Puyalapabs Cafe
2920 E R St, Tacoma
(253) 594-7777
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Ate here before a show so there was a 45 minute wait. Fortunately lots to do at a casino to kill the time. I ordered the prime rib and it was cooked perfectly, and 14 oz with potato side and a soup or salad for $37 is pretty reasonable. They also have good clam chowder here. And warm sourdough rolls are provided. Then they have a whole Asian menu as well, so maybe I will try that next time.
Typically the food is great and service is better. This time we were terribly disappointed. It was salty and the waitress only gave us two rolls.
I got the pan roasted Alaskan Cod with saffron tomato broth w shaved fennel. It came with a wonderful assortment of vegs. It was the best dish.
I had a good dinner with my friends. Our waitress was great services and keeps asking us if we need anything
To spend 300 dollars and half my order was missing when I got home is crazy.
The food is BLAND and for this place being very native prideful, I'd expected more native food options..the back of the menu was basically Chinese food.....the veggies was under cooked, and my plate was basically a swamp of sauce covered over shrimp and a fruit cup on my plate with boring walnuts
Ordered the orange chicken, calamari both my favorite. Taste delicious, Ms Karen was very professional she was giving her best efforts. Something I can appreciate, because a lot of times, I am impatient, but seeing her makes me calm.
I took my son to the MMA fight at the Emerald Queen, and I thought it would be nice to go early and have dinner. As a result, we decided to go to the Puyalapabs Café. This place was truly one of the worst restaurants I have ever eaten at. My son and I passed by several times, and our order was not taken for almost 30 minutes. There were people that came after us and were being served before us. I hate calling the race card, but I can only wonder why my son and I (the only two black men in the restaurant) were passed by as if we were invisible. It wasn’t until one waiter came to our table and asked if our order had been taken yet that someone finally took our order. Might I mention there were waitresses with water bottles that skipped our table several times and went to fill up water at another table. Wow! You would think this day and time and state that profiling people would be a thing of the past, well it isn’t and that is exactly what happened here. Now the food. After all that wait, you would think the food would be worth it. What a joke. I ordered the Chinese sampler, and we got wood, freezer food that was microwaved and hot mustard. For dinner I ordered the garlic fried chicken and my son ordered the General Tso’s chicken. Wow, where do I start? My chicken tasted like TV dinner chicken with no flavor. My son took a few bites of his food and that was it. The best thing about this food was the glass of water. We paid the check, got to-go-boxes and threw the food in the nearest trash can. Look, save your time, money and taste buds and go somewhere else. This place should be shut down immediately. What a joke! All the money the Emerald Queen makes from gamblers, you would think they could afford a descent restaurant. I will never eat at this place again and I would highly encourage anyone else not to waste money or time. In closing, I probably have more money in my bank account than all the patrons that was there put together, so don’t profile people next time.
1 Prime excellent, Prawns wrapped in Bacon excellent, scallopes over cooked, New York steak excellent. Waiter was helpful but never asked if we needed anything or how our meal was. He was very busy. Bread was excellent. French oinion soup looked good but was rather tasteless. Stuffed mushroom were bad. Would try it again for the Chinese menu.
Checking in was confusing. Hostess was very abrupt. Server had difficulty communicating. Food was good, everyone enjoyed what they ordered. We were happy restaurant was located in the non-smoking area of the casino.
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I took my son to the MMA fight at the Emerald Queen, and I thought it would be nice to go early and have dinner. As a result, we decided to go to the Puyalapabs Café. This place was truly one of the worst restaurants I have ever eaten at. My son and I passed by several times, and our order was not taken for almost 30 minutes. There were people that came after us and were being served before us. I hate calling the race card, but I can only wonder why my son and I (the only two black men in the restaurant) were passed by as if we were invisible. It wasn't until one waiter came to our table and asked if our order had been taken yet that someone finally took our order. Might I mention there were waitresses with water bottles that skipped our table several times and went to fill up water at another table. Wow! You would think this day and time and state that profiling people would be a thing of the past, well it isn't and that is exactly what happened here. Now the food. After all that wait, you would think the food would be worth it. What a joke. I ordered the Chinese sampler, and we got wood, freezer food that was microwaved and hot mustard. For dinner I ordered the garlic fried chicken and my son ordered the General Tso's chicken. Wow, where do I start? My chicken tasted like TV dinner chicken with no flavor. My son took a few bites of his food and that was it. The best thing about this food was the glass of water. We paid the check, got to-go-boxes and threw the food in the nearest trash can. Look, save your time, money and taste buds and go somewhere else. This place should be shut down immediately. What a joke! All the money the Emerald Queen makes from gamblers, you would think they could afford a descent restaurant. I will never eat at this place again and I would highly encourage anyone else not to waste money or time. In closing, I probably have more money in my bank account than all the patrons that was there put together, so don't profile people next time.
I ordered the King Salmon dinner. Comes with house salad or Ceasar salad. House salad was good & it had tomatoes, raisins, walnuts, dried apricots in it. With blue cheese dressing it was delicious. Salmon was a good sized portion, & grilled. It was really tasty. Comes with mashed potatoes or rice. Husband ordered the wagu burger & said it was very good, as was the potato salad. We had good service from an excellent server who, when asked, told us she'd worked there for 19 years!
Great experience. I had a reservation which can still garner a wait at times but we were seated right on time. Simple menu but delicious food. Our server, Alicia (sp?), was very nice and personable, a delight to have! Definitely recommend when at the casino!
Service was bad. Our server was very rushed and did not take attention very well. We were the only table that did not get bread and she could not answer questions about the menu very well. We seemed to be quite an inconvenience to her.
The prompted, friendly, service was very exceptional. The food was fresh, plentiful, with no complaints. They did not disappoint. Will definitely return.
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