At least one of the former Yakima Taco Time locations will have a new tenant soon. Muchas Gracias Mexican Food, a chain founded by Rodolfo Sanchez de la Torre in Oregon three decades ago, announced it will open a restaurant at 2111 S. First St.
The restaurant’s menu includes breakfast burritos, tacos, burritos, tostadas, enchiladas, quesadillas, tortas, combination plates and desserts. According to the Muchas Gracias website, the meats are cooked slowly and each salsa uses local produce.
There are numerous Muchas Gracias locations in the Portland and Vancouver area, and Central Washington restaurants in Cle Elum, Ellensburg, Kennewick and Richland.
According to a Nov. 14 post on the Muchas Gracias Facebook page, “we’re incredibly excited to announce that our grand opening is coming very soon.” The post is accompanied by a video showing renovations inside the Yakima restaurant.
The restaurant had a variety of construction vehicles parked outside on Friday, Nov. 22, and a banner was seen announcing it would open on Dec. 5.
For more information, visit muchasgraciasmexicanfood.com.
Thankful for these Tidbits
• Two new businesses have opened in Zillah in a recently-constructed plaza at 123 First Ave.: the Bella Brew coffee stand and an Anytime Fitness location.
Bella Brew, the third location of the Wapato-based coffee shop, offers a variety of hot and cold drinks and extensive menu of breakfast and lunch items. It’s open 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. Mondays through Fridays and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays and Sundays. Call 509-596-2022 or visit the Bella Brew Facebook page for more information.
Anytime Fitness is a chain of 24-hour gyms with locations across the Yakima Valley. The Zillah location is in Suite 201 in the new First Avenue plaza; call 509-596-2006 or visit anytimefitness.com for more information.
• The downtown Mak Daddy Coffee Roasters location has moved, but just a block away from its previous spot. The new location is at 22 N. Second St., Suite 100, between SubShop of Yakima and the Ascend financial firm/Second Street Grill building. For a menu, hours and more information, visit the Mak Daddy Facebook page or call 509-317-2150.
• A new permanent makeup and aesthetic services, photography and content studio has opened in Yakima. Cece Brows is now open on the upstairs level of Glenwood Square, 5110 Tieton Drive. The business offers permanent brows, lip blush, brow laminations, waxing, hybrid henna stain, keratin lash lifts, hydrofacials and other beauty services. The appointment-only business is open noon to 7 p.m. Tuesdays through Saturdays; visit their Instagram page to make an appointment or for more information.
• The Jammin Java coffee shop in Chalet Place plaza in Yakima has closed.
• NVO Tax & Financial opened for business in November and is currently accepting new clients. Yakima CPA Cesar Navarro is the owner, and told The Current he offers tax preparation, bookkeeping, and financial guidance tailored to Yakima businesses and families. His services are available by appointment; email cesar@nvofinancial.com or call 509-208-9888.
