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Mar. 16, 2009 at 1:00pm
Re-Loaded Blackwater Cafe Re-Opens
Blackwater Cafe is Back!
Now location : 743 St. Helens in downtown Tacoma across from Tacoma City Hall.
New Blackwater Cafe with the same sign and light.
The iconic Kickstand relic.
Nice cool historic floors.
Check them out soon.
 by Thorax O'Tool on 3/16/2009 @ 8:36pm | not the same |
 by NineInchNachos on 3/16/2009 @ 9:05pm | I prescribe bikini baristas if it is going to compete with tullys down the street |
 by Erik on 3/16/2009 @ 10:34pm | The floor is killer. Check it out. Money does not buy floors like that. |
by Erik on 3/17/2009 @ 10:43am | Blackwater still has the cappuccino mojo going after the move:
www.flickr.com/photos/tacoma-urbanist/33... |
 by spoonfulofpeter on 3/20/2009 @ 1:49pm | According to Rachel there's still some work to be done to make the space feel even better. Built in seating, the good old stained glass, etc. I love the new spot. |
 by Crenshaw Sepulveda on 3/20/2009 @ 6:16pm | they need to put up their old sign. |
by Crenshaw Sepulveda on 3/20/2009 @ 6:41pm | I think the Mocha Mountain people tried the bikini barista thing, it was not pretty. |
 by fredo on 3/20/2009 @ 10:21pm | I'm not going back down there till they fix the streets. What in the name of all that's holy is going on down there? |
by NineInchNachos on 3/20/2009 @ 11:20pm | giant hole in front of the winthrop. looks like they're going to entomb a Plymouth or something |
 by dolly varden on 3/21/2009 @ 3:01pm | St. Helens is actually in pretty good shape now. Broadway is not.
Looking forward to the improvements in the new Blackwater space. And thank god those "improvements" will never include bikini baristas -- they're fall too cool for that kind of schlock. |
 by KevinFreitas on 3/22/2009 @ 4:58am | I imagine they'd be more along the lines of Suicide Girls anyway. ;) Joking aside, I can't wait to check out their new space once I'm back in town.
In the meantime, good luck and many happy pours to them! |
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