Openings: 14th Wake Up Call + Burlesque coffee in W. Richland
Wake Up Call Coffee is days away from opening its newest local coffee stand – it’s 14th in the Tri-Cities.
The Spokane coffee chain said it planned a late October or early November opening for the new drive-thru at 590 Gage Blvd., at Leslie Road in south Richland.
Wake Up Call redeveloped a 0.35-acre former gas station near Safeway and Greek Islands restaurant after the original building and fuel tanks were removed, and the site was cleaned up.
The opening coincides with intersection upgrades that began at Leslie and Gage on Oct. 20.
The city of Richland is updating the busy intersection with new sidewalks, wheelchair ramps and other features.
The city said the improvements already are finished on the Wake Up Call corner in anticipation of the new shop opening soon.
Workers now will be focused on the other three to minimize disruptions. Those should be complete by early November.
Burlesque Brew in West Richland
Kennewick’s Burlesque Brew Coffee has opened its second Tri-Cities shop, at 4298 W. Van Giesen St. in West Richland.
Burlesque Brew features baristas in revealing attire serving coffee and espresso, energy drinks, breakfast sandwiches and frozen treats.
Burlesque was established by Tristin Rau. “We’re an experience — a place where fun meets flavor, and every customer leaves with a great drink and a smile,” she said.
Business hours are 5:30 a.m.-7 p.m., weekdays, and 7 a.m.-7 p.m., weekends.
Go to burlesquebrew.net
Jersey Mike’s moving in
Jersey Mike;s Subs, the sandwich chain, will open a restaurant at Washington Plaza in north Richland, 1745 George Washington Way, Suite 103.
The new restaurant will be next to Starbucks Coffee in a new retail building built at the spot where Shari’s Restaurant once stood.
It will be the fourth Tri-Cities location for Jersey Mike’s, which has restaurants at 1659 N. Columbia Center Blvd. in Kennewick, 5326 Road 68 in Pasco and 2729 Queensgate Drive in Richland.
This story was originally published October 28, 2025 at 12:23 PM.