New Tenants Expected at Grafton Station
Grafton Station is a gorgeous shopping center in east Dublin. Anchored by Lowe’s and home to an incredibly successful Buffalo Wild Wings franchise, Grafton Station has been working hard to sign up additional lessees. It looks like that hard work is starting to pay off for Grafton Station.
A San Francisco-based Asian Fusion restaurant is expected to open a new location right here in Dublin at Grafton Station. This restaurant will also have a nightclub and a dance floor for evening enjoyment (pending Planning Commission approval). More details should be coming later this year.
Buffalo Wild Wings will be adding an additional 1,200 sq. ft. of space to their existing restaurant location. As part of the expansion, the Grafton Station planning guidelines may be amended to automatically allow for outdoor restaurant seating without having to request special permission. The Dublin Planning Commission will make their determination on the outdoor seating request at their November 24th meeting.
A dentist will be moving into Grafton Station. It appears that they may be leasing around 2,000 sq. ft.
This is great news in that we have optimistic entrepreneurs looking to invest here in Dublin and that there will be an upmarket restaurant option at Grafton Station for folks to enjoy. East Dublin commercial activity is poised for a strong rebound based on the combination of pent-up demand, visionary entrepreneurs, and the possibility for a significant reduction in water/sewer hookup fees.
5:41 AM on November 13th, 2009
This is good news. I was just thinking the other day that Dublin needs more dentists.
All kidding aside, this is great news. The one thing we DO need is nightclubs, so this is a step in the right direction.
By the way, is B-Dubs still successful? I know the opening weekends were great, but has that success been sustained?
12:24 PM on November 16th, 2009
more dentists… hahahahahha
8:55 AM on January 16th, 2010
http://citydocs.ci.dublin.ca.us/weblink7/DocView.aspx?id=276818
Saw that the planning commission reviewd the new restraunt/night club for grafton station.
9:07 AM on January 16th, 2010
Hi Anonymous – the Dublin Planning Commission approved the owners’ request to have a dance floor at the Karma Fusion Lounge at Grafton Station. Karma Fusion Lounge is tentatively set to open in April 2010.
Cheers, John Z.
6:15 AM on November 13th, 2009
Every time I got into B-Dubs – which is every 2-3 weeks, it is packed.
A great Italian restaurant, seafood, or a steak house would be great here as well.
11:20 AM on November 13th, 2009
We live in Sorrento and are dying to be able to just walk down to Grafton Station (and the Promenade) to more restaurants and other services— Here’s what I’d love to see (some would make more sense in The Promenade perhaps):
Dry Cleaners
Round Table Pizza
Eric’s Deli (the one in Pleasanton is hidden)
Wine Bar
Blowfish Sushi
Flemings Steakhouse or Capital Grill
Maggiano’s
Chipotle’s
We also desperately need a gas station so we can all stop sending our tax money to Pleasanton Shell on Pimlico.. Any area planned for that? (maybe on corner of Tassajara and Dublin BLvd?
11:42 AM on November 13th, 2009
I second the idea for Maggiano’s or Flemings/Capital Grill.
12:10 PM on November 13th, 2009
A yoga studio. Or better a Bar Method The ones in Pleasanton have horrid parking.
12:58 PM on November 13th, 2009
Gas station; gas station; gas station — any maybe some Italian food
1:51 PM on November 13th, 2009
How about this:
A hybrid Gas Station with real hand car wash AND haircutting all-in-one-
I always hate having to wait around 20-30 minutes for a car to be washed. I’d love to get my haircut at the same time!
8:59 PM on November 14th, 2009
Nightclub? I guess it will be the perfect addition to the” Dublin Blvd. Dragstrip” for the 24/7 motorsport xtravaganza!!!
What is next? The taping of Pinks on the Speed Channel? Maybe I will be able to rent the balcony as a VIP suite since we live right in front of where the action is! need the money to pay the HOA fees
Come on, we have Side shows already in place up on the corners of the far east and the corner of Keegan and Dublin Blvd sounds like a aircraft carrier launch pad every morning and I am sick of it: annoying Diesel truck, Porsche, Vette even Police cruisers “take off” like gas is 10 cents a gallon at least 3 times a day.
