American Restaurants in Tacoma, WA

American in Tacoma at a glance

• American is the 7th largest food category in Tacoma, after coffee shops and cafes and bars.
• Its 3.4% share compares with 3.8% across the 506 cities in this guide, close to the national pattern.
• Of the 33 listed below, 26 are independent and 7 belong to chains; 31 list a website.

American Restaurants in Tacoma

• West 122
  Restaurant · American · 728 Pacific Ave Ste B
• Beach Tavern
  Restaurant · American · 8612 6th Ave
• Cliff House Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 6300 Marine View Dr
• Homestead Restaurant and Bakery
  Restaurant · American · 7837 S Tacoma Way
• Pacific Southern
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 3832 S Pine St
• Tim's Kitchen
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1938 Pacific Ave
• Twisted Fork Saloon
  Restaurant · American · 5005 Main St
• WildFin American Grill
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 5115 Grand Loop
• Wooden City
  Restaurant · American · 714 Pacific Ave
• Port of Call Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 1425 E 27th St
• Go Philly Cheese Steaks
  Restaurant · American · 1402 Tacoma Ave S
• The Cheesecake Factory
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 4502 S Steele St
• Wavez Grub Shack
  Restaurant · American · 8433 S Hosmer St
• Marketplace Buffet
  Restaurant · American · 2024 E 29th St
• Toast to Toast Restaurant and Lounge
  Restaurant · American · 8402 S Hosmer St
• Foley's On The Green
  Restaurant · American · 7108 Lakewood Dr W
• Applebee's
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1919 South 72nd Street
• Fuego Restaurant-Lounge
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 6409 6th Ave
• Legendz
  Restaurant · American · 1201 S Sprague Ave
• El Pique
  Restaurant · American · Latin American · 4314 E Portland Ave Ste 5
• Shari's Cafe and Pies
  Restaurant · American · 1933 S 72nd St
• Essence Lounge
  Restaurant · American · Southern and soul food · 3829 6th Ave
• A&W Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 2523 Pacific Ave
• Carl's Jr.
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 1205 S Baltimore St
• Harvester Restaurant
  Restaurant · American · 29 N Tacoma Ave
• Hooters
  Restaurant · American · Chain · 6812 Tacoma Mall Blvd
• Rhythm & Brews
  Restaurant · American · 933 Market St
• The Boxcar Grill
  Restaurant · American · 2501 E D St Ste 97
• The Boxcar Grill
  Restaurant · American · 5104 6th Ave
• The Old House Cafe
  Restaurant · American · 2717 N Proctor St
• Zodiac Supper Club
  Restaurant · American · 745 St Helens Ave
• Blackbear Diner
  Restaurant · American · 127 E Division Ln
• Every Sunday Food Fundraiser
  Restaurant · American · 2415 S 12th St

American elsewhere in Washington

Among the Washington cities in this guide, the most american listings are in Seattle (152), Spokane (29), Vancouver (21), Bellevue (21), Kennewick (17) and Yakima (12).

Run a american spot in Tacoma?

You share this list with 32 other american listings. The ones guests reorder from are the ones that are easy to order from directly. Servestack gives you your own ordering site with zero commission, and Studio designs the menu, flyers and posts to go with it. Run your numbers with the commission savings calculator.

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