Three more restaurants to open in Pleasanton’s Pacific Pearl
Pacific Pearl has announced that three more restaurants will open at the Pleasanton center this summer.
“As we move closer to the (July 21) grand opening at Pacific Pearl, we are welcoming even more new tenants to our lineup — all hand-selected to provide an authentic and truly amazing Asian experience,” Heath McCue, senior director of marketing for the center, said in a statement.
The center, anchored by 99 Ranch Market, is located on Pleasanton’s eastern edge, south of Interstate 580 at Fallon Road and Stoneridge Drive. Food/dessert options already open include Fiery Shanghai, Kura Revolving Sushi Bar, 85 Degree Bakery Cafe, Basil Delight, Mumu Hot Pot, Poke Moana, Sugar Dynasty and Snowflake Dessert House.
Here are the newcomers:
• Jinya Ramen Bar is part of a growing Los Angeles-based chain — with 33 restaurants in the U.S. and Canada — that made San Jose’s Oakridge Mall its first Northern California location. Tomonari Takahashi, the son of a restaurateur who operated an izakaya in Japan, opened the first of his seven Tokyo restaurants, Sabakuro Ebisu, in 2000 and his first Jinya Ramen Bar in the United States in 2010. The signature dish is Tonkotsu Black, a pork-based broth with pork chashu, kikurage (wood ear mushrooms), dried nori, seasoned egg, garlic chips, garlic oil and spicy sauce. Check www.jinya-ramenbar.com for the opening date.
• Bonchon, launched in South Korea in 2002, is now serving up its signature Korean fried chicken to an international audience. Two trademark flavors are offered: soy-garlic and spicy, with Korean peppers. The restaurant, which already has 10 Bay Area locations, will open before the center’s July 21 festivities.
• Bambu makes Vietnamese inspired dessert drinks, coffee, tea and smoothies, including its signature chè (coconut water, sugar cane, pandan jelly, basil seeds and the tropical fruit longan). Locally, there are Bambu shops in Milpitas, Millbrae, Newark, Oakland, San Jose, San Mateo, Union City and Sunnyvale. Look for this shop to open before July 21.