The Rock Wood Fired Pizza owner Don Bellis announced Oct. 23 that six of seven remaining locations throughout Western Washington would shut down immediately.

“After 30 amazing years serving our communities, we’ve made the difficult decision to close our Rock restaurants at Renton, Covington, Federal Way, Puyallup, Tacoma, and Lacey,” Bellis shared on the company’s Facebook page. “This choice did not come easily — each restaurant has been part of countless family dinners, celebrations, and everyday moments shared with friends.”

Known for wood-fired pizzas, a heavy metal atmosphere and rock-n-roll themed cocktails in a small plastic bucket, The Rock’s first opening act was in 1995 in Tacoma, when it was called The Wedge. Over the decades, it had opened locations throughout Western Washingt

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