Sorry, but, we don’t need a bunch of drunk people leaving the club and disturbing the peace at 2 in the morning.
3:14 PM on November 15th, 2009
Drunk people stumbling down Dublin blvd, I dont think so. If anything u need to worry about all the Sec 8 around Bray Commons.
9:59 PM on November 15th, 2009
I got my “secured storage unit” burglarized twice, the security guard was taken down with a taser gun in the terraces and we all know about the theft around our lovely neighborhood. Do you think that the police is going to increase their presence during “clubbin’ time? Yeah right…
A club is going to bring nothing but trouble: fights, robberies, car thefts, DUI related accidents, etc.
2:55 PM on November 25th, 2009
Hi Anonymous,
I’m Tim one of the owners of the new Fusion Restaurant and Ultra Lounge. I completely hear your concerns, and as a member of the Dublin community myself, I only want the best for this area. We are going to cater to the upscale and mature working professionals of Dublin and the neighboring cities. I go into more detail an a post below, but if you have any questions or concerns please feel free to reach out to me directly at the email below.
Thanks,
Tim
Karma925@gmail.com
8:39 PM on November 15th, 2009
A new Restaurant/Club! in Dublin! cant wait. Im tired of going to AURA, Gallaghers, The SLOPPY, and all the other crap bars here. The valley really needs some upscale places to hang out, SF is too far, San Jose is too dangerous and Walnut Creek has too many roided out freaks and plastic women.
and for the drunk people I think the police will have a some presence to keep the peace.
3:26 PM on November 17th, 2009
I’m all for a new restaurant and maybe it being a lounge open until midnight BUT definitely not a night club. If East Dublin were all commercially zoned then it would be nice to have a club across the street. However, it’s not and although it could bring in some good revenue for the city, it is not worth the potential for trouble to the residents living across the street.
11:15 AM on November 18th, 2009
If you don’t want to see a NightClub, let Planning Commission know about it. You can email them at PlanningCommission@ci.dublin.ca.us or call them at (925) 833-6610.
John, if you think there’s a better way to give feedback to Planning commission, please post it.
3:52 PM on November 18th, 2009
Hi Santhosh – this is definitely the best way to provide the Planning Commission with feedback.
Cheers, John Z.
8:53 PM on November 19th, 2009
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10:24 PM on November 19th, 2009
Hi Test – it looks like Firefox worked okay for you!
Thx, John Z.
2:44 PM on November 25th, 2009
Hi Santhosh,
My name is Tim and I’m one of the owners of the new Restaurant and Ultra Lounge that will be opening. We hear your concerns, but we’d like to set the record straight and let you know we are planning on creating a nightlife environment for the upscale and mature professionals of Dublin and the neighboring cities. Please see my comment below for more details. I personally live in the area and as a member of the community my goal is to create a positive experience. If you have any questions please feel free to reach out to my directly at the email below.
Thanks,
Tim
Karma925 @ gmail.com
10:06 AM on November 20th, 2009
Just sent to the Planning Commission:
I read about the nightclub possibility coming to Grafton Station and I would have to say I’m opposed to it since it’s so close to residential areas. As we know, many nightclub patrons drink in their cars or in the parking lots,etc before going into the club, due to high drink prices. Also, there is lots of engine reving, yelling,etc at closing time to go along with the loud music bumping in the cars.. I can’t think of a worse mix for residential— I cringe at the thought of drunken patrons wandering through the residential area looking for a dark place to urinate/defacate/have sex. As a former nightclub employee I can tell you that we saw each of those every weekend-
A wine bar or something like the bar scene at Stacy’s at Waterford would be fine, but a true “nightclub” with hundreds of patrons is definitely not good for Grafton Station and residential areas..
10:43 AM on November 20th, 2009
Support you!!!
