Yakima’s West Valley neighborhood offers a combination of town and country. Cowiche Canyon, north of Summitview Road, has a couple of easily accessible trails for hiking, mountain biking, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing. It’s a popular spot for outdoor enthusiasts — and it’s much closer than the mountains (which...
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Warning: This restaurant write-up will not include any puns, all too common in the name of Thai restaurants. This writer will instead focus on the natural goodness of Thai food as prepared by Yakima’s New Thai restaurant,...
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A hot dog at the Rec Room Bar and Grill is the kind of food that makes one glad to have taste buds, not just a stomach. The hot dog, as a culinary genre, is usually very good or very bad. Only hot dogs fresh off the grill at a...
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I don’t like surprises, especially where I dine. Don’t change the hours. Don’t tinker with the ambiance, and don’t even think about changing the menu. At least, that’s what I used to think — until...
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I’m just going to cut to the chase: The Toasted Pesto Chicken Sandwich at Ballesteri’s is one of the best things I have ever tasted. And, at the risk of sounding egotistical, I’ve eaten a lot of amazing food in a lot...
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5607 Tieton Dr., Suite 106, Yakima The plain white walls of this restaurant won’t win any interior design awards, but the restaurant makes its case in the kitchen by cooking tasty food items such as carne asada, adobada tacos and...
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The Festival of Flowers in West Valley has turned into an event with a strong community feel over the years. “You can eat, you can shop, you can get creatively inspired,” says Amy Peters, coordinator of the 2011...
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5110 Tieton Drive, Yakima This 11-year-old Italian restaurant recently completed a major remodel that will make the eatery feel new to even its most frequent regulars. The bar area has doubled in size to accommodate a new late-night...
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Of all the restaurants in the Yakima Valley, Creekside West is one of the most inviting. Formerly known as Sage Restaurant & Wine Bar, the eatery on the corner of Washington and 40th avenues reopened several months ago under new...
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