22-04-2025
A new pizza drive-thru and other restaurant updates in East Pierce County so far in 2025
Stories by Tacoma News Tribune journalists, with AI summarization
This list of stories highlights restaurant updates in East Pierce County in early 2025, including Just a Pizza My Mind opening a drive-thru for easy pizza pickup in Milton. Another change is that Puyallup's Taco Time is relocating so a new Starbucks can move in.
One of the big projects in East Pierce County this year involves six new restaurants and a rooftop bar at the Washington State Fair.
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories below were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
'Pretty much any time we're eating something, we're like, 'How can I make this a pizza?'' one of the owners said. 'To us, pizza dough is just bread, so it's like, 'Why can't you do all these unique things on it?'' | Published April 17, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isabela Lund
A James Beard-nominated chef is overseeing the project in Puyallup. It's part of $28 million in renovations that the fair is doing this year. The food hall will replace a building that was a fair fixture for 40 years. | Published March 12, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isabela Lund
Most restaurants would kill for this kind of natural light. Enjoy it with a house pastry or a full meal of fresh fish, seasonal soup and salad or a gooey grilled cheese. | Published January 29, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred
There's Indian-Southern BBQ fusion, a bar in a coffee shop, pizza by the slice, lots of fried chicken and cheesesteaks. Here's what else is new around town. | Published April 4, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred
The $2.4 million project is underway. The taco drive-thru is open during construction. | Published April 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isabela Lund
Our reporters, visual journalists and editors have some short takes on what they've consumed in and around Tacoma recently. | Published March 6, 2025 | Read Full Story
This report was produced with the help of AI tools, which summarized previous stories reported and written by McClatchy journalists. It was edited by journalists in our News division.
