Sonoma restaurant, on McArthur in San Leandro, has closed for good. I'm not surprised - while the concept was good, it failed on execution: the food just wasn't that good. I gave it several tries, but it just underwhelmed me.

I'd be sorry to see it go, but the rumor is that Mike Wiesner of Paradiso is taking over the space and opening a (gourmet?) burger joint. He will also serve breakfast. The food at Paradiso is pretty good (if also overpriced), and I think that San Leandro could really use a good burger place. There are several, but since the closure of Joplins, the only one that does a good burger is Vila Cereja (though I haven't been there for quite a while).

Anyway, I'm looking forward to trying the new place.