Eat, Midtown

Taqueria Las Torres Brings Good Cheap Food to 6th Ave

Submitted by Jennifer Boutell on April 14, 2010 - 4:17pm

$2.99 for a burrito, $4.50 for a huge taco plate with rice and beans (pictured).  

Finally, another recession-friendly restaurant on 6th Ave.  I use the term restaurant loosely, of course, since Taqueria Las Torres is actually a taco truck using an old check cashing storefront for indoor seating.  The day I ate there last week, nobody seemed to mind the decor.  

Valhalla Coffee

Submitted by Jennifer Boutell on October 20, 2009 - 8:49pm
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Jennifer Boutell

The sign on the door says "Save Tacoma - Drink Valhalla Coffee" and I think there may be something to that.

...maybe it won't actually give you super powers but a 12 ounce Valhalla latte can certainly give you delusions of grandeur, for at least 20-40 minutes.

Flipping Out

Submitted by admin on September 23, 2009 - 10:36am
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Jennifer Boutell

Flipping Out provides a great alternative to corporate fast food joints: great burgers, friendly service and free ice cream for the kids. Other bonuses include fresh ground beef and natural cut French fries.

Satellite Coffee (48 Good Days in Tacoma: Lovely Little Satellite Rises From the Old Temple)

Submitted by admin on November 15, 2007 - 3:26pm

Do you remember The Temple of the Bean? I don't, it was way before my Tacoma time, but lots of people seem to have very fond memories of the place. The tiny space it occupied above Tricky's Pop Culture Emporium and Supernova Tattoo, across the street from Wright Park, has finally reopened as a new, non-corporate coffee spot, Satellite Coffee.

Masa (63 Good Days in Tacoma)

Submitted by admin on November 1, 2007 - 8:18am

I like this place much better without the night time "hot spot" crowd. I stopped in for lunch on Tuesday and Masa won me over.

Silk Thai (72 Good Days in Tacoma: Great Thai in the North End)

Submitted by admin on October 24, 2007 - 6:00pm

Silk Thai has been our favorite neighborhood Thai restaurant since we moved to Tacoma. They serve consistently great food out of a surprisingly nice spot in a strip mall on 6th Avenue.

Bertolino's (73 Good Days in Tacoma: 24 Hour Coffee)

Submitted by admin on October 23, 2007 - 3:38pm

Truth is, there's not much in Tacoma that's open 24 hours. We seem to have a plethora of 24-hour grocery stores, but even their coffee shops close up around 7:00 every night.

Forza Coffee Company (250 Good Days in Tacoma: Local Coffee Success Story)

Submitted by admin on April 25, 2007 - 8:34am

OK, there are a few coffee success stories around here. But if "success" means establishing a solid business based on a quality product and nice atmosphere and turning that into a franchise, Forza Coffee company is pretty successful right now. So much so, that I didn't realize they were a local chain, based in Gig Harbor with 15 locations in the South Sound region.

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