8:44 PM on November 20th, 2009
So I sent the above email to Dublin City Council this morning and got a reply fairly quickly from Jeff (thanks Jeff!)– Turns out it probably won’t be a nightclub (the way I was thinking it would be) but rather a Fusion Restaurant and Bar (no mention dancing/dance floor but likely it would a small thing, not a full size nightclub as you might see in SF or SJ….
So, for me, that sounds interesting as I think it would attract a more mature crowd (all depends on what music they play and the clientele they are going for)..
Hopefully they’re going for the 30-40 somethings like myself that work hard and like to drink nice (expensive, ie, good profit for them) wine or top shelf cocktails and not the young crowd wanting to drink cheap beer and well drinks– Still wondering about the drunks parade back into the neighborhoods but to be honest that could be a worry about Buffalo Wild Wings and yet I haven’t heard of any problems with that yet—
2:32 PM on November 25th, 2009
Hi Anonymous,
My name is Tim and I am one of the owners of the new Restaurant and Ultra Lounge that will be opening in the near future. I want to use this opportunity to clear the air a bit. As a member of the Dublin community myself (there’s actually two of us in Dublin and we both live within walking distance of Grafton Station), we wanted to create a place where the working professionals of Dublin and the adjacent cities can come relax and enjoy great fusion cuisine as well as share a few drinks. On certain nights there will be a DJ and dancing, however we are looking tocater to an elite, mature, high-end clientele, and will monitor dress code strictly. We have extensive experience running restaurants and lounges and have strong confidence in our policies and practices.
If anyone has any concerns at any time please feel free to reach out to me directly at the email listed below. I’d also like to take this time to invite you all to a family and friends tasting party we have planned early next year, if you’d like to see what we are all about feel free to leave your email.
Lastly, I’d just like to reiterate I myself live in this area and am only interested in bringing something positive into this community.
Thanks.
Tim
Karma925 @ gmail.com
6:47 PM on February 5th, 2010
As an East Dublin resident, I wish you the best of luck in your endeavor. From your posts, it is quite evident that you are looking to open a positive and upscale establishment. Clubs that cause disturbances near residential areas, don’t stay open long. As a business person, that obviously would not be beneficial to you. I look forward to your grand opening.
10:56 AM on December 23rd, 2009
I live in Dublin and I’d be great to have an up-scale place like this in town.
I hope Tim ignores all the homebodies that are worried that someone will have “music bumping in the cars” outside the restaurant..heaven forbid. The homes around there are so close together I don’t know how Anonymous would distinguish between someone “urinate/defacate/have sex” in the house next door or the bushes outside.
11:48 AM on January 11th, 2010
My wife and I live near Grafton Station. We go to Fuzio at Hacienda quite often. This new Restaurant and Ultra Lounge sounds perfect for us, plus it would be walking distance. I can’t wait for this place to open.
1:15 PM on January 19th, 2010
We live at Cantara, Positano and we would love to see an Olive Garden restaurant at the Grafton Station.
1:56 PM on January 22nd, 2010
My wife and I just moved to Dublin a few months ago from San Francisco and would be very happy to have this restaurant open up. We are always going to nieghboring cities like downtown pleasanton and danville for a nice dinner and a few drinks. Attracting more shops and restaurants like this versus more chain restaurants will help our property values and help keep money in dublin. While we definitely don’t want any rowdy nightclubs and underage drinking, we welcome a nice restaurant/lounge and wine bar and can’t wait to try it.
3:33 AM on February 5th, 2010
Any news about the fusion restaurant and when it would open?
4:38 AM on February 5th, 2010
Hi Anonymous – the last I heard, the Karma Fusion Lounge plans to open in April of this year.
Thx, John Z.
7:24 PM on February 7th, 2010
Thanks for the update. Karma sounds like Thai or Indian, do you know what kind-of restaurant it is ?
8:58 PM on February 7th, 2010
Hi Anonymous – Karma will be an Asian Fusion themed restaurant.
Thx, John Z.