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Sue Kidd is the Lifestyle Editor at The News Tribune and the ringleader for the Food and Home&Garden sections. She has worked as a food journalist at Northwest newspapers since 1993, most recently as a food writer, editor and restaurant reviewer in King County before joining The News Tribune in 2004. Her food obsessions at the moment are honey, cheese and oysters.
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The TNT Biz Buzz reported today that the Sonic chain is coming to Pierce County. It's slated for the intersection of 136th and Meridian in South Hill.
Read the story here.
It's the first Puget Sound location. Beyond seeing the commercials, I know nothing about the food at Sonic. Thoughts?
I'm back from a week of vacation at the coast, full of great seafood and an email inbox full of messages. At the top of the TNT Diner e-mail inbox is this request from a reader for a dim sum recommendation:
We love good dim sum and have only been able to find it in Seattle. Are there any restaurants in the Tacoma area serving authentic dim sum?
Thanks...
Gary
My favorite place for dim sum is closer than Seattle, but still quite a drive. Imperial Garden at the Great Wall Shopping Mall in Kent (near IKEA) serves dim sum until 5 p.m. I remember taking my son there for a restaurant review when he was a toddler and he marveled at the goldfish shaped dumplings. I marveled at everything else. It's one of those restaurants that treats kids supremely. Moms, make a note of it.
So retreating from King County and back to Pierce County. Where here can you eat great dim sum? Comment and let us know. Readers on this thread from 18 months ago claim there is a dearth of dim sum here. An undiscovered gem out there, anyone? Please share.
Imperial Garden: 18230 East Valley Highway, Suite 116, Great Wall Shopping, Kent; 425-656-0999
Foodie tip: 99 Ranch Market grocery store is the Great Wall Mall's version of PalDo World. After filling up on dimsum at Imperial Garden, you can meander over to 99 Ranch and shop for all kinds of great grocery supplies.
