Need suggestions, for one night stay food MOA Then Tocoma WA

Leaving Chicago to Tacoma WA, stopping at MOA, on the 8th. Suggestions foe overnight sleeping suggestion and places to eat?

Also, on to Washington State over 4 day drive?

Need suggestions, for one night stay food MOA Then Tocoma WA

There are a lot of hotels in the MOA area in Bloomington (suburb mall is in). Also several decent restautants in the mall itself. Especially for a one day/night visit to MOA you might as well eat there as a break between shopping/looking/walking. Crave is the newest restaurant (sort of high end). We are fairly partial to the Twin City Grill when budget allows. Otherwise Famous Dave%26#39;s BBQ or even Rainforest Cafe.

For the drive to Tacoma....I%26#39;ve made that trip so many times I can%26#39;t count them all. Used to live near there in Puyallup and worked in Tacoma. Four days is a great amount of time if you want to use it all. I usually do it in two, stopping at Billings because it is almost exactly halfway at the 800 mile mark. Feel free to post some specific questions or interests.

One tip if you want to bypass Seattle on the way to Tacoma, especially if arriving on a weekday afternoon... After crossing Snoqualmie Pass on I-90 (assuming you don%26#39;t go south and drive past Mt. Rainier) look for Hwy 18, just past the town of North Bend. Go south on it over Tiger Summit and it will angle toward Auburn and then Federal Way which is another Tacoma suburb. This route saves many miles as well as the hassle of traffic on I-5 between Seattle and Tacoma.

Need suggestions, for one night stay food MOA Then Tocoma WA

Thank you so very much, Paul