Solo Openings
- Bento Pro (San Jose) Taiwanese
- Xiang House (Bayview) mixed, in the ghost kitchen on Charter Oak. I’ll report on their jian bing next time I’m in the area.
Reopenings
- Brochette Dumpling (Park Merced) is a rebranding of Mom Dumpling, which I understood was started by former Dumpling Home employees
- China Lounge (San Ramon) is the new location of the former Pleasanton restaurant, which was also helmed since 2018 by Mr. Jian Li, a master chef specializing in Sichuan cuising
- Din Ding Dumpling (Fremont) re-opens at the long-awaited new location
Chain/Sister-Restaurant Openings
- DX Braised Chicken Rice (Cupertino) a sister restaurant to Sizzling Pot House (Santa Clara). Not sure about a regional focus besides some Hubei sounding dishes.
- Duan’ Kitchen (San Jose) new location of Taiwanese Sichuan chain Duan Chun Zhen Noodle House, with local locations in (Cupertino and Fremont )
- Feng Hot Pot (Sunnyvale) Chengdu-based chain.
- Fish with You (San Mateo), part of the same international chain as Cupertino’s Wei’s Fish
- Home Eat (Santa Clara) adds to a San Jose, Fremont, Cupertino, and Sunnyvale locations, from their website , “Established in 2015, Home Eat (previous name - Fashion Wok) has evolved from original, Taiwanese style, boutique small hot pots, to a large-scale integrated full service restaurant that combines Sichuan, Hunan, Taiwan, and independently developed fusion dishes.” A Santa Clara location is forthcoming.
- Long Men Bay Hotpot (San Jose) Sichuan hot pot, has a Newark location as well
- Paik’s Noodle (San Carlos) another location of Korean Chinese chain with locations in (Dublin, SF Ingleside in H-Mart , Santa Clara ) aka Hong Kong Banjum 0410.
- Tang Bar (San Mateo) expands beyond the Stonestown SF location. Apparently it’s the US extension of Australian-based Sichuan chain Dainty Sichuan.
Closures
- Steamboat, shakao & hotpot (Concord)
- Zest Food Mega Grilled Shabu Bar (Cupertino), which was in the same strip mall as Beijing Duck House and had the same owners
- Gu’s Skewers Hot Pot (Daly City)
