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Gage Lang and his crew have been "killing it" for years with Spokane Valley based Breauxdoo Bakery. It all began awhile ago as a small delivery only business and in October of last year they expanded into their first retail storefront at 14109 E. Sprague #7a in Spokane Valley. Now they're growing once more with a new ice cream shop planned to open soon at another location also in the Valley.
The company has leased space at 15310 E. Marietta Ave. #4 , next to Jump For Joy and nearby the intersection of Marietta & Sullivan. The new space is 3000 square feet and will actually be shared by two businesses, the main being High Voltage Ice Creamery and the other Hells Bakery. Hells will be a wholesale baking space for Breauxdoo's production and commercial kitchen use for food entrepreneurs to produce their products. The name they say is a homage to Chef Gordon Ramsey's Hell's Kitchen.
The ice cream shop, High Voltage Ice Creamery will be open to the public and set to open in early May. The business will create their own small batch ice creams and offer about 20 seats for indoor dining. Also, we're even hearing that popular local artist Godfitti is adding a mural or similar within the space.
We'll be sure to check in again on High Voltage Ice Creamery in the coming weeks, until then follow their progress via their social media pages- Facebook / Instagram
Indigenous Eats, a popular local Native American restaurant has announced the opening of a second location in Downtown Spokane. The new eatery will be located within the food court at River Park Square (808 W. Main, Suite FC-5) nearby Miso Fresh Asian. This new location is currently planned to open sometime in mid-May.
Indigenous Eats is known for its delicious Native American comfort food, including the staple frybread with their popular huckleberry sauce, or as a base with their sage forward bison entree. The restaurant even claimed first place in the Inlander's "Best of" reader poll for best new restaurant in 2022-2023. The current and original Indigenous Eats can be found open seven days a week at 829 E. Boone Suite E in Spokane's Logan neighborhood.
"We are thrilled to be opening our second location in Downtown Spokane" said Jenny Slagle, Owner of Indigenous Eats. "Our goal has always been to bring our passion for Native American comfort food to as many people as possible, and this allows us to do just that. We're excited to continue serving our loyal customers and to introduce ourselves to new ones"
For more info on Indigenous Eats, including their menu check out http://iespokane.com or follow them on social media @iespokane
A little over a year ago, Chef Todd Andrews began an extensive renovation of a space along Riverside in Downtown Spokane, with the goal of opening a new restaurant there. Last used as the now defunct Garageland, the building, which was built in 1914 and needed significant work. But flash forward to today and we're hearing said work is nearing completion and that new restaurant is now just weeks away from becoming a reality.
Renderings courtesy of Indigo Diggs Architecture.
Located at 230 W. Riverside, the new restaurant will be called Bowery is to open possibly as early as the middle of next month. I'm told they have done what they could to keep the nuance of the historic building that's been home to a number of different businesses in its storied 100+ year history. The space is also in a great location, only a short distance from the University District and nearby some of the east side of Downtown's newest multi-family housing developments.
Chef Andrews tells us by email that Bowery will have a menu serving French inspired Inland Northwest cuisine. "We will have coffee and pastries weekday mornings, brunch on weekends, full-service dinner 7 nights a week". Bowery will also offer beer, wine and cocktails all led by Chef Andrews, a Seattle native who has worked in restaurants in Seattle and New York City.
Architectural work for the new restaurant was done locally by Indigo Diggs Architecture. According to building permit data the renovation project came in at an estimated $200,000. To my knowledge there isn't a website for Bowery just yet but information about the restaurant and their progress can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/boweryspokane/
A new locally owned and operated business serving bubble tea, coffee and taiyaki is coming soon to the Logan Neighborhood. Uoni Bubble Tea & Coffee is working to open at 1217 N. Hamilton, located close by the Gonzaga University campus in a space that was last used as VR arcade business and a Starbucks before that.
The new cafe is tentatively planning to open sometime in early May. They plan to offer a variety of hand shaken bubble milk teas, tea lattes, coffee and taiyaki. Taiyaki is a Japanese fish shaped pastry that is filled with a verity of sweet fillings, and this will be first place to open in Spokane with the item on their menu.
The owners also tell us that the bubble tea menu at Uoni will feature a mix of traditional Asian flavors such as Ube, as well as well-known classics such as chocolate and brown sugar. Dairy free options, tea slushies/smoothies, toppings and more will also be included.
We'll be watching for additional updates on Uoni and for more information find them on social media Facebook / Instagram or @uonibubble on TikTok.
A new locally owned and operated, Lego resale shop is planning to open in Spokane's Garland District later this month. The shop called Brick Buy Brick will open in the storefront at 3915 N. Monroe, across from the Garland Theater on April 29th with a grand opening event planned to be held from 11-7 that day.
