Open: Second Tri-Cities Foodies reopens. Plus new bakery, coffee shop and more
There’s plenty of food news in the Tri-Cities this week, including a new bakery, the reopened Foodies in Kennewick, a new Bruchi’s in Pasco and more.
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Nanis Bakery
Veronica Perez got into the custom cake and baked goods business the old fashioned way.
She was studying criminal justice at Columbia Basin College and began baking treats at side to earn money.
She earned her degree and got a job as an accountant. But the side job only grew when she began making custom cakes, inspired by her children’s elaborate birthday requests.
When the business took over her kitchen at home, Perez and her husband decided it was time to open their own bakery.
In May, Nanis Bakery opened in a former Subway sandwich shop at 6607 W. Canal Drive, Suite G., at Colonnade Shopping Center near Columbia Center.
The couple remodeled every inch of the old sandwich shop and opened in May. The business is both a bakery and sit-down dining spot for customers who want to eat their desserts right away.
Nanis specializes in custom cakes for special occasions, including weddings, birthday parties, graduations and more. The menu includes cookies, tortes, cheesecakes, cinnamon rolls , cupcakes and more.
Perez chose the spot on Canal after deciding she didn’t want to join a commercial kitchen, where startups can lease time but share space with others.
She said she didn’t want to share space, preferring instead to keep total control over her work space and storage facility. She and her husband signed a five-year lease and funded the venture with savings and ongoing earnings from their day jobs.
The remodel was valued at $33,000 in city building permits.
Nanis hours are 7 a.m.-6 p.m., Monday-Saturday. Call 509-619-0594 or follow Nanis on Facebook.
Foodies reopens in Kennewick
Foodies reopened its doors in Kennewick in early June.
Founder Joanna Wilson closed the Foodies locations in Richland and Kennewick earlier this year before selling the business.
The Richland spot at 701 The Parkway reopened in April. The Kennewick restaurant reopened at 2701 Columbia Park Trail, overlooking the Columbia River.
Hours are 11 a.m.-9 p.m., Monday-Wednesday, 11 a.m.-10 p.m., Thursday-Saturday, and 11 a.m.-8 p.m., Sunday.
Go to eatatfoodies.com.
The Social Restaurant & Bar
The former Wine Social, 702 The Parkway, Richland, has rebranded to become The Social Restaurant & Bar. The expanded business has shifted its emphasis to featuring internationally inspired cuisine made with local ingredients.
Kaitlin and Marc Newman established the business in 2020 to showcase local wines. The expansion brings a new focus to food and wine pairings as well as to its revamped interior and cocktail menu.
Hours are 3-9 p.m., Thursday - Saturday. Go to winesocialbar.com/
Bacetto’s Detroit Style
1619 E. Isaacs, Walla Walla
Mike Easton, the James Beard-nominated chef behind Bar Bacetto in Waitsburg and several leading Seattle restaurants, has brought his winning touch to pizza.
Easton and his wife, Erin, opened Bacetto’s Detroit Style in Walla Walla on June 24 after a soft launch for family and friends. The menu includes Detroit-style pizza topped with pepperoni and candied jalapeno, artichoke and anchovy and Gorgonzola and grapes.
Per Instagram, Bacetto’s dishes up pizza and cocktails but doesn’t take reservations and is for adults age 21 and over. Seating is extremely limited and there is no parking.
Bacetto’s is open 5-11 p.m., Wednesday-Saturday, and 2-8 p.m., Sunday. Last call for food and drink is 30 minutes before closing.
Follow Bacetto’s Detroit Style on Facebook.
Bruchi’s opens in Pasco
Bruchi’s CheeseSteaks & Subs has opened its seventh Tri-Cities location at the site of a former U.S. Bank building at 20th and Court in Pasco.
The old bank building was demolished. MH Construction built the 2,760-square-foot new restaurant, which includes a drive-thru.
Gregorys Coffee coming to mall
Gregorys Coffee makes its Washington state debut at 9 a.m., June 28 in the former Starbucks spot in the Columbia Center mall food court in Kennewick.
It is the 43rd location in the nation for Gregorys, founded in 2006 in Manhattan, N.Y., by Gregorys Zamfotis.
Go to gregoryscoffee.com
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