Drive Douglas Boulevard past the Granite Bay Golf Club entrance often enough and you start to notice the same signs in the same windows. For well over a year now, one of those signs has read "Fagnoni's Coming Soon" in the same suite at Quarry Ponds Town Center. Meanwhile, a Pilates studio opened, a custom clothier moved in, and a Japanese restaurant has been serving lunch and dinner long enough that its grand opening banner is a memory.
The mix of open businesses and concepts still listed as coming soon offers a snapshot of Quarry Ponds.
What Actually Opened This Past Year
Three tenants moved from "coming soon" to open doors at Quarry Ponds over roughly the past year, adding dining, fitness, and retail options.
- Kiku Japanese Cuisine held its grand opening on August 7, 2025, in Suite 200, and has been serving lunch and dinner since.
- Body Rok Granite Bay, a Pilates studio, moved into Suite 120 at 5550 Douglas.
- J. Hilburn, a custom-clothing concept for men, moved in nearby.
All three now show as open on the center's own site, joining longtime anchors like Peet's Coffee and Oak Leaf Cafe. Together, they add dining, fitness, and retail options to the center.
What's Listed as Coming Soon
In fall 2024, Quarry Ponds announced its most anticipated addition: a new Italian restaurant and bar called Fagnoni's, opening in the old Suite 150 space at 5540 Douglas Blvd. What made the announcement notable wasn't just the concept. It was who was behind it. Fagnoni's comes from Michael Fagnoni and Molly Hawks, the same team that owns Hawks Restaurant, the center's most consistently praised tenant and, by most accounts, its anchor draw.
Betty Patrick, the center's property manager at the time, described the planned outdoor dining, updated interior decor, and new bar area, with an "early 2025" target, in an interview with Whatnow. In that report, she said:
"We are so excited at this anticipated opening... it is in expert hands with Michael Fagnoni and Molly Hawks."
The original target was early 2025. The center's current tenant listing still marks Fagnoni's and Brew Bird Creative as "Coming Soon."
Earlier Restaurant Closures at Quarry Ponds
Longtime visitors to Quarry Ponds have seen restaurant concepts open and close. The section regulars call the "market hallway" has had several tenant changes, most recently Sarkisian Kabob, at a center set roughly 300 feet from Douglas Boulevard.
The Granite Bay Alehouse, previously known as Pete's and then Pizza Antiqca, closed in recent years. It is one part of a tenant mix that also includes retail and service businesses.
The center's current tenant listing offers a snapshot of its present mix.
The Tenant Mix
Quarry Ponds has a mix of long-established businesses, recent openings, and concepts listed as coming soon.
| Tenant | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Hawks Restaurant | Full-service dining | Long-established, open |
| Peet's Coffee | Coffee shop | Long-established, open |
| Oak Leaf Cafe | Cafe | Long-established, open |
| Capitol Cellars | Wine shop | Long-established, open |
| Kiku Japanese Cuisine | Fast-casual dining | Opened August 2025 |
| Body Rok Granite Bay | Pilates studio | Opened, now listed |
| J. Hilburn | Men's custom clothing | Opened, now listed |
| Fagnoni's Italian | Full-service restaurant | Announced fall 2024, still "Coming Soon" |
| Brew Bird Creative | Unspecified concept | Still "Coming Soon" |
A dependable fixture beyond the storefronts is the PlacerGrown Farmers' Market. It sets up in the Quarry Ponds parking lot every Sunday from May through October, rain or shine, and has done so for years. If you haven't made it out this season, there are still about eleven more Sundays before it wraps for the year.
A Quarry Ponds Snapshot
Fagnoni's is still listed as coming soon, while Kiku and Body Rok are open. The farmers market runs through the end of October.
Quarry Ponds is a small center with long-established tenants, recent openings, and concepts still listed as coming soon.
If you're curious about what else has changed around Granite Bay Golf Club lately, or you're weighing a move within the neighborhood and want someone who actually tracks this stuff, reach out to Stephen Golden. Third-generation local, still checking the Fagnoni's window every time he drives by.
