As mentioned a couple of weeks ago, a new Chinese restaurant has opened up in downtown Walnut Creek focusing on Hunan and Mandarin cuisine, Dragon’s Pond, located at 1353 Locust St. across the street from Lark Creek restaurant. The offical grand opening will happen as soon as they can get a permanent sign but it’s still open now for business. They also have a restaurant in Livermore. I received an email from one reader who wrote:
FYI, I went to the new Dragon’s Pond on Saturday night and was impressed. Family run, attention to detail, the decor is really nice including the bathroom! Food was fantastic and great wine list.
Here’s a view of their bar:
I had a chance to speak with the manager who told me they’re focusing on healthy fare by not using any additional MSG and keeping it low sodium compared to typical Chinese restaurants. And because they cook everything to order, they can make things as spicy or as mild as you want. They will validate public parking tickets for up to 2 hours, and offer 10% off for seniors.
If anyone has eaten here please let us know how it was. I’m looking forward to trying this out.
*As far as the previous Vietnamese restaurant Da Lat is concerned, the owners decided to focus on their other restaurant in Marin.