Visiting Tacoma, WA

[E30 Memorial]

Hell, Griots is nice to check out too...

Depending on the dates you're in town, Griot's has a few events you might want to check out.

Caffeine & Gasoline
February 5th, 2011
Griot's Garage Store & Car Care School
Tacoma, WA
8:00 a.m. start

BMW CCA - Puget Sound Chapter
Fiesta Valentin
February 12th, 2011
Griot's Garage Store & Car Care School
Tacoma, WA
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

http://bmwpugetsound.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=44667

Caffeine & Gasoline
March 5th, 2011
Griot's Garage Store & Car Care School
Tacoma, WA
8:00 a.m. start

[silversleeper]

Sorry for the delayed response... we are gearing up for trial so things are really busy at times for me at the moment.

Tacoma is the home of r3v.

I see this. Definitely some of the finest e30s on the board are from this area. PNW in general seems to be the land of M30 swappage as well. I'm jealous, well, my M20 powered turd is.

Yeah, but I don't think it's exactly the most exciting city for an entire month. Drive up to seattle (~45 minutes) sometime if you get the chance.

I definitely plan to try to slip away from work and take in Seattle, at least for a few hours.

You can come hang out with James, Parker, Me, Chris Taft, Justin, Jeff....lots of cool dudes here. If you play pool, bring your cue.

I don't own my own cue so that should tell you something about my game, but I'm always down to play pool.

Welcome to my city!

Every Wed @ 7:30pm we have a small BMW meet at a local coffee shop, welcome to swing by whenever.

Bertolino Bros
2421 South Union Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98405
(253) 383-1867

I will make sure to try to sneak at least one of these meets in.

5 mile drive at Pt. Definance Park.

I'm going to Google this park, sounds interesting!

Tacoma stays pretty sleepy on the ballance compared to Seattle. Well, for bars there's always the Swiss... just watch out for the local color. Also, 6th Ave. is pretty much the central food/drink strip.

If you have transport, run up to Seattle. The waterfront is pretty busy and something to see, Pike Place especially. If you go there don't forget to get a Gyro from Mr. D's (its across the street from the guys throwing the fish).

There's pretty much a little of every thing to do, but you may have to look or ask around for it. What are your hobbies/activities (outside of BMWs)?

I'm not sure I follow the warnings about Swiss...
I do have a rental, hopefully something with a little spirit. I hope I get a chance to see all these recommended spots, there's definitely more here than back in MD.

I don't really have any hobbies aside from wrenching/modding my e30 and Jeep, or riding my motorcycle. My soul died when I met my girlfriend, now I have no time for hobbies (aside from drinking and looking at boobs).

Be wary the Swiss... Feel free to come hang out anytime though. Love meeting fellow r3v'ers.

Again... whats the deal with Swiss?

lol

LeMay car museum...

What vintage of cars are we talking here?

Depending on the dates you're in town, Griot's has a few events you might want to check out.

Caffeine & Gasoline
February 5th, 2011
Griot's Garage Store & Car Care School
Tacoma, WA
8:00 a.m. start

BMW CCA - Puget Sound Chapter
Fiesta Valentin
February 12th, 2011
Griot's Garage Store & Car Care School
Tacoma, WA
6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

http://bmwpugetsound.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=44667

Caffeine & Gasoline
March 5th, 2011
Griot's Garage Store & Car Care School
Tacoma, WA
8:00 a.m. start

Hm... a Griot's meet? I definitely want to go to this. Mar 5th would be the only practical date, depending on whether I can leave for long enough.

[Mlarsen]

Tacoma has a lot of the "bro military" types and some reason they flock to The Swiss. Not really my crowd of people. Theres finer drinking establishments in Tacoma.

[StereoInstaller1]

What they are trying to say is if you enjoy a good fist fight, go to the Swiss.

[Mlarsen]

yup.

[DarkWing6]

There are way, WAY better bars in Tacoma than the Swiss. Let's see...

The Parkway (has been rated a top 100 in the country, and is a pretty chill place - also my favorite)
The Red Hot (killer hot dogs and, like the Parkway, has received national recognition)
Harmon Tap Room (cool to try some local brew, and I like the atmosphere)
The Hub (another Harmon place, more restauranty)
Doyals (I'm not a fan, but all the wannabe Irish "futball" fans hang here)

Close to your hotel, I'd walk downtown to either Paddy Coynes, The Office, or Matador. The Harmon (not the tap room, but their main restaurant) is at the other end of downtown and has some good food and solid beer. Also, you can check out Dorky's arcade/bar, but they had some liquor license paperwork issues so no beer right now. However, it's always a good place to kill some time on old school arcade game and pinball machines.

There are more, but those are the highlights.


And, you better come visit me at Griot's. :up: