Tacoma, Washington - Bob's Java Jive - Giant Coffee Pot

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Address:
2102 S Tacoma Way, Tacoma, WA [Show Map]
Directions:
I-5 to the 38th St. exit. Head west. Turn right at S. Pine St. (Guitar Center), then right at S. Tacoma Way. Bob's Java Jive will be on the right.
Hours:
Late. (Call to verify)
Phone:
253-475-9843
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Tacoma, Washington - Bob's Java Jive - Coffee Pot Building

When I drove into Tacoma, I asked around, and sure enough, one of the world's largest buildings in the shape of a coffee pot (more like a percolator) is in Tacoma! It's called Bob's Java Jive and can be found on

It is , unfortunately' closed on Sundays, which is when I went there. A note on the door of this coffee pot says that "Bob's Java Jive has been voted Tacoma's Best Dive". [Mary Dolan, 09/23/2000]

Tacoma, Washington - Coffee Pot-shaped building survives flames
A Puget Sound landmark was threatened by fire on Tuesday, according to KIRO-TV. The apartments in the back of Bob's Java Jive in Tacoma, Washington, were gutted by flames.... [08/30/1998] Complete News Story

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