Walnut Creek Shopper’s Special – Tiki Tom’s Surfboard Sliders, 3 for $5
Tiki Tom’s is located at 1535 Olympic Blvd in downtown Walnut Creek. I wonder how these compare to the Stadium Pub?
Walnut Creek Shopper’s Special – Tiki Tom’s Surfboard Sliders, 3 for $5
Tiki Tom’s is located at 1535 Olympic Blvd in downtown Walnut Creek. I wonder how these compare to the Stadium Pub?
Zachary’s Pizza, the eclectic employee-owned Chicago-style pizzeria that originated in Berkeley is opening a new location in Pleasant Hill this month according to the Pleasant Hill Outlook newsletter. You can check out their menu here. They are known for their deep dish pizzas but also offer thin crust styles as well. Any favorite toppings or dishes to get? Deep or thin?
From their website:
Established in 1983, we are a 100% employee-owned company with three locations in the San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland, Berkeley, and San Ramon. Recognized locally and nationally with over 150 Best Pizza Awards, Zachary’s offers 2 styles of pizza: a Chicago-style stuffed pizza and a traditional thin crust pizza. Every Zachary’s Chicago Pizza is made with our mildly spicy, tangy tomato sauce, made-from-scratch dough, and our unique blend of quality cheeses. All ingredients are the finest and freshest available. Our approach is a commitment to high quality food, and a pleasurable dining experience.
The Pleasant Hill location will be at 140 Crescent Drive right across from the Cinemark movie theater.
I used to go to the Berkeley location but being from New York I have to admit I like thin crust more. I’ll definitely go to the new location to try it out again.
A couple of weeks ago I noted the closing of the Pizza Place in downtown Walnut Creek on N. Main St. The furniture store SOFA a la carte next door also closed in November and apparently a sushi place will be taking over according to Diablo Dish. Word on the street is that this will be a Chinese owned restaurant with at least one other location somewhere in the South or East Bay.
If this pans out do you like the idea of a sushi place here?
This Saturday January 5th will be the last day for the the restaurant and lounge Petar’s in downtown Lafayette across from Chow. They have been in business since 1959 according to their website which would make this one of the oldest continuously operating restaurants in the area. Apparently lease issues combined with less diners caused them to throw in the towel but it was a nice, long run. Diamond Dave, who has been performing at Petar’s for over 25 years will be performing there on Friday and Saturday night there for the last time. Note that this is not the end of Diamond Dave; he’ll be at Dan’s in Walnut Creek on the 10th.
Thanks to a reader for the tip (before Diablo wrote about it). Diablo Dish notes that, “some big-time restaurateurs that have expressed interest in taking over the prime Lafayette spot”. Who is going to miss Petar’s?
The popular Italian restaurant Tomatina is sporting failry new signage below the tomato sign:
Pasta • Piadine • Pizza
When I saw it I had no idea what piadine was, but now I know it’s Italian flatbread:
Piadina or Piada is a thin Italian flatbread, typically prepared in the Romagna region (Forlì–Cesena,Ravenna and Rimini). It is usually made with white flour, lard or olive oil, salt and water. The dough was traditionally cooked on a terracotta dish (called teggia in the Romagnolo dialect), although nowadays flat pans or electric griddles are commonly used.
I noticed Lottie’s Creamery received a stop work order recently for unauthorized exterior work which is unfortunate but the progress on the inside is coming along nicely judging from the photo below. Originally scheduled to open in the Fall, delayed to December, I’m hoping for a January opening. Lottie’s Creamery is located in downtown Walnut Creek at 1414 N. Main St. across the street from Wells Fargo.
Looks like plans for renaming The Pizza Place in downtown Walnut Creek have fallen through as it is now closed. According to a sign in the window it has been sold. Last month I noted that the store next door, SOFA a la carte also closed. Two stores down the iconic Walnut Creek jewelery and gift shop Ming Quong renewed their lease back in June, however there is an option to terminate the lease within 18 months so it’s possible all three storefronts could be combined into one store. Stay tuned…
When Diablo Dish mentioned an East Coast style pizza joint that recently opened in Walnut Creek I knew I had to check it out. Located next to Las Lomas High School in Walnut Creek on S. Main St, when I visited it was pretty packed. It’s been open since March, and it turns out the owner is originally from near Philadelphia and offers genuine hoagies AKA sub sandwiches in addition to New York style pizza. Check out their menu here. As much as I love the pizza at Pizza Antica in Lafayette I do miss regular New York style pizza every now and then so I’ll be back to try a slice or two. Any fans of this place? How are the hoagies?
Now that’s a pizza!
Pancoast Pizza is located at 1516 S. Main St. in Walnut Creek next to Las Lomas High School.
In addition to the Habit Burger Grill and Freebirds World Burrito, Subway will soon be open in the Sprouts shopping center in Walnut Creek at the corner of N. Main. St. and Geary Blvd. The only remaining store without signage up yet is Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf on the other side of Supercuts.
