RESTAURANT REVIEW 1207 Pomona Street, Crockett | (510) 787-7768 Chips with Homemade Guacamole and Homemade Salsa JUDY’S PLACE (COCINA LATINA): Authentic Latin Fusion Cuisine Nestled in a small storefront in the sleepy town of Crockett, Judy Herrera, owner of Judy’s Place, an excellent authentic Latin restaurant, has welcomed locals and those passing through town for the past six years. If you don’t regularly frequent Crockett, you’ll need to keep a watchful eye for Judy’s Place as you drive down Pomona, the town’s main street, as it can be easily missed in spite of the tall outdoor signage. If you pass John Swett High School, you will have gone too far--but I promise you that turning around to locate and dine at Judy’s place will definitely be worth your time! Judy’s Place is not a Mexican restaurant nor a Central American restaurant—it is a blend of the best flavors and dishes of multiple Latin countries. Judy’s family members 36 MARKETPLACECONTRACOSTA.COM OCTOBER 2016 By Vickie Lewis hail from El Salvador and Guatemala, so she combines flavors from these countries and makes what she likes. “If it’s good, I serve it,” Judy said with a smile! She does all of the cooking herself and everything served at Judy’s place is freshly made from scratch. Judy has always enjoyed cooking and is a self-taught chef. Before becoming a restaurateur, Judy originally aspired to be a nurse, but stopped short of finishing her education in the field. She later worked in the telecommunications and mortgage businesses, and also owned and operated a bagel shop in Sacramento for two years. In 2010, when the current location became available in Crockett, she welcomed the opportunity to open her own restaurant and to share her love of cooking with the community.
Contra Costa Marketplace - Oct 2016
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