Dining

If you've driven by the corner of Church Street and Kettleman Lane, you've probably noticed there's a little more hustle and bustle in the shopping center. About two weeks ago, a new hot dog restaurant, Hot Doggz, opened up in the red and white drive-thru that was formerly Teriyaki Time. Already, the restaurant is experiencing lunch and dinner rushes and satisfying crowds that order everything from large chili dogs to hot onion rings and frozen yogurt.

Who says you can't get fresh seafood in Lodi? It may be hard to find, but now three brothers with roots in both Lodi and Maine have opened Lobster Trap Restaurant that not only serves fresh seafood, but seafood from the cold waters of the East Coast.

In a revamped building on the Delta, there is a new restaurant where raviolis are handmade with family recipes and clam chowder is just as creamy and flavorful as you'd find on the coast.

Matsuyama Restaurant, located in Lakewood Mall, was one of the first eateries in Lodi to serve Japanese cuisine.

Italian food is one of those things most people love, but don't get to enjoy. Sometimes, going out to Italian seems like it's either too fancy, too expensive or too time-consuming for a weekday evening. That's where De Vinci's comes in, offering a range of homemade pastas from raviolis to chicken strogonoff and lasagna that you order at the counter.

If you were disappointed when Sunnyrose closed its drive-thru on Highway 99, you'll be happy to know that K and D Brew Thru has opened in the same location with specialty coffees, breakfast burritos, sandwiches, and burgers and even some favorite items that were on the Sunnyrose menu.

Eight months after a kitchen fire closed Johnson's Drive-In on Highway 99, the diner is reopened under new ownership as Rockin' Robin.

Mel's Mocha is the kind of place you would expect to find on Walnut Grove's River Road that sits just across the street from the Delta River.

Pizza is pretty much in the genes for David Calder, owner of David's New York Style Pizza in Stockton. He has two successful David's Pizzas in Stockton — one on Hammer Lane and the newest one in Lincoln Center South.

Just two months before the Downtown Lodi Starbucks closed for good, Teriyaki Time opened its second restaurant just around the corner. Teriyaki Time is now located at 123 Elm St., where Fanatics Pizza used to be.