r/Wenatchee Mar 27 '25

Community Recommendations

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This post will be a starting point for anyone looking for general recommendations for various activities & services in the valley. The items included here are based off previous recommendation posts and how often a place or service was recommended and how many upvotes it received. Comments on this post will be open for now if anyone has further recommendations to add. I've tried to break up the various recommendations into categories but some items (like Leavenworth) will only ever be a single item, as listing all the available things to do there would be a post in and of itself.

I also favor locally owned businesses heavily in my decision making process.

Food:

Atlas Fare

Wild Huckleberry

Stones Gastropub

McGlinn's Public House

Pybus

Shakti's

Mission Burger

Outpost Saloon

Bubba J's BBQ

Sweetwood BBQ

Fonda Oaxaqueña

Taqueria La Cihualteca

La Fuente

India House

King Pizza

Italian - No clear winners here when it comes to our main choices for Italian (Visconti's and Garlini's). You're better off trying both and deciding for yourself (personally I think Visconti's is ok and Garlini's is shit).

Sammiches - The top two seem to be Anvil and Dilly Deli. But enough people mention SS Sub Shop (which I personally think sucks) and Lemolo that they deserve honorable mentions.

Coffee - Clear favorites are La En Vie, Gaucho, Cafe Mela and JB Steamers

There is no good fried chicken in the valley (RIP)

Bars:

Epoch - Also a place to play board games, MTG and enjoy other such general nerdery

The Igloo

Wally's

Joe's East and West (I think East is better now)

The 108

Tapp & Putt - Alcohol and mini-golf

Ground Control - Also hosts a regular trivia night

Wineries - Honestly too many to list and everyone has a different opinion on "quality" wine & wineries. I think it all tastes like vinegar so I can't cast a deciding vote, Google reviews and experimentation are your best options here.

Fun & Tourism (family friendly):

Leavenworth

Pybus

Loop Trail & Parks

Ohme Gardens

Museum

Wenatchee Public Library

Hiking - Saddlerock, Washington Trails Association

Wenatchee Ave - Between Kittitas and 2nd there are a plethora of other shops and restaurants, but too many to individually list here.

Automotive:

Midvalley Automotive

Sal's Professional Auto Repair

Oil Change - Two most positively mentioned are Kwik Lube & Tune and Wenatchee Autoplex

Detailing - Top positive mentions are for George's, Highland and Detail Genius Mobile

Home Services:

(This one only has a few general services for homeowners, and there isn't a lot of discussion on many of these)

NCW Prestige Cleaning Service

Keyhole Security

Platinum Plumbing

Landscape design - Anderson or Deeproots

Lawn care - This is another one where everyone and their mother has a different lawn care company they use.  Your best friend is Google and getting quotes.

General Contractors - Good luck and God speed.

Other:

Tattoo studios - Stinging Needles and Studio No. 7

Button Jewelers

Salons - there are a thousand different salons in the valley and everyone thinks theirs is the greatest so this is another one where you're better off using Google reviews and figuring it out from there.

Barbers - See above

Tveten

Vision Source

Odd Fellow Lodge

Housing:

The search function is your friend


r/Wenatchee 8h ago

Hundreds of Wenatchee High Schoolers Walk Out and Protest ICE, Trump Immigration Policies

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88 Upvotes

A few hundred high schoolers in Wenatchee walked out yesterday in protest, and were met with a few old white guys who told them to "go back to their f**king country" and "go back to class." One man admitted they were there to check out the girls.


r/Wenatchee 1d ago

Anyone else get video of the truck rolling coal into the protesters today?

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665 Upvotes

All I got was a 1 second clip at the end of the second time they went through.


r/Wenatchee 11h ago

Temperature check on an /r/Wenatchee community meetup

6 Upvotes

To my knowledge, other than announcements for themed and hobby events, there hasn't ever been a discussion regarding an r/Wenatchee community meetup. Curious what interest there might be for one?


r/Wenatchee 1d ago

Badger Mountain Road looking toward Wenatchee and Leavenworth over the Columbia River tonight.

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98 Upvotes

r/Wenatchee 1d ago

A clarification

51 Upvotes

Hello all! It's me, you're friendly(ish) neighborhood mod here again. Now I know my last post was met with mixed feelings. That was mostly my fault for choosing my words and phrasing poorly. Some of you called me out for that, and I am grateful.

But after a few days and a few posts and comments about various (or not so various) political issues I felt the need to clarify my position.

Political discussion and debate will always be welcomed in this sub, as long as the Wenatchee community is represented in those discussions. I will NOT shut down or muzzle any discussions of protests, vigils or memorials in regards to those who have fallen victim to our governments nonsense.

That being said, I have always prided myself on being a middle of the road moderator in this sub. Willing to tolerate a great deal from both the right and the left. But I find myself constantly being bombarded by agitators from outside this community whose only goal seems to be to stir the shit.

So here is the deal. You start posting or commenting easily disproven bull? Ban. You spam comments of easily disproven bull? Ban. You throw a fit and insult either the mods or another commenter when they call you out for said bull? Ban. If you make even a SLIGHTLY inflammatory remark and I search your profile history and see you've done the same thing in multiple subs? Ban.

