Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
Chase Bank is going to be opening where Applebee’s used to be at the Encina Grande shopping center in Walnut Creek.
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
Chase Bank is going to be opening where Applebee’s used to be at the Encina Grande shopping center in Walnut Creek.
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
Look for Starbird Chicken to open at the Encina Grande shopping center in Walnut Creek in January 2021. Check out their menu here.
From their website:
We believed that fried chicken hadn’t reached its true potential, too often being heavy, greasy and featuring the same old flavors.
We began with quality, trustworthy ingredients and real scratch cooking, taking antibiotic-free chicken raised in our Bay Area backyard and hand-breading it in our secret blend of gluten-free flour and spices.
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
AAA is relocating from their downtown Walnut Creek location at Plaza Escuela to Encina Grande where Leslie’s Pool Supplies used to be (since moved to nearby Citrus Marketplace).
Plaza Escuela, Walnut Creek
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Taqueria Pueblo Magico opened at the Encina Grande shopping center where Evie’s Hamburgers used to be in Walnut Creek. Check out their menu here.
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
Rounding out a brutal week in Walnut Creek restaurant closings, Evie’s Hamburgers closed recently at the Encina Grande shopping center in Walnut Creek. This comes after Cinco de Mayo, Stanford’s, Tender Greens, and Andy Sushi, not to mention the jazz club Impulse Room closing, all with the last week or so. A new restaurant called Taqueria Magico is planning on opening in the former Evie’s spot in the beginning of August.
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
Last week I posted a note from a reader who was lamenting the impending loss of Jade Garden Chinese Restaurant in the newly remodeled shopping center Encina Grande in Walnut Creek and it turns out the complaints worked as Jade Garden was able to renew their lease according to cbslocal.com. As for the UPS store next door, it turns out the owner took a big loss and will relocate to Orchards shopping center across the street in a few months with a new owner.
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
Last month Whole Foods opened in the newly remodeled Encina Grande shopping center in Walnut Creek and now PetSmart is open as well. They opened last week on Black Friday. With Petco open across the street in the new Orchards shopping center there are now plenty of options for pet owners. I ended up buying a nice looking pleco for my son’s aquarium. No more algae?
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
Whole Foods has finally opened where Safeway used to be in the Encina Grande Shopping Center in Walnut Creek. Located in a newly built building, it’s HUGE and looks amazing, with a long coffee, beer and wine bar as well as tables on the far side at front. The other day they had three brews from Berkeley-based Fieldwork Brewing Co. Aisles are spaced out wider than the cramped Lafayette Whole Foods which is nice. One interesting point are the registers. For small purchases they have ONE line with multiple cash registers so you won’t get stuck behind one that’s lagging. On the way out I spotted a mochi ice cream stand which you can see below. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a self-serve mochi ice cream stand before. Pretty cool!
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
It’s been a bit longer than a year since Safeway closed in the Encina Grande shopping center on Ygnacio Valley Rd. in Walnut Creek and now Whole Foods is set to open on November 2nd according to this article in the East Bay Times. The article highlights that there will be a self-serve pizza station, coffee, beer and wine bar as well as “high-tech digital ordering kiosks that let customers order sandwiches, burritos and other items on an iPad before picking them up when done shopping”. Can’t wait to check it out!
Last week Safeway reopened across the street in the new Orchards shopping center. Thanks to a reader for pointing out the article.
Encina Grande, Walnut Creek
Lots of progress at the newly remodeled Encina Grande shopping Center in Walnut Creek at the corner of Ygnacio Valley Rd. & Oak Grove Rd. with the PetSmart “Coming Soon” signage now up. Previous tenants such as Rocco’s Ristorante Pizzeria are sporting new signs and the Whole Foods building looks finished from the outside.