Kristine Sherred

Famous no more? Barbecue restaurant closing 2 Washington locations, including Tacoma

Drop food and toiletries at these Pierce County bars, restaurants and breweries and the Lakewood police station this week to support Puyallup Food Bank and Emergency Food Network.

The menu specializes on noodle soups and street-food snacks with coffee and a full bar.

Restaurant owners say the rules require them to install large, expensive grease interceptors in order to deliver their food through apps like DoorDash and Uber Eats.

The city has issued four violations against restaurants for grease-related problems in the past decade, a News Tribune analysis shows.

Options include a French bistro, a family-friendly pub and an ambitious new restaurant at BJ’s Bingo.

It’s not the first time such an issue has been flagged at the pizzeria.

The owners of the Hilltop joint are veterans of the local industry, and they know how to build a bar.

The bakery has amassed an avid fan base at local farmers markets, but a Greek fast-casual restaurant will become its first storefront.

The owners have leased the building to a local bakery. They’ll keep cooking at their new-this-year burger truck.

The all-day cafe serves “East Coast-style sandwiches with West Coast flavors” for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The restaurant became one of Tacoma’s busiest when it opened in 2018. The new location will allow the team to do even more, said co-owner Abe Fox.

Sound Transit had planned an emergency response drill for Saturday morning.

The Gig Harbor-based business said it needs to “get more and more focused.”

The duo has big plans for a recognizable location, where the menu will highlight Indian, Creole and Southern flavors.

“To create something beautiful that people actually love and that they remember — it really is quite fun.”

Reyna Filipina Kitchen recently landed a deal in a new Hilltop location, joining a children’s store and a performing arts center.

The former tavern has been transformed into a classy neighborhood lounge with a new kitchen serving cocktail and wine-ready snacks.

The owners took a year-long hiatus but kept their sandwich recipes. They found a bigger location in an inconspicuous location.

The bakery had known since the spring that a closure was imminent, but it’s unclear what led the ice cream shop to shutter.