WEEKEND SCENE: Taste of White Center is about more than food

Even if you’re not hungry – yet – you should be at the Taste of White Center! It’s a street party that, yes, is primarily to raise money for the White Center Food Bank, but there’s a lot of entertainment and information to be had too!

Mariachi musicians played outside Pho Tai, next to the new Whateke Sports Bar

Dancers are in the Tim’s Tavern lot … and there’s a kid zone just north of 100th:

Families were also drawn to the visiting North Highline Fire Station crews parked on SW 98th:

But back to the food. Maps show all 35 participating venues – including WSB sponsors Alpine Diner and Big Mario’s Pizza:

Big Mario’s is serving up big slices of cheese pizza for your $5 ticket (buy tickets at the WCFB booth at 16th SW/SW 98th – each one gets you one of the designated dishes or drinks at participating businesses):

Desserts are available too – Puffy Pandy has ice-cream puffys:

Participants are on White Center’s side streets too – even north of Roxbury in South Delridge, Young’s Restaurant, Max’s Triangle Pub, Can Bar, Nacho Mama, and Meat the Live Butcher. You can get a map/list, but not tickets, at the WCFB table on 16th right off Roxbury if you want to decide. All the ticket revenue goes to the WCFB; the participants are being compensated with sponsor funding. This continues until 3 pm!

8 Replies to "WEEKEND SCENE: Taste of White Center is about more than food"

  • Kt June 28, 2025 (12:45 pm)

    Such good options.   Was hard to decide which ones to patronize.  The Hip Hop dance off was amazing to watch!

  • G June 28, 2025 (1:46 pm)

    Good and bad news they sold out of tickets 

  • Rocco June 28, 2025 (2:41 pm)

    Seems like most restaurants sold out by 1:30. Many tents were down before 2. 

  • Mama June 28, 2025 (5:59 pm)

    I bought $30 worth of tickets but each place was sold out before I could redeem them, over 2 hours before they were supposed to be done.  

    • Neighbor June 29, 2025 (9:29 am)

      That’s poor management of the is what it might be if you paid money for tickets and then there no food for bite of white center! The hours needed to be extended and better management and planning in my opinion, even though it is a fund raiser for the White Center Food Bank. 

      • Gil June 30, 2025 (6:35 pm)

        There were as many tickets as there were available bites (100 per restaurant) . Some places sold out, and others off the beaten path did not. The early bird gets the Tomo ! 

  • L June 29, 2025 (10:03 pm)

    Same thing happened last year, they sold out early and lines were still super long.

  • Gil June 30, 2025 (6:33 pm)

    This event was so amazing! We see improvements year over year. I am sure they will work to fix the tickets selling out, but hey it’s only the 4th time and it’s impossible to figure out how many people are going to show up. I appreciate the food banks goal to activate the community and bring people together.

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