1507 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Edgy, Denmark-based Joe & the Juice is coming to rapidly urbanizing downtown Walnut Creek where D. Delucchi Fine Jewelry is currently located. Check out their menu here and apply for a job on their Walnut Creek page here. In addition to juices, shakes and coffee, they also offer various sandwiches and snacks. Find out more about them in this Fast Company article.
Stone Valley Center, Alamo
The Mexican restaurant Maguey opened a couple of months ago at Stone Valley Center in Alamo where Don Jose’s used to be. Check out their menu here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Napa-based fast casual restaurant Heritage Eats opened over the weekend at Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek. As you can see there is a small outdoor patio in front. Check out their Walnut Creek menu here.
Moraga Shopping Center
Last month we learned that La Finestra Ristorante would be relocating from their Lafayette location to the Moraga shopping center near Safeway and as you can see in the above photo their signage is up. Look for the opening to happen next month and in the meantime check out their catering menu here.
Sunvalley Shopping Center, Concord
Last month, for the second time since spring, the Sunvalley shopping center in Concord had a serious rodent infestation at numerous restaurants according to this NBC Bay Area news article. You know things are bad when “there were mouse traps (with) a dead mouse in it at the time we inspected” and “roaches, live coach roaches.” WTF?!
When I finished playing video games at Round 1 with my son over the weekend he sat down near the food court and asked what’s for lunch. I gently suggested we go elsewhere and happily drove to nearby Veranda mall where we ate great burgers at Super Duper.
Magnolia Square, San Ramon
Thanks to a reader for pointing out that Sakiya Sushi recently opened where Poke Roll used to be in the Magnolia Square shopping center in San Ramon.
The Veranda, Concord
Just in time for the end of a hot summer the ice cream on a stick shop Popbar recently opened at the Veranda shopping center in Concord. Check out their menu here. In addition to pops they also offer a unique gelatoShake “served in a milk-jug style cup with a chocolate dipped waffle cone overflowing with whipped cream”. Check it out here.
251 Hartz Ave, Danville
Cool Tea Bar, which opened last summer in Danville, has been renamed Koala Tea Cafe. In addition to boba drinks they now offer sweet and savory crepes, ice cream, coffee, slushies and smoothies. I had a simple root beer float for $3.50 which was well worth it on a hot summer day!
150 Hartz Avenue, Danville
The Chinese restaurant Wonderland closed earlier this month and Nanking Bistro has now reopened in its place on Hartz Ave. in Danville next to Fosters Freeze. Check out their menu here. I wonder how their house wings compares to my favorite at San Tung on Irving St. in San Francisco?
College Square, Pleasant Hill
While we wait for Roll House to open in downtown Walnut Creek it turns out that Roll House 2 already opened at College Square near Diablo Valley College (DVC) on Golf Club Rd.in Pleasant Hill. They offer both sushi and poke bowls. I found out about this new restaurant from the foodhoe Instagram page here which has some really great photos of food dishes from mostly around the Bay Area. For more in-depth reviews check out their website here.