During the grand opening the business will host games to play, a gift for the first 100 people in line and possibly more. The shop will be buy, sell and trade of all Lego products and is currently the only such shop in the area. A space in the new store will also be made available for birthdays and other party rentals.
For more information on Brick Buy Brick, check out their website at http://brickbuybrickspokane.com
The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce announced the winners of the 2023 Business Awards yesterday at the CenterPlace Regional Event Center. " The awards celebrate the exceptional achievements of local businesses that have made a significant impact on the Spokane Valley community."
The winners we're selected by an independent judging committee, with one small business and one large business selected for each category. And the winners we're:
Business Innovation- Spokane Valley Performing Arts Center
Western States Equipment Company
Creating Inspiring Workplaces- Roller Valley
Spokane Indians Baseball Club
Community Stewardship- Valleyfest
BECU
"We are honored to recognize and celebrate these local businesses that have positively impacted our community" Lance Beck, President, and CEO of the Chamber said. " They continue to inspire the members of the community and reflect the values of the Valley"
The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce is a nonprofit 501(c)(6) organization. For more information on all they do for the Spokane Valley business community, please visit http://spokanevalleychamber.org
The Kootenai County Farmers Market Wednesday evening market will now be held on Main Street in Riverstone, starting with the 2023 season. Located at 2151 N. Main St. this is the original Kootenai County Farmers Market, established in 1986 as a producer only market to "foster direct interactions between local growers, artisans and consumers"
The first market of the 2023 season will be held on May 17th from 4p-7p and will continue each week throughout the Summer. They say the market will continue to have the same vendors as before plus several new ones. The new site also will offer an abundance of free parking and is only a short drive / bike ride north of Downtown Coeur d' Alene, where the market had previously been held.
The market will also continue to serve the community at the Prairie Ave site (corner of Prairie & US 95) on the north side of Coeur d' Alene on Saturdays between 9am-1:30pm .
For more information on the Kootenai County Farmers Market, visit their website at http://kootenaifarmersmarkets.org
A new, full service Numerica Credit Union branch is coming soon to the Five Mile area of Spokane at 6281 N. Maple. The groundbreaking will be held at the site today for the new construction, which will replace the current branch at 1916 W. Francis within the Five Mile Shopping Center.
The new N. Maple St. Numerica branch is slated to open in the winter of 2023. "This branch reflects our continued investment in the well-being of the Five Mile community" said Carla Cicero, Numerica president and CEO. The new branch will include a drive-thru ATM and modern design in a 3200 SF stand-alone building. Leone & Keeble will be the general contractor for the new building and architectural work was done by Bernardo Wills.
Headquartered in Spokane Valley, Numerica has more than 170,000 members throughout Eastern Washington, Central Washington and North Idaho. The credit union has 21 branches and more than $3.8 billion in assets. Membership is open to anyone who lives, works, or worships in the State of Washington or North Idaho.
For more info, check http://numericacu.com
Nearly a year after it was once planned to open, food trucks are now beginning to open in the new Post Falls Pavilion food truck court located at 3758 E. Horsehaven . Currently the pavilion is in "soft opening" mode with only a few options open, but some others are actively setting up and even more have yet to move in but will in the near future. An official grand opening will be held at the site in the coming months.
The development consists of two rows of food trucks on either side of a building that also houses a few other new eateries, with restrooms and indoor dining planned. A newly opened Jitterz Coffee drive up stand is also on the site, along the front of the lot next to Horsehaven Ave.
The new development is located on Post Falls' northeast side, approximately a quarter mile west of Hwy 41 and directly next door to The Courts at Real Life, an athletic facility connected with the Real Life Ministries Church. This new food truck project is a sister site of sorts to the Prairie Pavilion food truck court that has operated for a few years now at the corner of Prairie and Heartland in Hayden.
Recently the owner of Post Falls Pavilion shared via social media all the new dining options that will be coming soon to the project. They include-
Sugar Fix (Cookies, Dirty sodas,etc.,already open)
The Local Cone
Bobalicious by Jitterz
Benzo Box / Benzo Box Too
Grasso's Fine Foods
Puzo's Pelmini
Piumarta's Family Kitchen (Italian menu, already open)
Zach's Smoke Shack
Friendly Island Grill
The North Spork
The Fixx
Las Brasas (Mexican menu, already open)
Taco Works
Epicurean Appetite
Carnival Eats
Jitterz Espresso
Several of the food trucks are new businesses, like Grasso's Fine Foods who will bring a menu of delicious sounding sandwiches. Others are trucks that have already opened elsewhere but are relocating to the new Post Falls site, like The Fixx who's been serving some amazing looking burgers at a couple of venues recently. Additionally, Las Brasas and Taco Works are established businesses that will have new locations within the new development.
To keep track of the new openings and events at Post Falls Pavilion, follow them on social media at Facebook or Instagram