Sprouts and Shutters: Sushi In, Sushi Out

Sprouts:

If you are a fan of raw fish, Japanese-style, you are in luck. According to our friends at Beyond the Creek, there are two new Sushi restaurants opening in Walnut Creek next month. Oyama Sushi will open at 1519 North Main St., and Hiro Sushi will open at 1690 Locust. 

Vitality Bowl, a chain of restaurants featuring dishes made with the Amazonian Acai Berry, has opened at 1528 Locust. According to their website, their berry-based bowls and smoothies have amazing health benefits--weight loss, improved circulation, heart health, etc. They recommend a bowl a day. Have you tried this place? 

Promising an eatery that brings back a time when there was more trust and serenity in the world, Cafecitos Cafe is based on the 1920s-1940s, and promises to be a "social cafe." It will open soon. 

Women's clothing store J. Jill is due to open soon in Broadway Plaza. 

At Home with Baystone, a kitchen and bath speciality store, is set to open soon at 1539 North Main. 

If you get hankering for tequila ice cream, or maybe even more traditional flavors like chocolate, pay Guantanos Ice Cream a visit at 704 Bancroft Road. 

Shutters:

C U Sushi has closed at 1690 Locust, and will be replaced by the above-mentioned Hiro Sushi. 

Know of any new businesses opening, or any favorites closing? Send an email to jim.caroompas@patch.com.