1245 N. Broadway, Walnut Creek
Not so long ago downtown Walnut Creek was lacking in the boba tea department but now that i-Tea will be taking over where Gelateria Naia used to be in the Broadway Pointe plaza across from Broadway Plaza, downtown Walnut Creek will now have three boba tea cafes. Both Mr. Green Bubble and Chalogy opened late last year on Locust St. Check out the i-Tea menu here. In case you were wondering, yes, they do offer popping boba.
Downtown Pleasant Hill Shopping Center
Fat Maddie’s Barrelhouse & Bistro is coming to the Downtown Pleasant Hill shopping center where they will occupy a prime spot at the clocktower where the clothing store Atlas & Athena and Pasta Pomodoro used to be. The owner is the same one as Fat Maddie’s Grille in San Ramon. Check out their menu here. I look forward to trying this place out!
From the Fat Maddie’s Grille website:
Named for our family’s favorite goat, FAT MADDIE’S rustic menu incorporates local, sustainable, and organic ingredients. The family is committed to serving only free-range and antibiotic free chicken as well as hormone and antibiotic free beef. FAT MADDIE’S eggs come from chickens on the family’s personal working farm and food waste is recycled to pigs on a neighboring ranch. As for the goat cheese, let’s just say that Maddie has her sources.
405 Railroad Ave, Danville
The restaurant Homegrown Sustainable Sandwiches that we learned last year would be opening in Danville is opening tomorrow, February 7th where La Boulange Cafe used to be. They will serve breakfast, lunch, dinner featuring sandwiches, salads, grain bowls and soups. Check out their menu here. Interestingly, they have a 2 acre organic farm in Discovery Bay to provide some of the seasonal produce which sounds like a great idea, can’t wait to try this place out!
From a PR:
Homegrown Sprouting Farms – Discovery Bay will be a two acre, certified organic farm providing hyper local and seasonal produce for all the soups, salads, bowls and sandwiches in stores, making Homegrown truly a farm to sandwich endeavor. In Seattle, Homegrown also runs a farm located 30 minutes away from its flagship location that provides seasonal produce for its 10 other Washington State locations; it also serves as an educational tool for employees to find out where their food actually comes from.
Homegrown is excited to have partnered with First Generation Farmers (FGF) to get their farm started. FGF is a non-profit organization dedicated to education about farming and sustainable food and agriculture in the Bay Area.
470 Moraga Rd, Moraga
Burger King has closed in the Rheem Valley shopping center in Moraga. According to a Design Review Board notice in the window it may be converted to a Starbucks coffee shop with a new outdoor seating area.
171 Hartz Ave, Danville
The Faster Italian Food restaurant Lotsa Pasta closed at the beginning of the year after 23 years in business. Check out their goodbye message in the photo below.
3206 Danville Blvd, Alamo
Thanks to a reader for sending word that Maggieray’s Barbecue closed in Alamo late last year. As you can see in the above photo, this is the location where Lamorinda Pizza will be opening. According to their Facebook page expect a late February or early March opening. This is directly across from the Alamo ACE Hardware on Danville Blvd.
1444 N. California Blvd, Walnut Creek
Back last May we learned that San Francisco-based MoMo’s would be opening a second location in Downtown Walnut Creek where McCovey’s used to be and they will open next month on February 13th according to SFGate. Their Facebook page notes that there will be 10 craft beers on tap. Check for updates on their Facebook page here.
Park ‘N’ Shop, Concord
Right next to the Korean restaurant Ohgane which opened recently in the Park ‘N’ Shop in Concord is another new restaurant where Seoul Jung Sushi Boat & Grill used to be.
1475 Newell Ave, Walnut Creek
The Eastern European restaurant and deli Babushka is getting a makeover as Babushka Bar & Lounge, as it will be known, expands where the deli used to be in front. The deli/grocery has moved to the back where Ivivva used to be before it relocated to Broadway Plaza.
How’s the borscht?
