Walnut Creek, meet Millionaire’s Bacon.
Hoyul Steven Choi’s Sweet Maple restaurant group has just opened its highly anticipated Walnut Creek brunch-forward location, the first in Contra Costa County.
The restaurateur is known for both Korean/Thai comfort food and brunches that feature the decadent sweet-and-spicy bacon — baked with
brown sugar, cayenne, red and black pepper.
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Inside Jaji, the elevated Afghan restaurant from Oakland’s Parche
Expect to see the same beloved brunch dishes of its sister eateries, from Marnier French Toast and Bay Bottom (Crab) Omelets to a Juicy Lucy Burger with hot pepper bacon jam and Tornado Galbi, with egg and short rib. There’s a long lineup of breakfast cocktails, including four mimosa flavors and a bacon-topped Bloody Mary, along with coffee drinks and tea selections.
Walnut Creek becomes the fifth Sweet Maple, joining locations in San Francisco, Cupertino, Palo Alto and Santa Monica.
Choi, who opened his first eatery in San Francisco in 2002 with wife Jiyeon, also operates Kitchen Story in San Francisco and has plans for another S.F. restaurant this year and one in Mountain View in 2026.
Details: Sweet Maple is open daily from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. at 1523 Giammona Drive in downtown Walnut Creek; www.sweetmaplesf.com/
