Sweet and savory. New restaurants opening and on the move in Tri-Cities

A demand for the decadence that Miriam Sevilla delivers has prompted her to open a second location.

Delicious Crepes and Waffles in Pasco will open a food trailer in Kennewick as soon as the Tri-Cities heat wave subsides.

The original opening that was set for the last weekend in June, but was postponed because of the high temperatures.

Sevilla and Juan Perez have operated Delicious Crepes and Waffles in the parking lot of the HAPO Center on Burden Boulevard since 2018.

“When I had my second baby I wanted to stay home,” the former nursing assistant told the Herald. “My husband wanted to open a taco truck but I wanted to do something different.”

The mother of two — now 6 and 8 — has spent the three years at home. Now after her husband arrives home from work, Sevilla heads out to make and serve homemade crepes and waffles in the evenings.

Since first opening, they have upgraded from a small trailer to a truck and expanded from a basic menu to 14 crepe concoctions with toppings and fillings that include homemade cream cheese, fruits, ice cream and syrups.

They also serves waffles, bubble waffles in chocolate and vanilla, as well as honey toast — thick toast slathered in sweet cream before toasting, then topped with ice cream fruit and syrup.

Her husband will be running the Kennewick location in the original trailer with a new savory menu

Sevilla developed recipes for four sauces — creamy jalapeño, hibiscus, mango habañero and green salsa with fillings like chicken, bacon, turkey and ham, a variety of cheese as well as vegetables.

She said that eventually both locations will serve sweet and savory options.

The trailer at the Red Lion in Kennewick 1101 Columbia Center Boulevard will be open 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday in the parking lot of the Red Lion Hotel at 1101 N Columbia Center Blvd. in Kennewick.

The truck in the parking lot of the HAPO Center (formerly TRAC) at 6600 Burden Blvd. in Pasco is open 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 3 to 7 p.m. Sunday.

Oh Sushi

Oh Sushi has opened at 735 The Parkway in Richland — the storefront recently vacated by Graze when the sandwich shop moved to George Washington Way.

The Fresh Atomic Bomb stands out on the menu — deconstructed sushi on a plate. But owner Nick Oh also serves up the usual favorites, featuring smoked salmon, grilled mackerel, spicy tuna and tempura shrimp.

And it’s happy hour every Thursday from 3 to 5 p.m., when all rolls are 30% off.

Open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Call: 509-713-7320.

Thai relocation

Mezzo Thai is on the move and has found a new permanent home in Richland.

The longtime Tri-Cites restaurant closed its Gage Boulevard in Kennewick location last year because of lost revenue and had been operating out of a temporary location.

Owner Jacqui Wright has temporarily closed while employees unpack and set up at 705 The Parkway — in the former home of Porter’s Real Barbecue. A reopening date has not been announced.

Online: mezzothai.com and Facebook.

Dollar General

The Dollar General is continuing their rapid expansion and has finalized plans to build a store in Pasco.

Simon CRE — the development company for Dollar General — closed at the end of June on one acre of land at the corner of East Lewis Street and Franklin Avenue in Pasco.

The future 9,100-square-foot store joins a recently opened store in Benton City, one being built in Burbank, as well as another in Mattawa that will be built on slightly less than an acre the development company purchased in mid-June.

The Benton City store at 210 Second St. recently opened on half of a 3 acre lot that Simon CRE bought last November from private owners. The other 1.5 acres also are planned for commercial development. A company spokesperson could not be reached about plans for the remaining land.

Washington’s first Dollar General opened just a year and now has nearly two dozen stores that have either opened or are under construction throughout the state.

Dollar General targeted Washington has part of its larger growth strategy and built about 1,000 stores in the past year. The company said earlier this year that it plans to hire 20,000 people to fill jobs at its nearly 17,300 stores across the U.S.

Along with grocery items, the store carries basic household goods such as cleaning supplies, kitchen products, basic clothing and seasonal items.

This story was originally published July 4, 2021 at 7:45 AM.