A well-known gay nightlife promoter in the East Bay who went into the restaurant business last year is opening a new nightclub and eatery in downtown Oakland.
It will be the second LGBTQ nightlife venue in the heart of the city, and a third such business could also join the mix later this year.Valentino Carrillo, who opened La Frontera Mexican Restaurant in East Oakland last winter, is taking over the lease at 381 15th Street where the Senegalese restaurant and dance club Bissap Baobab Oakland had been operating.
Owner Marco Senghor announced in December he had decided to shutter the business.By March 10 Carrillo expects to close escrow on the business and has already applied to transfer the liquor license into his name.