The Veranda, Concord
Over the weekend EMC Seafood & Raw Bar soft opened in the Veranda shopping center in Concord. Check out the Concord menu here. The inside is spacious and nicely decorated with a bar area at one end as well as a glass-paned section showing off the fresh seafood selections on ice.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
At the beginning of the year we learned that a Peloton cycling showroom would be opening in Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek and the Opening Signage is now up. Interestingly, it’s going to be where Kate Spade used to be rather than the other available spot to the left. Check out info about their bike here.
The Veranda, Concord
Mikuni Japanese Restaurant & Sushi Bar is coming soon to the Veranda shopping center in Concord. They’ll be opening right next to the IMAX theater with a spacious outdoor patio section on the side. Check out their other locations’ menus here.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Last September we learned that Napa-based fast casual restaurant Heritage Eats would be coming to Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek and as you can see in the above photo they will be opening “Summer 2018” next to Clarks shoe store and right near Boudin Bakery. Check out their menu here.
Last September we learned that the iconic toy store Toys “R” Us filed bankruptcy which ended up not affecting the new opening in the Veranda shopping center in Concord a couple of months later but as people have guessed, yesterday it was announced that all stores in the US will be closing or sold off according to this NY Times article.
From the article:
Liquidation sales will take place over the next few months, as the company clears the shelves at its roughly 880 Toys “R” Us and Babies “R” Us stores around the country.
422 Hartz Ave, Danville
Presence Gift Shop closed recently in Danville and a new bridal boutique called Brides on Hartz is opening in this spot next month in April. Check out the designers they carry here. In addition to wedding gowns they also offer wedding and event planning services here.
From their website:
Owned and operated by friends Ashleigh and Marissa, Brides on Hartz was born from their love of weddings, event planning and gorgeous gowns! Their desire to help create the same fond memories they have of their own special days for other brides, coupled with their fierce entrepreneurial spirit paved the way for their bridal boutique’s vision.
428 Railroad Ave, Danville
Country Waffles in Danville will be closing by April. Look for a new restaurant called Crumbs Breakfast & Lunch to open in its place. Stay tuned…
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for sending word that the casual men’s shirt store UNTUCKit is coming to Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek where True Religion and Just Cozy used to be. Check out their men’s selection here and women’s selection here.
From their website:
It ought to be easy: to look smart, casual, and feel comfortable with your shirt untucked. But dress shirts are simply not designed to be worn untucked and it shows. We did a ton of research to understand where people wanted the shirt to fall – the perfect length. And using this information, we defined the design for the untucked shirt. One fit for comfort and not convention; designed for the untucked man. An untucked shirt. UNTUCKit shirts are dress shirts for the rest of us
1273 Locust St, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for pointing out that after being open less than six months Take One Pizza has closed in downtown Walnut Creek. When I dropped by over the weekend mail was seen piling up right behind the front door. You may recall a few years ago Project Pie closed a short hop away after being open only a few months, replaced by Pizza My Heart so maybe we’ll see a new pizza place open here as well?
In addition to Pizza My Heart there is also Extreme Pizza, CPK, Pancoast Pizza and my favorite, Slice House!
The Veranda, Concord
Last month we found out that a Banana Republic Factory Outlet would be coming to the Veranda shopping center in Concord, and a GAP factory outlet is coming to The Veranda as well. According to a source it looks like GAP may close in the Sunvalley shopping center. Old Navy is also relocating to The Veranda.