Seattle’s Casco Antiguo will also open a Tacoma restaurant this year. Its Pacific Avenue location opening this month. Joining the likes of Matador, Capitol Hill and Ballard hot spot ‘El Borracho’ is duplicating itself down south too, taking over the former Marrow space.įans of Sam Choy’s poke to the max no longer have to drive to Seattle. Sixth Ave might not be Capitol Hill yet, but its on its way. “Tacoma is just expanding and it’s just getting so much fun with everything that’s opening up.” “I moved because of the opportunities that the waterfront here especially presents,” Moore added. Most of the staff has relocated from Seattle too. The menu at stack isn’t the only thing that’s local.

It’s always full,” North Moore, Bar Manager at Stack 571, said.

Saturdays and Sundays have just been very busy for us. “We’re on a wait from Noon until 10 o’clock at night. In fact these Issaquah-based restaurateurs have expanded – opening up the brand-new ‘Stack 571’ a few doors down. The Point Ruston location just made its year anniversary and has out-produced their Issaquah and Renton restaurants. “There’s a tremendous draw, the affordability of Tacoma is really something a lot of people are finding attractive.“ “This location is our busiest by far.” WildFin President Attila Sabo explained. It’s not a competition but we’re busier than Seattle,” Wilson added.Īlso beating out the Seattle competition: WildFin. The location has already surpassed their Seattle counterpart, pumping out nearly three times the amount of food and they are not alone. “Come out here and there’s families and platters of food on the table and people having a great time.” “In Seattle and Capitol Hill you have a lot of people eat the bar but not necessarily buying food.” Rhein Haus Executive Chef Kelly Wilson explained. Rhein Haus – the Capitol Hill Bavarian beer hall with a scratch kitchen – has been open for a month at its new Tacoma location and they’re doing $10,000 a night in food alone. Manufacturing is being replaced with urban business and it tastes – and smells – a lot like success. No longer does the smell of smelters and pulp mills dominate the air.

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