The Oaks Mall Announces Three New Eateries Coming in Summer 2016 - Pizza Rev, Urban Plates and Chipotle

In addition to the previously mentioned De-Lite-Ful Low Carb Restaurant coming to The Oaks Mall in Thousand Oaks sometime early next year, there are three additional eateries coming to the The Oaks towards to the summer of 2016. 

PizzaRev is a "build your own" fast-casual pizza place with other local locations in Camarillo, Oxnard and Woodland Hills. 

Chipotle...well, I'm pretty sure you already now about Chipotle Mexican Grill, with other local locations in Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Camarillo, Simi Valley, Oxnard, Ventura and Malibu.

Urban Plates - This is a restaurant with locations in San Diego, Irvine, Dublin, and soon, Playa Vista, serving "made from scratch" salads, entrees, braises and stews and sandwiches. "Farm to plate and won't break the bank" is what they say at www.urbanplates.com.

These eateries are planned as part of the new construction that is planned west of Lazy Dog Cafe.

Updates at www.shoptheoaksmall.com.

Hook Burger to Open Up Simi Valley Location This Summer (Closed April 2019)

HOOK BURGER SIMI VALLEY CLOSED ITS DOORS IN APRIL 2019. Soon thereafter, Funburger opened in its place.

Update 9/25/15: Hook Burger Simi Valley in the Walmart Center at 2490 Sycamore Drive will be opening tomorrow with a great fundraising event for Make-a-Wish Tri-Counties! On Friday/Saturday, September 25-26 from 11:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m., donate to Make-A-Wish and get a free combo meal!! www.facebook.com/hookburger

Posted 5/9/15: Hook Burger is opening up a new location this summer at 2490 Sycamore Drive in Simi Valley, joining other local locations in Westlake Village (opened last October) and Oxnard. Hook Burger serves up a variety of burgers and sandwiches, like the Seared Tuna Sandwich (fresh seared albacore, homemade Asian slaw, wasabi tartar on toasted brioche bun). I stopped by their Westlake Village location and enjoyed the veggie burger as well as some might tasty onion rings. Learn more at hookburger.com.

Musical Sushi Bars in the Conejo Valley

The Ventura County Star reported earlier today that Bada Sushi in Thousand Oaks has closed its doors. Thanks for the heads up goes out to CVG Facebook follower Jessica J.

Buh-bye, Bada Sushi ... with your broken windows, termite-infested window frames & skeevy parking lot #ThousandOakspic.twitter.com/3zGQPZ84qu

— Lisa McKinnon (@805foodie) April 22, 2015

One sushi bar is gone, but another one is coming soon to the Shoppes at Westlake Village. Q Sushi will be opening there. Visit qsushibar.com for updates.

Update 1/1/16: Q Sushi's countdown clock at www.qsushi.com indicates it will be opening in about a week.

Update 4/7/16: Q Sushi now indicates they will be opening to the public on April 14th!

Ragamuffin Coffee Roasters Opening Store This Month in Newbury Park

Final Update (thanks for the reminder, Brandon H): Ragamuffin opened about a month ago!

Evidence that indeed, Ragamuffin Coffee Roasters is now open in Newbury Park

More evidence: My coffee cup at Ragamuffin. Yes, I like cream and sugar in my coffee. I'm a wimp. great tasting coffee, by the way!

Update 7/7/15: Ragamuffin is in the final stages of buildout and hopes to be opening soon.

Posted 1/4/15: Hector Diaz tipped us off that Ragamuffin Coffee Roasters is planning to open this month at the Trader Joe's/CVS/Fitness 19 plaza at the corner of Reino and Borchard in Newbury Park (111 N. Reino Road). It will be located in the space previously occupied by Parkview Cafe that became vacant earlier this year.

Ragamuffin is a small batch coffee microroaster, locally owned and grown by a husband/wife team that has true passion for premium coffee. They have been fine tuning their roasting for about four years now and this storefront location is the result of a successful Kickstarter campaign!

