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1411 Locust St, Walnut Creek

310 Eatery, which relocated to the former Redux Lounge location in downtown Walnut Creek along with the bar Urban Alley, recently closed and a new restaurant featuring the Filipino cuisine lumpia, The Lumpia Company, has opened in its place. Check out their menu here and look for more items soon. They also deliver via UberEATS. Follow them on Instagram here.

From their website:

Back in the day, Alex Retodo’s mom started the first ever Filipino food booth for their annual church festival. Even though Alex would hook his friends up with free Lumpia, Mama Retodo taught her son how to share the Tender, Loving Care through the power of Lumpia.

Today The Lumpia Company is composed 3 former college roommates Eric Pascual, Jeff Martinez & Alex Retodo who are also known as “The Lumpia Brothers.” The brothers are on a mission to share Filipino Food with the world. Their specialty items are the Filipino style Egg-Rolls better known as lumpia, which are 100% Handcrafted and Hand rolled from their brand new kitchen in Oakland California.

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2195 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek

In August we learned about a new coffee and tea shop called Bondadoso Coffee and Tea would be opening where Mi Casa used to be in Walnut Creek and they plan on opening sometime mid-November. I recently dropped by and was able to get a preview so make sure to check out the photos after the jump. One important point to note which I wasn’t aware of is they have a parking lot in back!

In addition to serving coffee and tea with kindness, there will also be a separate retail section featuring “unknown micro-roasters and micro-tea producers from around the world”. The traditional espresso bar will serve drinks made by Italian Simonelli espresso machines with multiple espresso roasts available. A single brew bar will also be available. On top of this, and something I haven’t seen anywhere else, is a “tap wall with 8 types of cold-brew coffee and tea offerings including nitro-coffee and nitro-tea”.  Be sure to check out the photo after the jump to see a photo of it, I can’t wait to try that out! Another interesting point to note is that drinks are priced the same no matter how it’s made. Tea is priced by the pot. Although there will also be baked goods and some lunch and breakfast items available, the focus is here is definitely on the coffee and tea.

For more details on the shop check out their website here and Instagram page here. They are still looking for people to hire so email ron@bondadoso.com if interested and have coffee or tea experience.

More photos after the jump…

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1251 Arroyo Way, Walnut Creek

Blu 42 Sports Lounge, which opened a few years ago near Civic Park in Walnut Creek is in the process of changing management and will become Chicken Pie Shop according to a recent California ABC notice. According to an employee I spoke with they will be featuring a more varied number of dishes for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Stay tuned for the menu…

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1506 N. Main St, Walnut Creek

Alamo-based Brass Bear Delicatessen, which opened a second location in downtown Walnut Creek several years ago, will be closing at the end of November. A new delicatessen called Main Street Deli will be opening its place. Check out their Craigslist hiring page here. Stay tuned…

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