New Tri-Cities taproom will let customers pour their own + Market opening set
A new taproom experience is coming to the Tri-Cities, and here you’ll pour your own beer.
Tri City Taps is coming to Pasco with an innovative new self-serve taproom. They’re expecting to open in late June.
The self-serve taproom plans to have more than 50 brews and more on tap.
Beer lovers will use a self-serve draft system by iPourIt technology that uses Radio Frequency ID enabled taps via a wristband that activates the system and tracks your tab.
Customers pay only for what they pour, which means they can try a little bit of everything.
The taproom also will have a full kitchen with favorites such as pizza, burgers, wings and street tacos.
In addition to beer, they’ll also have wine and cider on the tap wall.
Tri City Taps will be in the former Broadmoor Park Outlet Mall at 5236 Outlet Dr. in Pasco.
Public market
A long awaited indoor market in the Tri-Cities is closer to opening.
The Public Market at Columbia River Warehouse plans its grand opening weekend from Thursday, June 9, through Sunday, June 12.
The market will feature more than 70 vendors with a wide array of products ranging from clothing and jewelry to candles, coffee, art, home decor and more.
The market is at 10 E. Bruneau Ave. in Kennewick, in the old J. Lieb Foods plant. Before J. Lieb, the site was home to a Welch’s Juice plant.
Firehouse Subs
Firehouse Subs has opened its fifth Tri-Cities location. The new restaurant is the Sun Market convenience store at 6255 Keene Road in West Richland.
The new spot is designed for ease of use, to allow customers to quickly and conveniently order through FirehouseSubs.com or through the Firehouse Subs app for a quick pickup.
Cake Shakes
Frost Me Sweet’s new venture is coming along.
The local favorite bakery and bistro hopes to soon open Frost Me Sweet Cake & Shake.
They’re in the process of moving equipment and hope to open the drive-thru for Cake Shakes the last week of June.
The new store will be at 421 Wellsian Way, in the old home of The Folded Pizza Pie.
The new space also will allow them to eventually expand their monthly dessert subscription box to nationwide shipping.
The boxes feature signature cupcakes and other sweet treats delivered monthly in the Tri-Cities.
Once the new space is set up, they’ll be applying for the licensing to ship nationwide, allowing orders to be placed from customers who have seen them on shows like Guy Fieri’s Diners, Drive-ins and Dives.
Cafe Magnolia
Cafe Magnolia, a new restaurant by Nena’s European Desserts, is looking to open by the end of June.
Nena Cosic and her fiance Chad Langford are working hard to transform the former home of Koko’s Bartini into a cafe unlike any other in Tri-Cities.
Cafe hours will tentatively be 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday. And it will feature a full drive-thru. She also plans to continue to offer custom orders.
Cosic said customers will be able find her famous meatball sandwiches, Mediterranean style breakfast, charcuterie boards and sandwiches and the European treats she is known for.
They’re also planning to offer coffee, beer and wine.
She is particularly excited to be able to offer cakes and charcuterie boards through the drive-up window, allowing customers to quickly grab something thoughtful for their family on the way home from work.
In addition to the dining area, they plan to expand the outdoor seating and create a quiet corner in the hallway just outside the restaurant.
Cafe Magnolia is in the Cynergy Center at 4309 W 27th Place in Kennewick.
This story was originally published May 26, 2022 at 5:00 AM.
