I was doing some quick shopping at Zion Market....I try to get in and out of the chaotic place as quickly as possible. I took a detour to the restroom and walked thru the food court.
For some reason, I hadn't noticed that Monnani Kkwabaegi had closed!
In fact, three of the seven food court stands are now closed. I wondered if Zion's (supposedly) impending move had something to do with this?
Back in August of 2022 I noticed the Zion Market Coming in 2023 sign on Clairemont Mesa Boulevard, which caught me by surprise. Of course, 2023 in now in the books! Last month Eater had an update on Zion's relocation. Which had me wondering how the construction was coming along. I hadn't been east of Mercury Street and Clairemont Mesa in a while, so I took a quick drive after shopping and swung into the parking lot at 8330 Clairemont Mesa Boulevard to take a look.
And check out the construction across the street!
Looking at the construction of Zion Market, it seems that things are moving along.
The Eater post claimed that Zion will relocate and open in the Summer of 2024. Hmm...... Like "FOY" Kenneth said in the comments of my previous post:
"Just take the developer's projected time frame and triple it and that's about when they'll complete the job......"
Lol!
And guess what? The "Coming Soon 2023" sign is still up!
So perhaps it's been decided not to make any more ambitious projections?
8330 Clairemont Mesa Blvd.
San Diego, CA 92111
Yeah the Summer 2024 projection is a bit overzealous. Dot and Dough in Sorrento Valley closed recently and is one of the places that is supposed to move to the new Zion so it’s very possible the ones in Zion closed for the impending move.
You know, the funny thing is that I was going to say that they overshot the opening of XINJIANG BBQ in Linda Vista because the sign said they were supposed to open in January 2024. And I drove by a few times and it didn’t seem like they were anywhere close to opening. Well, per Yelp, it looks like they’re open!
Posted by: Denver | Sunday, 10 March 2024 at 12:17 AM
Thanks for the info! I was very happy with the current location.
Posted by: Soo | Sunday, 10 March 2024 at 08:12 AM
Yeah XinJiang just opened a couple of days ago according to my sources Denver....so just under a month later than they were supposed to! ;o)
It looks like parking might be "interesting" at the new location Soo!
Posted by: Kirk | Sunday, 10 March 2024 at 09:55 AM