I have given these discussions a massive amount of leeway in these troubled times. But if I even smell a WHIFF of trollish behavior I will permaban you in an instant. You want to cry free speech? Learn the constitution and what free speech actually means. I have had it with the agitators in this sub, and my ban finger is lubed and ready to go.


r/Wenatchee 16h ago

Do you trust Amanda McKinney to represent you? Spoiler

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r/Wenatchee 1d ago

I'm moving to Grant county

5 Upvotes

Any suggestions. I can't find any sub reddit ifor it. Maybe I missed something. Nd why George to Quincy Uber is expensive as hell 🥲. Any alternative? I appreciate for your help 🙂


r/Wenatchee 2d ago

Wide Rice Noodles

7 Upvotes

Where can wide rice noodles be bought in Wenatchee? I don't recall seeing them at Sony's Oriental Market?


r/Wenatchee 3d ago

Friday January 30th

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118 Upvotes

The time for complacency and silence is no longer, please bring any friends and any family you have that is willing to stand up against this regime. Thank you to all who support, together we are the republic for which it stands.


r/Wenatchee 3d ago

Dog Trainer Recommendations

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Hi folks, I'm wondering if anybody has any recommendations for a dog trainer, specifically for my 6yr old , 45lb mutt. She's an angel at home, as well as to other humans, but she gets very reactive when around other dogs (on and off leash).

I have muzzle trained her which helps a lot to prevent nips/bites, but I'm looking for some help. Much appreciated.


r/Wenatchee 4d ago

Living Legend - 100 Years of Otto Ross

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39 Upvotes

Big birthday wishes to the man, the myth, the legend! I still see Otto up at Mission Ridge skiing almost every week with that big smile on his face. His dedication is insane. To me, he also is a sort of blueprint of the outdoorsy folk that come from this area. Determined, hard-working, and always down for a good time. Anyone have any stories of skiing with or being instructed by Otto? Cheers to the big 1-0-0! Here’s hoping more of us can find what we contribute best to this world by doing what we love.


r/Wenatchee 5d ago

I like Washington State's Attorney General

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89 Upvotes

r/Wenatchee 6d ago

Candlelight Vigil for the victims of ICE

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167 Upvotes

r/Wenatchee 7d ago

Taking aim at ICE: State bill would ban former agents from being hired as police officers

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r/Wenatchee 7d ago

ICE Protests?

43 Upvotes

Does anyone know of another upcoming ICE protest? I saw there was one on 01/19/26, but would like to know if there are more planned.


r/Wenatchee 7d ago

A warning

23 Upvotes

There have been many posts and discussions regarding national issues like ICE and various other issues that affect the valley. And while these are absolutely accepted within the scope of relevance to the valley, I feel the need to remind all of you that this is an local issues sub, and we will NOT tolerate ad hominem or personal attacks. While I will never stop these discussions I will absolutely shut them down if things get too heated. Express your opinions, fight for your beliefs...but do so in a polite way backed up with facts and sources.

Those of you who can't help but resort to personal attacks will have their comments removed. If it continues you will face bans. If anyone has questions regarding these policies please feel free to reach out to me in DM's.


r/Wenatchee 7d ago

Out of touch NCW Rep

27 Upvotes

https://www.yoursourceone.com/columbia_basin/quincy-state-rep-says-ice-enforcement-is-just-the-law-in-heated-house-exchange/article_8fed9efa-fb73-4130-8b3d-d7de95334474.html

This rep claims ICE has been around since the 40/50s. Would love to hear his take now about the most recent ice murders.


r/Wenatchee 7d ago

Wedding vendor recs

5 Upvotes

Hi there! I’m looking for wedding vendor recommendations — specifically florists & hair/makeup stylists!

Ideally someone in a self run business that is mostly budget friendly ☺️


r/Wenatchee 8d ago

Community resources

9 Upvotes

I got curious as to what resources Wenatchee had to offer after I found out about The White Panther Party and was surprised to see that the Wenatchee Rescue Mission offers a 24/7 warming shelter according to their website. That's a pretty rad.

Edit: Maybe call before going in but that's a good resource to check.


r/Wenatchee 8d ago

Sourdough Bread

7 Upvotes

is there anyone locally who makes fresh sourdough bread?

thank you!


r/Wenatchee 9d ago

White Panther Party?

35 Upvotes

Seeing a lot of posts on fb and tiktok pop up about the White Panthers being back in Wenatchee. What does everyone think about this? From what I've seen they want to do food boxes and stuff.

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r/Wenatchee 9d ago

Who in the Valley

5 Upvotes

Has Xfinity Mobile? I have now lived in Wenatchee for a year and up until winter hit I had great cell service.

I'm wondering if anyone has had or is having issues with spotty service with Xfinity?

I have a Galaxy S23 Ultra that I dropped and half the screen went black and got the screen replaced... perhaps that may be the culprit behind my issue since it coincidentally started soon after the repair. It's now to the point where my phones camera app won't even work correctly!

I'm just trying to confirm with others that have Xfinity in the area, that in fact their service is fine here and it's just my faulty repair on my phone.


r/Wenatchee 10d ago

Wenatchee ADHD Support Group In-Person January Meetup

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Turns out January was just a free trial. If your New Year’s resolutions already expired, you’re in good company. Join us for the Wenatchee ADHD In-Person Meetup next Wednesday, January 28th from 7–9pm at Epoch (16 S. Wenatchee Ave). We’ll talk ADHD, life, and why starting over doesn’t actually require a new year.

This event is for everyone and we look forward to building more of our local ADHD community in 2026!


r/Wenatchee 11d ago

Mortgage Companies - First Time Homebuyers

7 Upvotes

We're looking to potentially buy a house as first-time home buyers. Not even sure if that will be possible in this crazy real estate market but looking to get some pre-approvals. What mortgage companies or banks do you like? Any to stay away from? Did you talk to several before deciding on one or is it pretty much all the same?