San Jose: High-rise anchor restaurant Poppy & Claro sets opening date

Downtown San Jose s eagerly anticipated Poppy Claro the ground-floor anchor restaurant for the West tower on San Fernando Street will make its debut at a m Thursday Oct Yes a m That time signals the restaurant s raison d etre This is an all-day restaurant that aims to satisfy the food and beverage demands of downtown employees visitors and residents from breakfast through early dinner whether they want a sit-down or takeout meal Breakfast will be served until a m on weekdays The menu that goes into effect then will combine lunch and dinner offerings and be offered until p m again on weekdays The restaurant will be available for private bookings on weekends Poppy Claro is the first restaurant for the real estate developer Jay Paul Co which has sizeable holdings in Silicon Valley The company owns West through an affiliate The ground-floor space for a restaurant became available when KQED vacated the building Christopher Littman has been named executive chef for Poppy Claro He cut his culinary teeth at the three-Michelin-starred Eleven Madison Park in New York City then came to California and focused on corporate dining and catering The inaugural menu by Littman in consult with The Eating Company is still under wraps But Littman promises NorCal-sourced dishes that will change seasonally Look for Dijon-Dill Seared Salmon Skirt Steak Shrimp Scallop Cornmeal Bites Farro Rainbow Carrot Salad and artisanal pizzas like the Truffle Shuffle made with house-fermented dough We re really focused on quality ingredients he declared noting that the restaurant will use sustainably raised Cream Co beef and New School American cheese for its West Smashburger Black walnuts will factor into particular dishes he reported as the Claro in the restaurant s name refers to the wood of a walnut tree species Related Articles It hurt Guy Fieri on losing million in tequila in a complex heist Upscale Turkish restaurant Meyhouse coming to Bishop Ranch Peninsula s Donato Enoteca has a new chef menu look Raising Cane s proposes new south San Jose location at furniture store site A Bollywood actor and supermodel talks about his new Bay Area restaurant Poppy Claro is a counter-service operation for food orders with delivery to diners tables but the bar will be fully staffed The restaurant will quietly serve a couple of friends and family dinners this week before closing for a insufficient days to allow the staff to calibrate for the Oct opening Littman stated Details W San Fernando St San Jose www poppyandclaro com