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Puyalapabs Café: Exquisite Northwest Flavors Await - Puyalapabs Café, Tacoma, WA

Puyalapabs Café

4.5
4.5
139 Reviews
$30 and under
American

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 13 times today
  • Good for groups
  • Good for special occasions
  • Good for business meals
Puyalapabs Café offers a beautifully intimate Northwest setting featuring steaks, seafood, Asian cuisine, and other regional favorites. 21+ only.

Additional information

  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Asian, Breakfast
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 6:00 am–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 6:00 am–2:00 am
  • Phone number
    (253) 441-3282
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Dress code
    Business Casual

What 139 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.6Service
  • 4.5Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Tacoma

    Innovative

  • Tacoma

    Good for groups

  • Tacoma

    Hot spot

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Puyalapabs Café delights with "outstanding" food and "excellent" service. Diners rave about the BBQ ribs and honey walnut chicken. Service is consistently polite and professional, with special praise for the accommodating staff. While some dishes could improve, the "great atmosphere" and delicious menu make it a top choice for repeat visits.

139 Reviews
  1. Reid

    Seattle

    3 reviews

    4.0

    3 reviews

    Dined 7 days ago

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Puyalapabs cafe was enjoyable. We had the 2 person chineese deal. food was a good value. Had more than a portion for two people. Had leftovers to take home. Was a good experience. .

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  2. Barry

    Seattle

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on December 12, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 1
    4. Ambience 4
    Arrived few minutes early,we had to wait Restaurant was not busy, once seated we waited 20 minutes before waitress took our order, she was off in never never land When done we had to go up to cashier to get our check We have dined here many times this was the worst same wait staff

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  3. Angela

    Seattle

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 29, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 3
    4. Ambience 3
    First time trying the place. we don't go to the casino. we only came there for the restaurant and to try the food and to find somewhere to have a Thanksgiving meal. thanks again! it was good 🍽️🦃👋🏼

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  4. Richard

    Seattle

    4 reviews

    5.0

    4 reviews

    Dined on November 24, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Great meal as always and great service This is one of my favorite places to eat!!!

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  5. Stan

    Seattle

    1 review

    5.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 22, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    I bought tickets to a show and made reservation at your restraunt for our 23rd anniversary everything was outstanding the waitress was amazing will definitely be coming back next time their is a show in Tacoma we want to see. Thankyou so much for help making a night incredible. -Stan J. Hoq,Wa

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  6. David

    Seattle

    1 review

    4.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 17, 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Good food not overly expensive and great for date night.

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  7. Erik

    Seattle

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on November 3, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 1
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 2
    Service was really good but the food wasn’t good at all. The steak tasted like it was boiled with no flavor and The Seafood Chow Mein had no flavor and all the noodles were hard and not cooked. I do not recommend this restaurant to anyone.

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  8. Christine

    VIP

    Seattle

    15 reviews

    5.0

    15 reviews

    Dined on November 3, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 3
    Good food, fast service and decent value - hit all the marks

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  9. Shelah

    Salt Lake City

    2 reviews

    5.0

    2 reviews

    Dined on November 2, 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Our special accommodations were taken into consideration. A person in our party is hard of hearing, I requested to be seated against the far wall. We were seated in a nice booth in a less traveled area. The food was great, we ordered the Chinese Family Style Dinner for Two. We're big eaters and still had food to take home.

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  10. Mary Ann

    Seattle

    1 review

    3.0

    1 review

    Dined on October 31, 2024

    1. Overall 3
    2. Food 3
    3. Service 2
    4. Ambience 2
    The wait staff here is so understaffed. Hire more servers and get them some help. Also, the "rule" about not letting the customers keep their water at the table is ludicrous! If we (the customer) ask the waiter/waitress to please leave the water, that's what should happen! Otherwise, your poor server has to constantly return to the table to refill your water glass. Which is very unfair to them, especially when you are so understaffed. This restaurant could be run SO much better, do the right thing....listen to your customers and make it better. Another concern, we ordered the fish and chips at one visit, and after peeling over 1" thick breading off the fish, we were left with a piece of fish about the size of an adult finger. Unacceptable. And don't lay the fish atop the french fries, mushed up both the fish (breading) and the fries. Do better.

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Puyalapabs Café is rated 4.5 stars by 139 OpenTable diners.

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2 people
7:00 PM
Booked 13 times today
Google Map for Puyalapabs Café

2920 E R St, Tacoma, WA 98404-4934

Additional information

  • Neighborhood
    Tacoma
  • Hours of operation
    Mon–Thu, Sun 6:00 am–11:00 pm Fri, Sat 6:00 am–2:00 am
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    American, Asian, Breakfast
  • Dining style
    Casual Dining
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    None
  • Payment options
    AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
  • Additional
    Beer, Cocktails, Full Bar, Non-Smoking, Wheelchair Access, Wine
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