4/5 John Y. 4 years ago on Google
This
smallish
plaza
is
about
15
minutes
walking
from
my
home.
Note
that
I
am
mobility
challenged,
I
have
lived
with
Parkinson's
disease
for
over
a
decade.
The
Pĺaza
makes
the
neighborhood
(Diamond
Heights)
walwkability
index
in
the
high
80's.
The
Plaza
has
the
basic
but
close
to
full
compliment
of
places
that
one
might
need
to
visit
to
do
chores.
It
has
a
Bank
of
America
branch
with
a
drive
by
teller
machine,
a
Safeway
with
a
small
Starbuck's
coffee
shop
inside,
a
Walgreens
drugstore,
a
U.S.Post
Office,
a
packaging
shop
which
serves
as
UPS
FEDEX
dropoff
and
outlet.
The
business
comes
complete
with
a
notary.
How
convenient
is
that!?
The
Pĺaza
also
has
2
fine
Asian
restaurants,
a
disum
mecca
for
surrounding
communities
and
turns
into
a
not-bad
Cantonese
restaurant
capable
of
hosting
a
10
to
15
table
banquet
wedding,
birthday
or
what-have-you
party.
Also
note
that
the
restaurant
has
a
street
level
vending
outlet
selling
take
away
food,
such
as
dim
sum
items
and
other
popular
dishes
such
as
sweet
and
sour
pork.
A
second
Asian
restaurant
is
a
small
Korean
restaurant
the
Heavenly
Cafe.
I
and
my
family
have
been
frequent
guests,
mostly
at
lunch.
The
current
incarnation
of
Heavenly
is
about
one
year
old.
It's
latest
incarnation
presents
changes
itself
from
a
5
table
almost
greasy-spoon
cafeteria
into
a
fairly
good
looking
restaurant.
In
the
new
menu
the
most
notable
items
are
the
stone
pot
dishes
including
my
favorite
lunch
dish,
bimbimbat
in
a
stone
pot...delicious!
There
are
a
couple
of
other
stores
worth
mentioning
a
haircut
shop
and
a
soft
drink,
icecream
and
sundries
store
that's
hardly
worth
mentioning.
The
reason
for
not
awarding
the
plaza
the
full
5
stars
is
that
it
lacks
charm.
A
nice
bakery
or
a
French
bistro
with
tables
on
the
sidewalk,
a
gourmet
food,
fish
monger
or
butcher...perhaps
a
specialty
wine
and
cheese
store