Got lunch? Tri-Cities food fans get 5 more restaurant options

A Richland bistro and bakery, two Mexican eateries, a Cuban restaurant and a pizza joint are making moves in the Tri-Cities.

Two are new restaurants — one in Kennewick and the other in Richland — while the third is in a new spot up the street.

The fourth is a popular restaurant on The Parkway in Richland that doubled in size. And the fifth is Pasco’s new Cuban cafe, which is celebrating a highly anticipated reopening after being trashed by vandals last month.

Frost Me Sweet

The ice blue icon has completed an expansion that doubled its presence at 710 The Parkway.

It’s been more than a year since owners Megan and Jason Savely announced they had purchased the neighboring building at 710A.

The Parkway and would convert it to support the business with more room for both customers and staff.

The expansion, funded by personal savings and a Washington Trust Bank loan backed by the Small Business Administration, was carried out by Booth & Sons.

The expansion doubled seating, added seats for the bakery and increased space in the formerly tiny kitchen.

Business hours are 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday to Thursday, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.

Inca Mexican Restaurant

Inca completed the long-anticipated relocation of its Kennewick location to Marineland Village, 201 N. Edison St., in the old Bookworm store spot.

Inca has locations in south Richland, Moses Lake and Fort Collins, Colo.

Brothers Javier and Jose Rodriguez established Inca in 1989 in Kennewick, serving recipes based on the cuisine of their native Jalisco, Mexico.

They’re open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. weekdays and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on the weekends.

Excalibur Pizza 2

Pasco’s Excalibur Pizza opened a Kennewick outpost at the Midtown Plaza, 420 S. Vancouver St.

Hours are 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. weekdays, noon to 9:30 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 9 p.m. Sundays.

Call 509-947-7037 for information.

The original is at 708 10th Ave. in Pasco.

The business is led by Zavala Fernandez and Trejo Zepeda.

Del Taco

Lake Forest, Calif.-based Del Taco Restaurants Inc. confirms the Mexican-American fast food chain will open its first Tri-City location in November.

Its new building is under construction at 155 Wellsian Way in Richland.

Del Taco marries Mexican and American favorites with a menu that highlights burritos and tacos as well as burgers and fries.

The $500-plus million company and its franchisees operate 583 restaurants in 14 states. The nearest is in College Place.

Havana Cafe

Havana Cafe is having its grand reopening Friday, Aug. 9.

This comes a month after the place was vandalized and broken into by unknown vandals.

The downtown Pasco restaurant had just opened this spring when someone caused the damage.

The cafe, at 404 W. Lewis St, is newly decorated and is celebrating the reopening with $2 beers.

They serve authentic Cuban food, like congri (black beans and rice), tostones (fried sweet plantains), and Cuban coffee along with beer and wine. They also have dancing at night.

Their hours are 11 a.m. to 7 p.m., Tuesday to Saturday.

This story was originally published August 8, 2019 at 9:52 AM with the headline "Got lunch? Tri-Cities food fans get 5 more restaurant options."