Restaurants

Park Bench Cafe to open Friday

Submitted by Joseph Suttner, Producer

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013, 1:53pm

Manito's Park Bench Cafe is getting ready to open for the summer season. The cafe opens Friday, May 24, but will only be open from Friday to Sundays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Starting June 15th, the cafe will open seven days a week. The weekly Friday night music series will begin on Friday, May 31.

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Local Stars Serve Dinner to Benefit Homeless

Submitted by Camille Troxel on Monday, April 15th, 1:46 pm

Sports stars and local T.V. personalities will be serving dinner at the HuHot Mongolian Grill tonight to support Blessings Under the Bridge.

Jessica Kovac and her husband Mike started serving brown bag meals to the area's homeless in 2007. Since then it has grown into a weekly meal service and non-profit. Their brown bags include sandwiches and home made baked goods, as well fruit and toiletries. Each recipient is offered a bottle of water and coffee or cocoa.

“Blessings Under the Bridge has just boomed so much,” says Kovac, adding that she and her husband never expected their weekly ministry to become a non-profit. BUTB estimates that it takes only $12.00 to provide brown bags for ten homeless.

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The Lantern Tap House expanding into former Perry St. Cafe

Submitted by Jacob Palmer on Wednesday, February 20th, 4:14 pm

The owners of the Lantern Tap House in the South Perry district are looking to extend the good vibes into the empty suite next door.

“Close and intimate space, that's what we're about,” Mike Dolmage, co-owner and operator, said. “We don't have TVs, so you're kind of forced to talk to people.”

Dolmage, with his wife Melinda, and business partner James Pearson are working feverishly to renovate and clean the former Perry St. Cafe so they can have the dining area of their restaurant open by St. Patrick's Day 2013 – though being open by that day will mostly depend on how fast the Liquor Control Board approves their change of permits.

Dolmage and Pearson said they were working to strip the kitchen bare to get a clean start.

“People have preconceived notions about the cleanliness of the kitchen,” Dolmage said. “We want to reverse that.”

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Restaurant Week: Participating South Hill eateries

Submitted by Jacob Palmer on Monday, February 18th, 2:29 pm

Spokane Restaurant Week starts this Friday throughout the Inland Northwest.

“Restaurant Week is your opportunity to try as many restaurants as your schedule will allow for affordable, fixed prices,” the week-long event's website says.

Most restaurants are offering a few options for each course for a fixed price of either $18 or $28 a person.

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Eat oats to feed folks

Submitted by Jacob Palmer on Thursday, January 17th, 5:14 pm

Looking for breakfast and a way to help the community? Reach for some Good Oats.

Method Organic Juice Cafe is selling containers of Good Oats, which for just $3 ensures that a child will get food for a day. For every Good Oats package sold, one is donated to 2nd Harvest Food Bank for their School Pantry program, “which provides monthly food boxes to nearly 900 students in high-need Spokane neighborhoods to help fill the nutritional gap for kids facing regular food shortages at home.”

According to goodoats.org, Method Juice Cafe owners Nick Murto and Tyler Lafferty had been trying to get this project going for a “year and a half.”

“Second Harvest is honored by the generosity of Method Juice Cafe, and we look forward to including the healthy oatmeal in our School Pantry boxes,” Jason L. Clark, president and CEO of 2nd Harvest said on the site. “With one out of every four kids in Spokane struggling with hunger, every donation to our School Pantry program means so much.”

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A girls clubhouse with wine opens on South Hill

Submitted by Kristy Mylroie, Spokane Public Schools Blogger

Thursday, October 18th, 2012, 4:07pm

A girls clubhouse with wine opens on South Hill

Most women will tell you its hard being a mom, daughter, employee, housekeeper, grocery shopper and babysitter all at the same time. But there is one place on the South Hill just for women to relax, be themselves and best of all...drink wine!

It's called "The Calm" and its located on 1303 S. Grand, right next to Starbucks. Its a wine bar that offers massages, concierge services, special events and even meeting spaces for businesses.

When you walk in, you are greeted by a large wrap around bar that sits among plush chairs, sofas and seating areas that are just great for a place to sit down and talk to your girlfriends. Their staff is always there to serve you from their selection of wine and beer.

If you become a member, you also have access to their concierge service, receive one free complimentary beverage per visit and every quarter you can get a complimentary massage.

The Calm's owner Jennifer Miley said it's the perfect place for a woman to just relax and let someone cater to you.

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Rowdy "neighbors" force new downtown restaurant to close

Submitted by Jerry Post, News Director

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2012, 12:23pm

Rowdy "neighbors" force new downtown restaurant to close

Today's Spokesman-Review reports Beignets is closing after just three months in business. The reason? Owner Judie Sowards says a group of young homeless people have been harassing diners at the downtown restaurant.

“They have been right across the street from me and literally for the last month they have been chanting, making horrible gestures and noises and just hurting the business horribly,” Sowards said. “We’ve had so many customers say that if this continues they weren’t going to be back and they meant it. Our business has gone down 75 percent.”

Sowards says she understands the kids need someplace to go, but their behavior is costing 34 people their jobs. To read the full story, click here.

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