Great Expectations
Abe Fox 's Wooden City restaurant and bar in downtown Tacoma has been full every night since it opened in 2018. Fox chose Tacoma as the site of his...
Abe Fox 's Wooden City restaurant and bar in downtown Tacoma has been full every night since it opened in 2018. Fox chose Tacoma as the site of his first restaurant because of its lower lease rates and more affordable housing, but he soon realized there was an unmet demand for restaurants and retail businesses in the city's eclectic core. 'Downtown Tacoma has always been a great place to do business,' he says. 'There are a few vacant spaces that need to be filled, but it's only a matter of time before they are.