

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Maxwell's smart

ANNOUNCER: A tagline used to run under the boys’ column that pointed out that all meals for their reviews are paid by the Weekly Volcano and that each week the boys slip the receipts under the publisher’s door and run. The boys certainly enjoy their share of inexpensive dive and

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Maxwell’s smart

ANNOUNCER: A tagline used to run under the boys’ column that pointed out that all meals for their reviews are paid by the Weekly Volcano and that each week the boys slip the receipts under the publisher’s door and run. The boys certainly enjoy their share of inexpensive dive and

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Meat on a stick

ANNOUNCER: If you haven’t driven in Northeast Tacoma for a while, the growth of homes may amaze you — one subdivision after the other. Unfortunately, worthy restaurants haven’t followed the same pattern. The Cliff House and Lobster Shop still produce excellent food, but they were rooted long before the section

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Meat on a stick

ANNOUNCER: If you haven’t driven in Northeast Tacoma for a while, the growth of homes may amaze you — one subdivision after the other. Unfortunately, worthy restaurants haven’t followed the same pattern. The Cliff House and Lobster Shop still produce excellent food, but they were rooted long before the section

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Floor Show

ANNOUNCER: As far as dinner goes, the boys enjoy the occasional evening featuring Singapore Slings and Japanese chefs creating volcanic eruptions from a stack of onion slices over a large grill surrounded by dinner seating. But what really gets their ginsu knives in an uproar is when this little bit

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Floor Show

ANNOUNCER: As far as dinner goes, the boys enjoy the occasional evening featuring Singapore Slings and Japanese chefs creating volcanic eruptions from a stack of onion slices over a large grill surrounded by dinner seating. But what really gets their ginsu knives in an uproar is when this little bit

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Safe harbor

CAP’N ANNOUNCER: Contrary to the descriptions in the tabloids, the boys do like to dress up as prancy pirates at home and then chase their wives around yelling “Hand over ye carnal treasure, lassie!” Unfortunately for them, they are no match for their wives, who in turn make them scrub

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Safe harbor

CAP’N ANNOUNCER: Contrary to the descriptions in the tabloids, the boys do like to dress up as prancy pirates at home and then chase their wives around yelling “Hand over ye carnal treasure, lassie!” Unfortunately for them, they are no match for their wives, who in turn make them scrub

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On the QB

ANNOUNCER: Food tastes better in Olympia — or so it seems of late as the boys continue to spend a lot of time eating south of the Pierce County line. They almost walked past QB on Fourth Avenue because little out front indicates some of the best vegan and finely

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