Persimmon Place

Great mix of hipster stores and trendy restaurants. The low star rating is for the crowded parking lot. I think the proportion of retail space to parking lot is way off. The shopping center tried to maximize the number of parking spots by narrowing the aisles and miniaturizing each parking space. Oversized trucks and SUV’s tend to stick out into the aisles. The city doesn’t allow street parking in the area so you are forced to use the lot.
There is also a curb bump out into the small parking lot off of Dublin Blvd. The problem is that the entrance to the main parking lot is another right turn immediately afterwards. I’ve seen countless cars almost drive over the curb and swerve back into traffic to avoid the bump out. The shopping center painted the curb white which helps a little bit. However, it is still pretty much invisible, especially at night. Note all the scuff marks on the white paint. This is an accident waiting to happen.

Eh, the jury is still out.
Overall, it seems to be a welcome addition to the neighborhood.
Why am I not more enthusiastic?
Chipotle has long lines (longer than other Chipotle’s nearby).
Parking during rush hour sucks.
Paxti’s Pizza has long waits (can’t sit outside on a cold night and indoor seating is limited.)
On the plus side, Whole Foods is awesome and The Nordstrom Rack is cool.
I like the idea of the place. I’ll re-​review in 6 months.
3.25 stars for now.

Five stars for all the great stores in this new center… love it!
0 stars for the size of isles and parking spots. It was built at ⁷⁄₈ or ¾ scale!!! Maneuvering is hard for our relatively small car… so you can imagine how suburban folks with big cars cope. Ridiculous! The designer should be forced to deal with this.
Yes, I will shop here, but only at off times.

No negative comments about the stores or restaurants, but parking in this place stinks! Tiny compact parking spots and lots of construction going on. Construction trucks taking up too many spots and leaving their stuff in parking spaces. Construction roping off spots whit empty parking spots.

One of those last hurrahs before winter sets in! I found out about this first time persimmon pairing festival in the beautiful & new Persimmon Place in Dublin bc I follow Pride & Joy band on Facebook!
We got here pretty early which was nice as I got to check out the new Nordstrom’s Rack, one of my favorite stores fasho! Even Whole Foods anchored this strip mall and their outside patio seating is one of the best laid out patios ever! There also was Chipotle on the opposite corner but they didn’t participate in the festival.
This persimmon festival was a first for us plus it was certainly very enjoyable! They had persimmon pairings with wine if you choose to drink but we didn’t do since alcohol doesn’t mix well with me and hubby had to drive. It was all good even though!
There were seven different restaurants and businesses that offered tastings! One was limited to just one serving per booth. Urban Plates had Kobocha squash soup, yummy brownies & pear tart. Pacific Catch offered unlimited ahi tuna poke! You know where the hubby was hanging at!!! Whole Foods market had tofu & portabella skewers plus buffalo & BBQ chicken wings. Yes I ate wings in public! Vitality Bowls had VB bowls & raspberry smoothies. Starbucks had chocolate croissant paired with iced coffee plus they also offered chicken artichoke & tomato mozzarella paninis. Sur La Table opens 10÷28÷15 and they offered harvest punch & pasta after they made it during the band’s break. Now that was delish! Yalla Mediterranean technically won’t be opened until 11÷3÷15. They served Mediterranean chicken, pita with hummus, Greek potato salad & Moroccan carrots slaw. That was a cute little meal within itself. Even the store manager was helping out and looking for people to work for them as well as Sur La table.
There was face painting and balloon making for the kids, complimentary caricature by Big Al and photo booth. There was Orangetheory fitness there too and hubby won a couple prizes there with a bag toss as well as at the KKIQ 101.7 radio station with spin the wheel. So we scored some fun freebies! It was really awesome plus we got to groove to our favorite band Pride & Joy!
What a spectacular event to enjoy on clearly a gorgeous Sunday afternoon! Dublin really has grown! And if you haven’t checked it out; you are missing out at Persimmon Place! There were pretty persimmons decorated throughout! Definitely an memorable event for both me and hubby. Who knows if this tradition will continue on? We shall see but if you live in this area you’re quite fortunate to have some awesome businesses and restaurants. I’m so jelly!

What are the chances of having the «Persimmon Pairing Festival» at the «Persimmon Place». An up-​coming shopping complex in Dublin California. With stores like Whole Foods, Nordstrom Rack, Home Goods, The Hablt Burger and Grill ! You couldn’t have asked for a better place to have this event! How can I not go to a festival named after one of my favorite fruit! PERSIMMONS !
Today most of the food vendors were from businesses that were to soon open in the shopping complex. «Urban Plates» served Winter Squash Soup, «Pacific Catch» served Tuna Poke with sesame soy marinade, «Yalla Mediterranean «had Chicken Shawarma, Greek Potato Salad, Moroccan Carrots, «Whole Foods» had Tofu and Portabella Vegetable Skewers, Buffalo Wings, «Vitality Bowls» had Smoothies, «Starbucks served Chocolate Croissants, Chicken Artichoke & Tomato Mozzarella Paninis.
There were also 8 local vineyards offering samples of their fabulous wines! This was a family friendly festival. Children activities included face painting, arts & crafts with persimmons, photo booth, caricature artist, balloon artistry, and juggling.
The main reason my wife and I had come was to listen to one of our favorite bands «Pride & Joy». A Bay Area Popular Band ! Playing high energy music.
This was the first year for this event ! It was well worth the short drive from Elk Grove. Todays event was from 12pm– 4pm. A little food, a little wine and a whole lot of fun!
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This seems to be a beautiful addition to Dublin, and it continues to flourish and grow with new businesses. So far, we are really happy to have stores such as Whole Foods and Nordstrom Rack so close to our home. It is nice to know that some nice restaurants, salons, and other stores will be joining the gang soon.

Located just off the 580 freeway, Persimmon Place is the newest addition to the City of Dublin. It sits across Hacienda Crossings and SAP. Its stores began opening in May, with plenty more anticipated this Summer/​Fall.
Among its residents who are currently open for business:
— Whole Foods — Less than 2 weeks open! Plenty of Grand Opening activities happening at the store right now.
— Starbucks — Targeted as a «Starbucks Evening» store that will serve tapas, beer, and wine.
— Nordstrom Rack
— HomeGoods
Other retailers include:
— Habit Burger
— Pacific Catch
— Yalla Mediterranean
— Chipotle
— Patxi’s Pizza
— Urban Plates
— Sur La Table
I was really excited about Whole Foods opening (review pending), but the other retailers sound promising as well. My only concern will be parking. It’s not the greatest right now and that’s considering that not all stores are open for business. Time will tell.
But so far, it’s off to a great start.