Bimbos Italian Restaurant

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Eighty years on Pacific Avenue, and when it ended the City of Tacoma bought the recipes.


Jet Black

Printed to order in Milton, WA. Ships in 7–10 business days.

Size chart & measurements

Measure your chest around the fullest part, keeping the tape level and snug but not tight. Then read across.

Your chest35–37"38–40"41–43"44–46"47–49"50–53"54–57"
SizeSMLXL2XL3XL4XL

T-shirt — Port & Company PC54

5.4 oz. 100% cotton in solid colours; Athletic Heather is 90/10 cotton/poly, Ash is 98/2, other heathers are 50/50. Classic fit.

SMLXL2XL3XL4XL
Chest, laid flat18202224262830
Body length28293031323334
Sleeve, centre back16¾17¾18¾19¾20¾21¾22¾

Hoodie — Port & Company PC78H

7.8 oz, 50/50 cotton/poly fleece. Air jet yarn, two-ply hood.

SMLXL2XL3XL4XL
Chest, laid flat20222426283032
Body length27¼28¼29¼30¼31¼32¼33¼
Sleeve length34¼3535¾36½37¼3838¾

All measurements in inches, taken on the garment laid flat — chest is half the circumference, so double it to compare against your own chest measurement. Body length runs from the high point of the shoulder to the hem at the back. Tee sleeve is measured from the centre back neck, over the shoulder, to the sleeve hem; hoodie sleeve from the centre of the neck down.

Care. Machine wash cold, inside out, with like colours. Non-chlorine bleach only when needed. Tumble dry medium for tees, low for hoodies. Do not iron the print.

Between sizes? These are a classic cut, not slim — most people take their normal size. Size up if you like room, or if you are buying a hoodie to layer.


Vittorio Perniconi came from Lucca and everybody called him Bimbo. In 1921 he and John Teglia opened a lunch counter at 1514 Pacific Avenue, in the middle of Tacoma’s Little Italy, a short walk down from Union Station. It became the Avenue Cafe in 1935 and Bimbo’s in the early fifties. Through Prohibition the neon out front advertised spaghetti and ravioli, and a quiet word could get you rather more than that. Police raided the place in 1931. Vittorio had friends at City Hall and stayed in business.

What people came for was the red sauce. Legend has it the pot was started the day the cafe opened and was never emptied, only added to. Bimbo’s closed in late September 2001 after eighty years, and the city bought the name and four sauce recipes along with the building. The building came down in 2002 and local nonprofits sold the bricks.

One design, t-shirt or hoodie. Pick your style, size and color above.

  • T-shirt — Jet Black, 5.4 oz cotton — 100% cotton in solid colours, cotton/poly blend in the heathers
  • Hoodie — Jet Black, heavyweight 50/50 blend, hooded
  • Sizes S through 4XL — every size, every style, always in stock
  • Printed to order at Northwest Custom Apparel in Milton, WA
  • Family owned and operated since 1977

Need shirts for your company, school or team? Call 1-800-851-3671 or email sales@nwcustomapparel.com.