At Hacienda Crossings, the Restaurants Changed First

The two biggest chain restaurant buildings on the Hacienda Crossings parking lot already have new tenants. The Applebee's at 4808 Dublin Blvd. is now Dish N Dash, which serves Middle Eastern food. The Black Angus Steakhouse at 4814 Dublin Blvd. is now El Dorado Modern Mexican & Cantina. The stores announced for the center this summer are a different story. In mid-October, the center's own directory still marks four of them "Coming Soon," and one more has dropped off the list.

So the Hacienda Crossings you'll find this fall is only partly finished. You can eat at the new restaurants now. Most of the new shopping is still on the way.

The scale of the change

In July, Pleasanton Weekly reported that six businesses were set to open at Hacienda Crossings in 2026. Counting last year's openings, the paper said about a third of the center's storefronts would turn over in two years. That's a lot of change for a center many people around Dublin Blvd. know mostly as the place with the Regal and the Best Buy.

Much of the 2025 wave is already open. Joe's Pho, Tequila Bar & Grill, Pearl Bay Manor and Activate Games all came in last year. The 2026 additions were supposed to land on top of that between July and the holidays.

Dish N Dash and El Dorado count as part of this change even though, technically, they aren't Hacienda Crossings tenants. Center officials told Pleasanton Weekly the two restaurants have a different lessor, but both show up in the center's online directory. From a parking space, it's one destination.

Put those two with last year's openings and the food side of the center already looks different. The current directory lists Cherie's Southern Kitchen, Sri-Thai, Star Chaat, Joe's Pho, Tequila Bar & Grill, Pearl Bay Manor, Lazy Dog, Market Tavern, Ike's Love and Sandwiches and Five Guys Burgers & Fries, along with the two newcomers across the lot.

The summer forecasts versus October

Here is each 2026 arrival, the space it's taking over, the timing reported this summer, and how the center's directory lists it now.

Sally Beauty is the only one with a page that shows it has moved past "coming soon." The other listings carry the same 10-to-9 daily hours, but those are directory hours. They don't confirm a store is serving customers.

Jamba's July and 88 Cardhouse's August targets have come and gone, and the other forecasts were already moving before summer ended. In late June, Patch reported that Sana'a Café hoped to open in early August and that 88 Cardhouse hoped for a grand opening by late summer. About ten days later, Pleasanton Weekly put Sana'a at September to October. On July 31, Bay Area Telegraph said 88 Cardhouse was expected in August, with no exact grand opening date announced.

The businesses' own websites don't show a Dublin opening yet either. World Market's California store list doesn't include Dublin. Sana'a Café's locations page shows 19 locations, and Dublin isn't one of them. Jamba is the exception. Its store locator already lists a Dublin store at 4930 Dublin Boulevard, #600, though the page gives no reopening date.

What the late arrivals add

The delays are worth following because the slow side of the center is where the new kinds of businesses are. Dublin already has plenty of sit-down restaurants. The late stores are the ones that give people a reason to stop by for something besides a meal or a movie.

88 Cardhouse already runs a store in Newark that specializes in trading card games, gaming accessories and related events. Its Dublin store is supposed to host tournaments, events and community programming. For families with kids who play, that's a recurring weekend reason to visit, and it sits a short walk from Activate Games.

Sana'a Café is a family-owned Yemeni coffee house. The menu covers Yemeni coffees and teas, specialty drinks, fresh pastries and desserts. Its flagship is in San Francisco, with other shops in Oakland, San Rafael, Sacramento, Lake Forest and Los Angeles. It's taking the old Starbucks space, so the center keeps a morning coffee stop under a different name and menu.

World Market will sell furniture, home décor, and international foods and products in the building that used to be Any Mountain. Its October target means it would most likely open during holiday shopping season if it opens this year.

Brandi Hardy, the center's marketing director, described the incoming group in a statement Pleasanton Weekly quoted: "Each brings something unique to the shopping center, from nationally recognized retail brands to locally owned businesses that foster community and create memorable experiences for our guests." The list itself bears that out. It mixes national chains like World Market and Sally Beauty with a family-owned café and a card shop that plans to run events.

Two names missing from the directory

Miniso, the China-based variety retailer that sells clothing, home goods, toys, collectibles, bags, and beauty and personal care products, was supposed to open in the former Party City before the winter holidays. It isn't in the center's current directory.

Follow the Chicken was only ever a rumor. In July, Pleasanton Weekly noted there were no window clings for it, though the center's website showed it coming to a space next to Joe's Pho. It isn't in the current directory either. Neither business has announced a cancellation, so for now both are unconfirmed.

Two Sundays when you know what you'll find

Opening days at Hacienda Crossings have been hard to pin down this year. The center's event calendar has firm dates.

1. Halloween Spooktacular, Sunday, October 25, 1 to 3 p.m. It's set near Ike's Love and Sandwiches, with face painting, balloon art, a photo booth, cotton candy and treat bags. That's three days after this post goes up, and an easy afternoon to pair with lunch at one of the restaurants.
2. Holiday Celebration & Tree Lighting, Sunday, November 22, 6 to 8 p.m. It's in the Entertainment Village, with a countdown to the tree lighting, photos with Santa, face painting, balloon art, holiday music and treat bags while supplies last.

The tree lighting falls about a month after World Market's original October target and just before the holiday window Miniso was aiming for. If any of the late stores are open by then, that evening is when the most people will see them.

Planning a visit this fall

For dinner, the newest options are across the lot from the main center. Dish N Dash is at 4808 Dublin Blvd. and El Dorado is at 4814 Dublin Blvd., in the old Applebee's and Black Angus buildings. Last year's additions, Joe's Pho, Tequila Bar & Grill and Pearl Bay Manor, round out the newer dining choices.

For the stores, the best signal is each business's page in the Hacienda Crossings directory. Sally Beauty's page now reads "New," while the pages for World Market, Sana'a Café, 88 Cardhouse and Jamba still read "Coming Soon."

At Realm Real Estate, we keep track of which storefronts along Dublin Blvd. and across the Tri-Valley are open, which are still marked "Coming Soon," and what's going in next. If you're wondering what the next year of new storefronts could mean for your own plans, Let's Connect.