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U.S. Open (Golf) Fan Guide 2015

A fan guide to the U.S. Open at Chambers Bay (University Place, Wash.) in 2015. An extended version of The News Tribune's weekly Go section.

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1 1 5 T H U . S . O P E N C H A M B E R S B A Y<br />

DINING<br />

From 19<br />

They also serve espresso (6115 Motor Ave.<br />

SW; 253-984-6809 or cascadebagel.com,<br />

$).<br />

FAST BREAKFAST<br />

Try the Original House of Donuts, an<br />

emporium for morning pastries and coffee<br />

(9638 Gravelly Lake Drive SW;<br />

253-588-2647 or thehouseofdonuts.com, $).<br />

FAST LUNCH<br />

Friday, June 12, <strong>2015</strong> • Thenewstribune.com/Entertainment<br />

Find a straightforward taqueria menu of<br />

portable Mexican eats at Taqueria El<br />

Antojo. Tortas and tacos are must orders,<br />

get the carnitas. (11916 Pacific Highway<br />

SW; 253-983-1550 or elantojo.com, $). If<br />

you’re searching for quick Vietnamese<br />

eats, there are at least three pho<br />

restaurants along Bridgeport to Steilacoom<br />

Avenue.<br />

SIT-DOWN BREAKFAST<br />

Peppery gravy over split fluffy biscuits is<br />

a perfect way to start your morning at<br />

Moon Rise Cafe in the Lakewood Town<br />

Center (6020 Main St. SW; 253-983-9999<br />

or themoonrisecafe.com, $-$$).<br />

Housemade raspberry freezer jam is a<br />

must try. Bigger-than-your-head breakfasts<br />

can be found at Carrs, but the kitchen can<br />

move slower than you want (11006<br />

Bridgeport Way SW; 253-584-4622 or<br />

carrsrestaurant.net, $-$$). They also serve<br />

classic American eats for lunch and dinner.<br />

Find inexpensive breakfasts with<br />

up-and-down consistency at Burs, an<br />

American diner (6151 Steilacoom Blvd.;<br />

253-588-4844, $-$$).<br />

SIT-DOWN LUNCH OR DINNER<br />

Have some time for a sit-down dinner?<br />

Find an old Italian spaghetti den that’s<br />

been around for more than 50 years. And<br />

don’t miss the meat sauce at Pizza Casa.<br />

Spumoni and grisini with every dinner<br />

(12924 Pacific Highway SW; 253-588-8135<br />

or pizzacasa.com, $$-$$$). Long Beach<br />

Cafe specializes in rice, noodle and grilled<br />

dishes from Vietnam and Thailand, with<br />

menu accents from Malaysia, China and<br />

Korea. (10114 Bridgeport Way SW;<br />

253-565-3269, $$-$$$). Great Cuisine of<br />

India is simply appointed, but with a<br />

dynamite lunch buffet and outstanding<br />

butter chicken and aloo gobi (9518<br />

Gravelly Lake Drive SW; 253-581-1333 or<br />

greatcuisineofindia.com, $$-$$$). At<br />

Green Coconut Tree, find a menu that<br />

meanders all over the world: Jamaica,<br />

China, Vietnam and even Louisiana. Get<br />

the gumbo. (8813 Edgewater Dr SW;<br />

LUI KIT WONG Staff file<br />

Naan, clockwise from top, chili chicken, cauliflower<br />

potato and butter chicken from Great<br />

Cuisine of India in Lakewood.<br />

253-473-4444 or greencoconuttree.com,<br />

$-$$).<br />

KOREAN DINING DISTRICT<br />

About 4 miles from the park, find a<br />

grouping of more than a dozen Korean<br />

restaurants, not far from the intersection<br />

of South Tacoma Way and Steilacoom<br />

Boulevard.<br />

Try your hand at grill-your-own Korean<br />

barbecue at these tabletop stops:<br />

Gangnam BBQ has the most spacious<br />

tables and attractive dining room (9104<br />

South Tacoma Way; 253-581-1200 or<br />

gangnambbq.net, $$-$$$); O-bok is the<br />

most traditional (8600 South Tacoma Way;<br />

253-582-6713, $$-$$$); and Cham Garden<br />

is actually an all-you-can-eat Korean<br />

barbecue buffet (10518 South Tacoma Way;<br />

253-584-2287, $$).<br />

Find one-stop Korean dining in the food<br />

court at the Paldo World grocery store. In<br />

addition to traditional Korean, you’ll find<br />

Chinese and Japanese restaurants in the<br />

food court. At the front of the store, find a<br />

French-Korean bakery called Boulangerie<br />

(9701 South Tacoma Way; 253-581-7800,<br />

$-$$$). Also at the mall are two<br />

outstanding lunch and dinner<br />

destinations. Tacoma Szechuan is the<br />

region’s finest Chinese restaurant, with a<br />

menu filled with fire and garlic, and hot<br />

pot, too (9601 South Tacoma Way;<br />

253-581-0102 or<br />

tacomaszechuanchinese.com, $-$$$). Next<br />

door, Cho Dang Tofu specializes in the<br />

Korean soft tofu soup soon dubu (9701<br />

South Tacoma Way; 253-682-1968 , $-$$).<br />

Sue Kidd: 253-597-8270<br />

sue.kidd@thenewstribune.com<br />

@tntdiner<br />

LUI KIT WONG Staff file, 2011<br />

Jennifer Jones, from left, Jesenia Fonseca and Erica Rembert enjoy grilling the meat at their table<br />

at Cham Garden Korean BBQ in Lakewood.<br />

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