BH Wood-Fired Grill in Walnut Creek closes

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The rebranded BH Wood-Fired Grill made its debut this past winter in the former Bounty Hunter Walnut Creek Space that had been closed since September. It, too, has also shut down. Photo by Harry Wilson for BH Wood-Fired Grill

Ocean Oyster Bar and Grill in Redwood City serves up seafood dishes like oysters, prawns and branzino alongside steak, chicken and more. Courtesy Indigos Media

The Ocean Oyster Bar and Grill in Redwood City, which opened to patrons in March, is in the spacious former location of the Old Spaghetti Factory. Courtesy Indigos Media

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By Jason Mastrodonato and Kate Bradshaw

Seven months after reopening, BH Wood-Fired Grill in Walnut Creek has shut its doors.

“After much thought and reflection, we have made the difficult decision to close BH Wood-Fired Grill in Walnut Creek,” the restaurant announced on Instagram. “We are incredibly grateful for the support, loyalty, and memories shared with us over the years. Serving this community has been an honor, and we’re proud of the experiences we’ve created together.”

BH Wood-Fired Grill was the sister restaurant of Bounty Hunter Wine Bar & Smokin’ BBQ in Napa.

It had originally opened as Bounty Hunter Walnut Creek just before the pandemic hit, but never found momentum. It closed last September and re-opened in December after rebranding.

The restaurant added to the interior and completely changed its menu, heavily leaning into its wood-fired grill.

“We wanted to make something that would be consistent quality every time you come,” Ryan Cole, co-founder of the restaurant’s management team, Hi Neighbor Hospitality Group, said in January. “We don’t want to change the menu all the time. We want to change it seasonally. But we want it to be like, ‘I’m craving beef carpaccio, so I want to come in, sit at the bar, get a glass of wine, and it’s going to be the same thing every time.

“I’d rather hang my hat on consistent quality over innovation right now.”

The new menu focused on steak and seafood and paired it with a robust Napa wine list and cocktail menu and was met with positive reviews on Google, where the restaurant had a 4.8 star rating before announcing its closure.

Union City’s Ocean oyster bar expands to Redwood City

Raw and cooked oysters, steak, prawns, poke, calamari and more are among the menu items on offer at Redwood City’s Ocean Oyster Bar and Grill, located on Broadway.

The restaurant, which opened in March, is an expansion for a Union City-based restaurant of the same name. It’s in the spacious location of the former Old Spaghetti Factory, and was a long time coming — it was initially expected to open as soon as March 2024.

Just recently, the restaurant has begun to offer a happy hour service Mondays through Thursdays 4:30-6:30 p.m. and Fridays from 2-6 p.m., according to general manager Yolanda Marquez.

Additionally, on Mondays it offers $3 cooked oysters; on Tuesdays, $1.95 raw oysters; and on Wednesdays, shrimp or fish tacos for $3.45 each.

Beyond the oysters on offer, the branzino, Cajun pasta with prawns, and ahi poke salad are favorites, Marquez says. The lunch service has smaller servings and lower prices, she says.

Details: Open 11:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. and 4:30-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 11:30 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday and 11:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday at 2107 Broadway, Redwood City; oceanoysterbargrill.com.

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