![]() ![]() “I was trying to get developers to give us a couple acres so we could have a church, make it more of a community instead of just rows and rows of houses. At the time, she said, the goal was to help Dublin create more community-oriented neighborhoods. But over the past 10 years, it’s also become the fastest-growing city in California.Ĭlaudia McCormick served on the City Council in the early 2000s when many of the current developments were approved. It also has some of them asking what comes next, and whether Dublin can maintain a sense of community.Ī relatively new city, incorporated in just 1982, Dublin was founded originally as a crossroads - and remains one today as a city wedged between two major interstates. Its expansion has inspired headlines, positioned Dublin as one of the few booming Bay Area cities, and provided economic opportunities for a population that now numbers more than 70,000 residents. They’re covered with rings of housing developments and boutique shopping centers - evidence of Dublin’s explosive growth over the past decade. Today, those green hills east of the city have transformed dramatically. “When I was in high school it was all country road up there.” “That’s what it used to look like,” Reed said. Behind them, a mural of the city’s eastern hills, deep green after the winter rains, covered the diner’s wall. I was told that it didn’t taste very special.On a recent weekday morning, Mona Reed poured black coffee for a smattering of regulars at Zac’s Cafe in Dublin. This doesn’t look very appealing, wouldn’t recommend. Comes with a homemade biscuit and choice of strip-cut hash browns, country red potatoes, or fresh fruit.Ĭhorizo sausage, refried beans, scrambled eggs, cheddar cheese, onion, pickled jalapeno and cilantro, wrapped in flour tortilla, served with a side of homemade salsa for $9.49. If you’re a carnivore, this dish is for you!Ģ eggs plus slow-roasted corned beef brisket, shredded, then griddle-fried with potatoes for $9.99. ![]() The red potatoes completely overwhelm the dish and makes the omelette appear small. Served with homemade biscuit and choice of strip-cut hash browns, country red potatoes, or fresh fruit. Staff is friendly, but they didn’t tell us that there’s an extra charge for gravy before we ordered it. I didn’t try the following dishes (ordered by others in my party), mostly because I was already too full from my own (I ended up having leftovers), but here’s a description for those who are interested:Ī 3-egg omelette with ham, bacon, link sausage, and jack cheese for $10.49. The portions at this place are great if you’re starving, but the prices are on the high side for such simple dishes. Overall, the dish is good, but like many of the menu options, it’s very heavy on the carbs! It also comes with a choice of strip-cut hash browns, country red potatoes, or fresh fruit. Whether you choose red potatoes or hash browns, this will occupy a large portion of your dish, so only order this if you love carbs! Moreover, the biscuit is ginormous! It doesn’t come with gravy, adding this is an additional $1. I ordered the Shasta Scramble, which consists of a 2 egg scramble with avocado, spinach, tomato, onion, bell pepper, and jack cheese, served with a homemade biscuit for $8.99. So I had breakfast for dinner, nothing wrong with that! I came here for dinner on a Saturday night, but luckily the wait wasn’t too long. Despite being dinner, the most appealing items on the menu were the breakfast items, which are served all day. ![]() This location is fairly new, but it’s already attracted quite a crowd.
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