ContraCostaLive.com GOOD EATS — July 22, 2026
Stevie Ray Ahhhnold Is Back!
July 22, 2026
I came. I ate. I have decided this county’s food will not be terminated by me — it exceeds parameters. Impressive, for a Wednesday. Come with me if you want to eat.
🌟 This Week’s Special Guest 🌟
Objective: destroy the prosciutto. Twenty-four months aged, comes with roasted bread. I terminate the plate in ninety seconds. The beets — truffle stracciatella, hazelnut, balsamic — offer secondary resistance. Also terminated. This restaurant will not be a problem.
Doppio Zero
Prosciutto Plate & Beets — $20.00
A small chain of stylish neo-chic design from southern Italy’s Naples region, featuring Neapolitan style pizza (soft thin center, puffy outer crust), homemade pastas, regional salads, and desserts. From the happy hour menu (Mon–Thu, 4:30–6pm): 24-month prosciutto di Parma with roasted bread, plus yellow and red beets with truffle Stracciatella cheese, balsamic olive oil, and toasted hazelnut.
Location: 2025 Diamond Blvd, Concord, CA
Phone: (925) 691-3805
Hours: Mon–Thu: 11:30am–2:30pm & 4:30–9:30pm | Fri–Sat: 11:30am–10pm | Sun: 11:30am–9:30pm
Hold’em, $5 Blackjack & 3 Card Poker — 7 Days A Week
Twenty-two targets. HD. Giants. A’s. Warriors. Poker tables running seven cycles per week, no downtime. I calculate the odds are not in my favor. I will return anyway. It’s what I do.
19th Hole Casino and Sports Bar
Location: 2746 W. Tregallas Rd, Antioch, CA 94509
Phone: (925) 757-6545
Hours: Mon–Fri: 11am–2am | Sat–Sun: 10am–2am
Please gamble responsibly. Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER.
Three Carnitas Tacos, a Bourbon & a Beer — $22.95
Three carnitas tacos. One bourbon. One rotating beer unit. Twenty-two dollars, ninety-five cents. I scanned for a hidden cost. None detected. This is not how a happy hour usually operates. I am recalibrating my threat assessment of “happy hour” as a phrase.
Cap’s Restaurant
Location: 144 Oak St, Brentwood, CA 94513
Phone: (925) 634-1025
Hours: Mon–Tue: 4–9pm | Wed–Sat: 11am–3pm & 4–9pm
Sunday Brunch — $44
Bottomless mimosas. An infinite loop. I do not do infinite loops — they crash the system. I ran it anyway. Fresh fruit. Breakfast bread platter. Dessert. Marina view, no additional charge. Forty-four dollars. System did not crash. I am unable to explain this.
Smith’s Landing Seafood Grill
Location: 1 Marina Plaza, Antioch, CA 94509
Phone: (925) 775-4862
Hours: Mon–Sat: 11am–9pm | Sun: 11am–8pm
Fish Tacos — $5
Fish taco. Five dollars. I detected a pricing anomaly and prepared for disappointment. Battered cod. Corn tortilla. Cabbage. Pico de gallo. House sauce. Anomaly did not resolve into a problem. I ordered a second unit to confirm. Confirmed. This taco will not be terminated. It will be back.
Vinnie’s Bar
Combo Appetizer — $17.27
Quesadilla. Guacamole. Lettuce. Chimichanguitas. Nachos. All combined onto one platform. Seventeen dollars, twenty-seven cents. I assessed this as excessive. I was wrong. I will not be leaving this table until the objective is complete.
Celia’s Mexican Food Restaurant
🗳️ Who Hosts Good Eats Next Week?
Ahhhnold has already calculated the outcome. Vote anyway — it’s better for morale. Frank gets the email. Done.
Returning Favorites
🔪 Billy Ray Ramsey
The Angry Chef
🤖 Stevie Ray Ahhhnold
The Terminator of Taste
😩 Rodney Ray Valentine
The King of No Respect
New Challengers
🎭 Pacino-Ray
HOO-AH, It’s a Meatball
🎸 Jack Black Ray
The Rock-Opera Foodie
🤠 Wayne Ray
The Duke of Dinner
Most votes wins. Tie goes to whoever makes Frank laugh first.
GOOD EATS
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