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ShowPlace ICON Theatre & Kitchen in Mountain View was a luxury dine‑in movie theater located in The Village at San Antonio Center at 2575 California St, Suite 601, Mountain View, CA 94040.

Quick Scoop

  • High‑end dine‑in cinema with recliners, alcohol, and in-seat or lobby pickup dining.
  • Opened around 2018 as a “newer” 10‑screen theater with some VIP auditoriums and premium formats (e.g., laser, high frame rate 3D for big titles like Avatar).
  • Located in a busy mixed‑use shopping area (San Antonio Center) with lots of restaurants and easy parking and Caltrain access (San Antonio station about a 4‑minute walk).

What it used to be like

  • Described by visitors as clean, spacious, with comfortable reclining seats and strong audio/visual quality.
  • Offered full bar service, beer and wine, upgraded food (beyond basic popcorn/candy), and the option to have food brought to your seat.
  • Bathrooms and facilities were repeatedly called out as modern and well‑kept.

Example: One review mentioned auditorium one having laser projection and high‑frame‑rate 3D for “Avatar,” plus plentiful lower‑level parking and easy in/out access.

Current status (as of 2024–2026)

  • The Mountain View ShowPlace ICON and the sister location at Westfield Valley Fair permanently closed in early July 2024 as part of a wider shutdown of ShowPlace Icon locations nationwide.
  • The Mountain View site is in landlord Brookfield’s San Antonio Center property; they’ve indicated it’s “too early” to announce a permanent replacement, but the space is being marketed for a new operator.
  • A local review and forum chatter mention that, per an unverified source, Sony/Alamo Drafthouse is expected to take over the former ShowPlace ICON locations (Mountain View and Valley Fair), which lines up with local Reddit discussions about Alamo Drafthouse moving into those spaces.

So: it was a popular upscale movie theater at San Antonio Center, now closed, with credible community buzz that an Alamo Drafthouse‑branded cinema will eventually replace it, though formal details and timing are still emerging.

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