For updates and their online store, visit ragamuffinroasters.com or follow their Facebook page.

Buffalo Wild Wings Coming to the Simi Valley Town Center Later This Summer

Update: Grand opening date is Monday, September 21, 2015. There's a flyer on the Simi Valley Town Center Facebook page indicating the first 100 customers receive free wings for a year. There's no phone number or hours but I assume they open at 11 a.m., consistent with other locations.

Buffalo Wild Wings is a casual dining restaurant and sports bar specializing in chicken wings and sauces. There are 1,080 Buffalo Wild Wings locations around the world.  Buffalo Wild Wings opens on the west side of the Simi Valley Town Center, near the new Studio Movie Grill. Learn more at www.buffalowildwings.com. Also visit the Simi Valley Town Center Facebook page for updates.

And if you're looking to invest in Buffalo Wild Wings, check out stock symbol BWLD on the NASDAQ exchange, currently trading at $161.92 and a total market cap of over $3 BILLION. That's a LOT of wings!

Pizza Man Dan's to Open This October at Camarillo Village Square

Pizza Man Dan's has announced it is coming to the Camarillo Village Square at the corner of Los Posas and Arneill in Camarillo. It will occupy the former home of Me-n-Ed's Pizza.

Pizza Man Dan's was created in July 2012 by the former president of Rusty's Pizza.  It now has locations in Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme and Moorpark. Offering specialty and make your own pizzas, California hot wings, hot subs and more.

Learn more at www.pizzamandans.com.

Drive-Thru Starbucks Coming to Las Posas and Arneill in Camarillo

Update 9/18/15: It opened on Thursday, September 17th! Looking good! The Camarillo Drive-Thru Starbucks joins other local area drive-thru Starbucks locations in Thousand Oaks (T.O. Blvd at Rancho Rd), Newbury Park (Wendy & Grande Vista), Thousand Oaks (Oak Park adjacent) (Lindero and Kanan), Simi Valley (Los Angeles and 1st), Oxnard (Channel Island and Rose, Saviers & Channel Islands), Santa Paula (Palm and Harvard) and Fillmore (Highway 126 and A Street). I'm seeing a trend here.

Original post 7/24/15: A drive-thru Starbucks is work in process at the corner of Las Posas and Arneill in Camarillo. It will be replacing the existing Starbucks at the Camarillo Village Square.

Also in the works is a Sweet Frog Premium Frozen Yogurt adjacent to the new Starbucks. In the existing Starbucks location in the plaza (adjacent to Subway and Panda Express on the other side) a Wingstop is planned. No word on timing of course as it  will obviously be contingent on timing of the transition of Starbucks.

Which Wich Opened Today at The Shoppes at Westlake (Closed in 2021)

Which Wich closed its doors in December 2021.

Today, Which Wich Superior Sandwiches opened at The Shoppes at Westlake, 30374 Russell Ranch Road, across from the Guitar Center and Target store. 

Which Wich offers over 50 sandwiches and with 60 available toppings. Visit www.whichwich.com or call 818.575.9760 for more information.

Former Leila's Location in Oak Park Has Sign Indicating "On The Thirty" May Be Coming

Twitter follower Andrew Chane took note recently that a liquor license sign is displayed in the window of the former Leila's Restaurant at 706 Lindero Canyon Road in Oak Park.

Update: On 11/7/15, On The Thirty noted its Oak Park location will be open very soon.

The sign indicates the applicant is "On The Thirty "2" Inc." which would seem to indicate that popular restaurant/wine bar On The Thirty based in Sherman Oaks may be in process of opening a second location right here! Stay tuned...

On The Thirty "home of the best pizza you've ever had" describes itself as having "30 Boutique California wines by the glass.  30 California craft beers on draft and by the bottle. Award winning Mixology menu. Gourmet pizza.  Artisan Sandwiches.  Rockin' salads.  Charcuterie.  Small bites.  Awesome atmosphere. Local, organic produce and hormone-free, grass-fed meat."

Learn more about On The Thirty at www.onthethirty.com.