When I see an interesting Tacoma restaurant advertised on television, such as The RedHot Hot Dog Joint,  I try to track it down and see what it is really like. The RedHot Hot Dog Joint excited me because I love a hot dog. Summer, winter, any time. I am happy with a dog on a
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Summer is farmers market season, and along with the fruits and vegetables come food trucks. From Eatonville to the north end of Tacoma and from Steilacoom to Puyallup, the food trucks line up alongsi de the other vendors to provide lunch and snacks to the crowds who come to shop at the summer markets. And
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Arcoiris means “rainbow” in Spanish, and this relatively new restaurant has a rainbow of flavors in their homemade menu.  Beef and chicken, and lots of vegetarian dishes, can be ordered with or without sauces and in various combinations. This establishment, tucked away on a corner near American Lake park in Lakewood, used to be an
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I used to live near Kin Ja Teriyaki, but except for having a meeting with coffee, I’d never eaten there.  I saw the firefighters across the street come over to get bags of carryout, and the local business employees came in since there wasn’t another restaurant in the neighborhood, but we didn’t eat there. Oh,
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