Steakhouse, Irish Pub and donut shop close: Gig Harbor restaurant updates

Gig Harbor’s dining lineup is in flux this spring, with an Irish pub, a Japanese steakhouse and a doughnut shop all shutting down their local operations. Meanwhile, a new ice cream and candy shop is preparing to welcome customers in early June.

Here are key takeaways:

• Couple of Scoops, a new ice cream and candy shop in the Olympic Village shopping center, will hold its grand opening June 6 after construction delays pushed back its original May target. The new shop will feature two dozen ice cream flavors with dairy-free and gluten-free options, and owner Jim Ciaciuch said at least half of the candy varieties will be sugar-free. Ciaciuch also owns Couple of Socks at the Tacoma Mall, and both stores create employment opportunities for people with disabilities.
• Mizu Steakhouse permanently closed its Gig Harbor location at 3116 Judson St. on May 4 after the owner declined to renew an annual permit. Sister locations in Renton and Covington remain open.
• Milkvue Handcrafted Donuts + Coffee closed its retail shop on Point Fosdick Drive on May 17 to focus fully on wholesale distribution to grocery stores, cafés and bubble tea shops across the Puget Sound. Co-owner Seung Kim said the brick-and-mortar location wasn’t drawing enough customer traffic while rent and payroll costs kept rising.
• O’Looney’s Irish Pub at 3222 56th St. will serve its final pint May 30 after four and a half years. The pub will close with a final celebration featuring live music from That Irish Guy.

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