Restaurants in Puyallup

A taste of Northwest Brewing Company's beers is akin to a trip around the world. The brewery, formerly Trade Route Brewing Company, finds inspiration in the trade routes of old, which is why its brewmasters incorporate exotic ingredients such as ginger and palm sugar when crafting each batch with time-honored brewing methods. These eclectic flavors beget distinctive beers, such as the Mango Weizen, which stirs taste buds with Saaz hops and mango puree, and the Midnight ale, which splashes chocolate, crystal, and pale malts with two types of hops to create a dark brew that pairs well with spicy food and glow-in-the-dark steaks. Not content to keep their flavors in liquid form, Northwest Brewing Company also slings a menu of gastropub cuisine—including gourmet pizzas and cheese-slathered pasta dishes— backed by live music every Saturday night.

Alpac Market & Pizza treats guests to hearty meals of pizzeria cuisine, serving up savory pies forged from fresh dough, cheese, and homemade sauce. Chefs roll out tasty pizzas topped with pepperoni and ham, ground beef and jalapeño peppers, and mushrooms and olives. In addition to chowing down on delicious pizzas, guests can devour toasty calzones and spicy chicken wings. Oven-toasted french-roll Subcontractor sandwiches are filled with bubbly mozzarella and savory meats and are named for construction-industry terms, such as Framing, Demolition, and Who Dropped the Wrecking Ball on My Car?

Woody's owners Coy Wood and Thomas Johnson have partnered to bring new life to the Thea Foss Waterway, using much of the new life you'd find in the waterway itself. As such, they've created a sumptuous dinner menu with fresh seafood as its main attraction. Launch your stomach-yacht with some tipsy steamer clams in white wine and fresh herbs ($9) or a sampler platter of smoked salmon, crab cake, and coconut shrimp ($14) before sailing on to local favorites such as Provencal-crusted Alaskan halibut with a shiitake-mushroom cream reduction ($26) and fresh Canadian coho salmon char broiled with shallot garlic butter ($19). Meanwhile, you may opt for the palate pleasing of cognac chicken supreme ($15). Woody's also offers a lighter but no less seaworthy lunch menu of salads, sandwiches, and pastas, plus a gluten-free menu that pairs well with a bottle of Bard's Tale gluten-free beer.

The restaurant's cuisine unites European cuisine with local flair, successfully recreating the award-winning fare of Pangaea. Evening supper bells resound above a menu stocked with refreshing small plates, pastas, and entrees. Quickly quell rumblings with starting rounds of wild-rice crab cakes with shallots, red bell pepper, and a remoulade for dipping ($15) or taco salad with wild halibut cheeks on a bed of mixed greens with tangy cilantro dressing ($14). For larger hankerings, the kitchen turns out hot plates of bourbon-glazed, pan-seared wild-salmon filet with a drizzling of bourbon-lime-soy-garlic sauce ($22). Lunch is also served from 11 a.m. to 4:15 p.m., and desserts like German chocolate cake ($6) are served all day.

Johnny's Dock is nestled in a charming wood construction, quite at home among the quays, and has been a waterfront mainstay for the past 50+ years. The lunch and dinner menus are heavily weighted on the seafood end of the fish scale, though other options are available for individuals struggling with ichthyophobia. Catch lunch between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday–Friday, sampling from starters such as fried calamari with red pepper aioli ($9.95) and sliced tomatoes and cottage cheese ($4.95). A salad of cirtrus-seared ahi on field greens in wasabi dressing ($18.95) is a svelte choice, while a bleu baron ($12.95) offers up a hearty portion of thin-sliced beef and prime rib on grilled sourdough with aged Tillamook cheddar and blue-cheese dressing ($12.95).

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