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Northgate Mall in San Rafael Announces Four New Restaurants - 6/16/09

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Real Estate Agent with Golden Gate Sotheby's International Realty BRE Lic. #01793143

Northgate Mall San RafaelThe developers who are redesigning Northgate Mall in San Rafael revealed today four more restaurants that will serve up food in the near future: Tomatina, BJ's Brewhouse, Chipotle Mexican Grill and Panera Bread.

All four restaurants have signed leases to open at the new Northgate as part of the center's dramatic redesign

Tomatina, which serves homemade pizza, pasta and salads, is a local Bay Area favorite and Northgate will be its 6th location. It will be the only Marin County location to date.

"Northgate shoppers have asked for great dining options, and that's what we're delivering." said Kim Choukalas, vice president, leasing, for Macerich, the owner and developer of Northgate.  "BJ's Brewhouse and Tomatina both will be premier gathering spots for groups of friends and families alike, while Chipotle and Panera Bread will offer healthy fast-casual dining for those on the go."

New restaurants at the redeveloped Northgate, including BJ's Brewhouse, plan to open with the new center beginning in fall 2009; additional restaurants and retailers will open at the property throughout 2010.

Northgate Mall San RafaelBefore today, officials at Northgate have announced six restaurants coming or returning to the new Northgate:  Roadside BBQ, See's Candies, Sbarro, Subway, Combo King and Wetzel's Pretzels. Applebee's has remained open during the mall renovation.

Here's a brief description of the newly announced restaurants:

Tomatina serves up fresh homemade pizza, pasta and salads in a family atmosphere. All doughs, dressings and sauces are made from scratch.  Tomatina has been part of the Bay Area community since being developed by Chef Michael Chiarello in 1998. Chiarello has since moved on to become a Food Network and Fine Living Chef, has written numerous cookbooks and filmed several cooking series concentrating on entertaining.

BJ's Brewhouse serves quality food and fresh, handcrafted beers in a casual, high energy atmosphere. BJ's restaurants offer an innovative and broad menu featuring award-winning, signature deep-dish pizza complemented with generously portioned salads, appetizers, sandwiches, soups, pastas, entrees and desserts. Quality, flavor, value, moderate prices and sincere service remain distinct attributes of the BJ's experience. The company operates several microbreweries which produce and distribute BJ's critically acclaimed handcrafted beers throughout the chain

Chipotle Mexican Grill, one of the first "fast casual" restaurant concepts, offers gourmet burritos and other delicious Mexican meals and is known for its chunky guacamole, large burritos, and assembly line production.  Chipotle operates more than 830 restaurants around the country, and was the first national restaurant company to serve exclusively naturally raised chicken.

Panera Bread bakery-cafes, another fast casual concept, bring the tradition of freshly baked artisan bread to neighborhoods, selling breads, sandwiches, soups, salads, bakery items, and organic foods.  Operating 1,264 company-owned and franchise-operated bakery-cafes in 40 states and in Canada, Panera Bread was named number one in several categories of Zagat's 2007 fast-food chains survey.

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Kevin McGinnis

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