Poke restaurants featuring Hawaiian-style fare seem to be popping up everywhere lately. Poke Don in San Ramon opened earlier this year with Poke Salad in Concord and Kanpai Poke in Danville opening soon. I finally tried poke at Lemonade this week in Walnut Creek and look forward to going to more poke restaurants this year. What’s your favorite poke restaurant? Is poke here to stay or will it prove to be a fad?
Orinda Theatre
4 Orinda Theatre Square, Orinda
Thursday, October 13th, 2016
7:00 PM | Free
1348 Broadway Plaza, Walnut Creek
Lemonade, the fast casual restaurant from Southern California opens today in downtown Walnut Creek next to Macy’s. The 1,700 square foot dining area offers plenty of light and looks great with a clean decor. Outside are two dining patio sections on each side with heated lamps. (Check out all the photos after the jump). Known for their vegetable-based dishes, I was happy to see plenty of protein being offered, such as Ahi tuna & avocado poke and several braised dishes as well which tasted amazing! Each dish is sold a la carte and it’s ok to request a sample for most offerings which is helpful considering how many choices there are. Appropriately, they offer various lemonade flavors. I tried the blood orange lemonade which was refreshing. Check out their summer menu here with the fall menu coming up in the next couple of weeks.
Highlights from the Fall Menu:
Plenty photos after the jump…
The Orchards at Walnut Creek
New gyms keep popping up in Walnut Creek with Crunch expected to open the end of October. Find out more about the 26,000 square foot Walnut Creek gym here.
Baskerville: A Sherlock Holmes Mystery:
Lesher Center for the Arts
1601 Civic Dr, Walnut Creek
Friday, October 21st – Saturday, November 19th, 2016Sherlock Holmes is on the case! See how far from elementary the truth can be.
Get your deerstalker cap on – the play’s afoot! Comedic genius Ken Ludwig transforms Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic The Hound of the Baskervilles into a murderously funny adventure. Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson are on the case. Watch as our inrepid investigators try to escape a dizzying web of clues, silly accents, disguises, and deceit as five actors deftly portray more than 40 characters.
7000 Sunne Ln, Walnut Creek
Back in June we learned about a new gourmet convenience store called ENroute which would be opening across from Parada at the Avalon apartemnts near the Pleasant Hill BART station and the “opening soon” signage is up as well as a website with more details including a page on the products that will be offered such as, “pasta & dried goods, healthy breakfast, grab-n-go lunch / dinner, flowers and more. I look forward to checking this place out!
1651 Botelho Dr, Walnut Creek
Thanks to a reader for pointing out the construction where the Chinese restaurant Dragon 2000 used to be will be turned in a gym. Specifically, Anytime Fitness will opening in this spot according to their webpage. Check out the general membership page here.
Locust Street between Civic Drive & Mt. Diablo Blvd. and
Bonanza Street between N. California & Commercial Ln.
Saturday, October 15th, 2016
11:00am – 5:00pm | FreeLIVE MUSIC STAGES
featuring
Livewire, Lumberyard and Neon Velvet
BIERGARTEN
MICRO BREWS
KINDER PLATZ
HARVEST THEMED ARTS & CRAFTS
GOURMET FOOD EXHIBITORS
1225 Willow Pass Rd, Concord
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Elephant Bar Restaurant has closed in Concord. You’ll have to go to Hayward or Fremont for their nearest locations.
La Fiesta Square, Lafayette
In June we learned that DC-based skincare company Bluemercury would be coming to La Fiesta Square in Lafayette and they have now opened. Check out their spa services here.
