Tacoma Urbanist
Jan. 21, 2008 at 12:34am
Puget Sound Pizza in Tacoma Rated
Much has been said (positively) about Puget Sound Pizza. They make good pizza. But that's just where they start.
Located on 7th and St. Helens. There isn't much else in the area, especially at night. City Hall has shut down. There are a few building projects going forward in an attempt to repopulate the area, but most of the larger ones have never gotten much further than a press release or are much delayed.
Puget Sound Pizza (PSP) is essentially serving as a urban outpost, a light in the darkness in this area of town. A place of respite, especially after 6:00 p.m. Sure, there is activity down on Pacific Avenue or in Stadium, but those places are at some distance away.
In the relative void downtown, here's what PSP does for the local urban dwellers and visitors:
1) They serve as a good pizza place 9 to 5. We could expect that. But there is more.
2) For urban dwellers needing food in the morning. They open at 7:00 and have breakfast Monday through Friday; 7 am - 10:30 am and Saturday & Sunday from 9 am to 1:30(ish).
3) They serve food and alcohol (full bar) until midnight during the week and until 2:00 a.m. on the weekend. (That's right. Pizza until 2:00 a.m.!!)
4) PSP delivers downtown 11 am-1:30 pm.
5) PSP offers its space for free to open source blogger purveyor Kevin Freitas and the growing Feed Tacoma bloggers on select Wednesdays at 7:00 a.m.
6) PSP holds the local bridge matches from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. every other Sunday. (Just kidding)
In it's current place and function downtown, PSP reminds me a bit of John Carrs cabin which served many functions during the early days of Tacoma including a post office when there was little else in town.
PSP will certainly benefit from all of the people moving into the area. They deserve it.
Final Thoughts
Tacomamama is now hosting PSP's menu which is now online.
I wonder if PSP can come up with some other function for their space from 2:00 a.m. to 7:00 a.m. the 5 hours in the 24 hour day in which they are currently closed.
(If you must ask, there is no pizza by the slice at PSP YET)
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