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Haruki
Thanks to a reader for alerting us that Rockridge’s Haruki sushi and ramen restaurant, formerly Momo Ramen from the same owners, has closed after a little over a year. “After careful consideration, we have made the decision to make improvements in our business,” reads the note posted in the window. “Please stay tuned for an exciting new business coming soon.” It’s unclear whether the team will return with a fresh concept, or bow out of the angular corner space completely. Nosh will keep an eye out for any updates. Haruki was at 6200 Claremont Ave. in Oakland.
Lilikoi Boba El Cerrito
El Cerrito Plaza’s Hawaiian-style boba, dessert and snack shop Lilikoi Boba has closed. (Online reviews note this location of the otherwise energetic franchise seemed to be having some trouble recently with inventory and other issues.) The nearby Pinole branch, located within Kyoto Ramen, also closed along with that business back in January, but open locations remain around the East Bay, including in Martinez and Walnut Creek. Lilikoi Boba was at 3080 El Cerrito Plaza in El Cerrito.
Namaste Madras Indian Cuisine
Summertime quiet near UC Berkeley can sometimes lead to quieter-than-usual restaurant closures with little notice or fanfare. Namaste Madras was a downtown Berkeley fixture for south Indian cuisine on Shattuck Avenue for 13 years, but Nosh stumbled on its closure by accident. Nosh has yet to sleuth out a closing date, but according to WhatNowSF, the closure makes way for the upcoming move and reopening of Center Street’s Easterly Hunan. Namaste Madras was at 2323 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley.
