Pinstripes In Downtown Walnut Creek Closes Permanently

WALNUT CREEK, CA — Pinstripes, a dining and entertainment venue in Walnut Creek, closed Monday, less than 10 months after it opened at Broadway Plaza.

The venue closed permanently amid the Chapter 11 bankruptcy of its parent company, which plans to sell its remaining locations.

The closing was abrupt, leaving customers confused. A phone recording said only that the restaurant would be closed on Nov. 8 and 9 "due to unforeseen circumstances." The restaurant's Facebook page status was updated to "permanently closed."

The Walnut Creek opening marked the brand’s second Bay Area location and 18th nationwide.

The Walnut Creek opening was initially set for 2022, then pushed back to fall 2023, then rescheduled for spring 2024.

The Walnut Creek location was expected to create as many as 150 new jobs.

The one remaining Bay Area location, in San Mateo , is still open amid the Chapter 11 bankruptcy declared by the owners.

The same process has played out at other locations.

In a statement, the owners said they intend to move through the Chapter 11 process as quickly as possible, and that they had a committed buyer for the remaining locations. Others would be closed to "reduce liabilities."

However, they did not identify which those would be.

The chain was founded in Chicago in 2007 with a focus on creating large entertainment centers.

Occupying 25,000 square feet along South Main Street, the Walnut Creek restaurant included a 100-seat bistro with restaurant-style seating, a bar, big-screen TVs airing major sporting events, and upstairs and downstairs outdoor patios, in addition to eight bowling lanes, two indoor bocce courts, and private event spaces big enough for 1,500 people.

A Chapter 11 bankruptcy allows a business to continue operating while working out a plan to repay creditors.