Don Jose’s Mexican Restaurant In Alamo To Close

ALAMO, CA — After almost three decades in Alamo, Don Jose’s Mexican Restaurant will close. Owner Jose Guillen Avelar said it took him months to finally make the difficult decision to sell the popular eatery. The restaurant will be open for Cinco de Mayo and will stay open a few more weeks.

"At the moment we still don't know the last day of the restaurant, because we need to transfer the liquor license, and it may happen around the middle of the month of May," Guillen Avelar told Patch.

The new owners will remodel the dining room and reopen under the name El Maguey, which refers to the leaves of an agave plant, according to Guillen Avelar. The new Mexican restaurant will feature a new menu with new dishes.

The Don Jose’s Mexican Restaurant in Castro Valley will remain open and several employees from the Alamo location are working there, according to employees. Don Jose’s Mexican Restaurant is located at 3168 Danville Blvd. in Alamo.

While it is sad to see an old favorite close, many other new businesses are sprouting up around the Tri-Valley area. A gourmet cupcake shop will soon be open in Danville. Smallcakes: Cupcakery & Creamery will celebrate their soft opening on May 5th at 10 a.m. They will host a grand opening event in June.

A new ingredient-driven casual American restaurant recently opened in downtown Pleasanton. Salt Craft Eatery initially suffered a few small setbacks following their grand opening but has since reopened, according to its Facebook page. The restaurant is owned by Texas native Matt Greco, the former Executive Chef at The Restaurant at Wente Vineyards in Livermore, and features many ingredients raised or grown in the Tri-Valley area.

In nearby Livermore, a new steak and seafood restaurant will soon open. Rusty Skinner, one of the owners of Hop Devine, announced the second restaurant earlier this month, according to the Livermore Downtown Association Facebook page. Rusty's Chop House will make its debut in downtown Livermore later this year. To get updates about the opening date, location and menu, follow them on Facebook.

Creamistry, an Irvine-based chain that specializes in made-to-order, liquid nitrogen ice cream using all-natural and organic ingredients, will open a new location in early May in Blackhawk Plaza in Danville.

More business news on Patch:

• Salt Craft Eatery Open In Pleasanton
• Range Life Restaurant To Open In Livermore In 2018
• Wild One Cal Mex Grill To Open In Pleasanton
• Gourmet Ice Cream Shop 'Creamistry' Coming To Danville
• Smallcakes: Cupcakery & Creamery Coming To Danville

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