24-05-2025
Nine stories about recent restaurant openings and closings in Pierce County
Stories by Tacoma News Tribune journalists, with AI summarization
This list of stories illustrates new Pierce County restaurant openings like Seoul Bowl at Tacoma Mall, food truck pods such as Pind Kohala in Puyallup and changes in restaurant ownership at places like Outpost Sandwiches and Gig Harbor Thai Cuisine. Several longtime favorites like Art House Cafe and Moshi Ramen Bar have closed.
A Native chef's pop-up at Holy Moly Bar and Lobo Bakery's pastries seen at local farmers markets show a trend of specialty offerings and community-focused experiences.
The owners met at a venerable Jewish bakery in NYC. Now they're making excellent croissants with flavor combinations you won't find elsewhere. | Published May 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred
The toy store specializes in 'blind box' or 'mystery box' items and also is known for selling Labubu dolls. | Published May 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Debbie Cockrell
The downtown brewery opened an in-house food truck serving hot and cold sandwiches, charcuterie and more. | Published May 2, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred
'For those of you who are shocked and saddened, please know this has been a hard but necessary choice,' the owners wrote in their announcement. | Published May 6, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred
Moshi Ramen Bar was closed for good Monday, leaving staff in a lurch. Its sister spot continues under new ownership. | Published May 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred
The waterfront Thai restaurant now has over 80 dishes on the menu and new booths inside, according to the restaurant chain's manager. | Published May 21, 2025 | Read Full Story by Julia Park
It's something of a comeback story for chef Ramon Shiloh, who was working on an indigenous food program in Tacoma before an accident upended his life and that project. | Published May 19, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred
The downtown sandwich shop was known for thoughtful touches like house sauces as well as an under-the-radar Friday pizza special. | Published May 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Kristine Sherred
'It was my dream project, to be honest,' one of the business owners said. 'I wanted to have something [where], like, the whole family can come and parents, with their kids, they can enjoy a variety of food there.' | Published May 20, 2025 | Read Full Story by Isabela Lund
The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.
