Openings: Cuban food truck, Piroshky pop-up, Legos on the move
Welcome to Openings, a periodic column that tracks business openings, closings and moves.
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Cuba Libre food truck is moving
Yeny and Rafael Najarro Romero will move their Cuba Libre food truck to Columbia Gardens Artisan Village on the Kennewick waterfront shortly after Thanksgiving.
Cuba Libre makes its Columbia Gardens debut at 11 a.m., Dec. 2, at 325 E. Columbia Gardens Way, across from Zip’s, near the cable bridge.
The truck dishes up authentic Cuban food, based on recipes handed down through Yeni’s Cuban family. Croquettes, Cuban stews, sandwiches and coffee are favorites.
The Najarro Romero family opened the food truck in western Kennewick this spring, after purchasing and refurbishing the former Tumbleweeds Mexican Flair truck after it closed.
They called it a way to share their culture with their adopted country. Rafael arrived from Cuba via El Salvador, Guatemala and Mexico and is a U.S. citizen. He was later joined by his family, who also went through the lengthy immigration process.
Hours are 10 a.m.-8 p.m., Tuesday to Sunday.
Columbia Gardens is a wine and food truck themed visitor destination operated y the Port of Kennewick. The food truck lineup includes Botanas Culichi, Frida’s Mexican Grill, Nana’s Kitchen and The Local Bike. Swampy’s BBQ restaurant is located in a small brick-and-mortar kitchen on the property.
Each vendor sets its own hours. Go to ColumbiaGardensVendors.com.
The Brick Shoppe moves
The Brick Shoppe, the Tri-Cities first all-things-Lego shop, has moved to a new spot in western Kennewick.
Owners Mike and Dana Thomas together with their children created the business for Lego fans to buy, sell and trade new and used Lego sets, to swap Lego stories and strategies and even to hold Lego-themed events including birthday parties.
It opened two years ago in a small spot on Clearwater near Highway 395.
This month, it packed up and moved west, opening its store the week of Nov. 11 at 7201 W. Clearwater Ave. The new location is near O’Reilly Auto Parts.
Hours are noon-6 p.m., Monday to Saturday and noon-4 p.m., Sunday. The store is closed Monday.
Go to thebrickshoppe.com or follow the store on Facebook.
Beloved Seattle bakery Piroshky Piroshky returns
Piroshky Piroshky is back.
Piroshky Piroshky, the beloved fixture at Seattle’s Pike Place Market, is partnering with Moonshot Brewing to deliver its popular piroshkis to the Tri-Cities.
It will deliver pre-ordered piroshkis between 1 and 3 p.m., Dec. 13, at Moonshot, 8804 W. Victoria Ave., near Steptoe and Gage. Fans can order their favorites at piroshkybakery.com. The deadline for Kennewick orders is 9 a.m., Dec. 12.
Popular items include a bacon cheeseburger piroshky, Swedish meatball piroshy, turkey cranberry piroshky, a cinnamon cardamom braid, chocolate cream hazelnut roll, beef & cheese piroshky, a salmon pate piroshky and a potato & cheese piroshky.
They are priced between $6 and $8 apiece.
The bakery has made regular visits to the Tri-Cities in recent years to conduct pop-ups for fans who order ahead of time.
The bakery was featured on Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” and voted one of the “The 20 Most Iconic Food Destinations Across America” by the Smithsonian.
This story was originally published November 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM.