Military Strength Garlic, spotted at the downtown Walnut Creek farmers market.
Spotted at the Broadway Plaza construction zone where presumably the new Apple store will be relocating to in downtown Walnut Creek. I find the juxtaposition of an interior door that wouldn’t be out of place in one’s home used on a roofless, fenced construction zone quite humorous.
Photo by Flickr user danmoyle
Thanks to local broker Brendan Moran with the The Simply Bay Area Team for the monthly real estate updates for Beyond the Creek.
Click the links below for a complete list of home and condo sales in Walnut Creek for last month, March, 2017:
Walnut Creek March sales (Acrobat Reader .pdf)
1275 S. Main St, Walnut Creek
Last February we learned that Napa-based Gott’s Roadside would be coming to downtown Walnut Creek where Fresh Choice used to be and there is finally progress on the rebuilding as you can see in the photo below. The inside has been completely demolished. Check out their spring menu here.
Downtown Walnut Creek
Sunday, April 23rd – Sunday, April 30th, 2017Walnut Creek Restaurant Week is a culinary celebration of spectacular cuisine and wine at incredible prices. Entice your appetite and delight your palate with prix-fixe menus offered at over 30 restaurants. With cuisines that encompass American, Italian, Spanish, Turkish, Japanese and Mexican (just to name a few), experience why our delicious community has been called, “The East Bay’s most popular dining destination.”
Experience a weeklong event throughout Walnut Creek’s vibrant & ever-growing culinary scene.
No tickets, passes or coupons necessary!
Just ask for the Restaurant Week menu at the participating restaurants below.
Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Last month we learned that Amazon Books would be opening a physical branch (including a cafe!) in Broadway Plaza in Walnut Creek and things are progressing as the “coming this fall” signage is up where Coach and the Go! Calendars – Games – Toys store used to be. This will be a great addition to Broadway Plaza as it’s not the usual fashion-related shop we’d normally see.
Agora at South Main, Walnut Creek
The restaurant Pacific Catch Westcoast Fish House is planning to open at the Agora at South Main apartment complex by the end of the year according to their operations coordinator. This is in the same complex where California Pizza Kitchen relocated to last summer. Check out their menu which features items like poke, sushi, fish & chips, salads, and sandwiches and more here.
From their website:
Pacific Catch is a modern, comfortable, Westcoast Fish House that combines fine-dining culinary experience with a casual California lifestyle. Dedicated to delivering high quality seafood with a unique perspective, the menu explores preparation styles and ingredients found throughout the Pacific. We also offer a variety of lunch and dinner “Chalkboard” specials and a rotation of promotions highlighting a specific region in the Pacific, or local, seasonal offerings.
Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent:
Walnut Creek Library
1644 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Friday, April 7th, Saturday, April 8th, 2017
7:30pm | $12Calling all serious foodies! In advance of Walnut Creek’s famed “Restaurant Week” April 23-30. It’s a film that opens in New York City April 26th, Mountain Shadow is bringing the West Coast premiere of the new biopic, “Jeremiah Tower: The Great Magnificent.” to Walnut Creek audiences in early April!
I love burgers. Last week I even posted a question of the day about favorite burgers. So when Burger Lounge opened late last month in the Orchards shopping center in Walnut Creek I figured I’d drop by one day to see how the burgers are. While waiting in line at the typical looking fast, casual restaurant that are so popular these days, little did I know what was in store.
Yes, Burger Lounge uses high quality, grass-fed ground beef. Yes, they use organic grilled onions and white cheddar cheese. Check out their menu here. But the key in this case was the smashed griddled-style burger cooking method. Different than the tavern/pub plump and juicy burger that I’ve become accustomed to, the smashed burger I tried at Burger Lounge was so deliciously yummy I couldn’t believe it! My son who is known to be a brutal cheeseburger critic agreed. This is a dang tasty hamburger!
I’ve featured a few of the artistic wraps for utility boxes around downtown Walnut Creek but this may be my favorite. Have you ever wondered how many utility boxes there are in Walnut Creek, or maybe when the first utility box appeared? How about what utility boxes do? That’s what I was expecting when I dialed (925) 322-6427 and dutifully pressed 628#, but alas, it was information about the utility box art wrap project itself. 🙂
