Geppino's Sicilian Kitchen to Open 2nd Location in Thousand Oaks

UPDATE: Geppino's closed its Moorpark location in August 2016 and its Westlake Village location in early 2017.

UPDATE 11/30/15: Geppino's is opening its doors on December 5th. 

Today (8/3/15), Geppino's Sicilian Kitchen of Moorpark announced via Facebook that it will be opening a 2nd location, this one at the former Vitello's at 3316 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, just northwest of Auto Mall Drive.

Founded in April 2013 at 484 E. Los Angeles Avenue, Suite 100 in Moorpark (this location was also the former home of another Italian eatery, Two Guys From Italy), Geppino's is a family owned and operated Italian restaurant open for lunch and dinner.

They are targeting opening in October. Learn more at www.siciliankitchen484.com.

Italian restaurants on a local tear, with the recent openings of Pitfire Artisan Pizza, Al Mulino Eatalian Bakery & Bar, Barone's The Pizzeria Express, Urban Pizza, Olio e Limone Ristorante and Olio Pizzeria.

Kreation Organic Juicery Now Open at The Promenade at Westlake

Update 11/20/15: Kreation Organic is now open at The Promenade at Westlake.

Original Post 1/22/15: According to The Promenade at Westlake's website at shoppromenade.com, Kreation Juicery is coming this summer. "Kreation Juicery provides healthy and delicious drinks, made from farmers market 100% organic fruits and vegetables, designed to invigorate the body and mind."

There are other Kreation Juicery locations in Venice, Beverly Hills, Brentwood, El Segundo, Manhattan Beach, Santa Monica and Toluca Lake. This would be the first location out here in the beautiful Conejo Valley!

More information at kreationjuice.com.

A New Häagen-Dazs® Scoop Shop Appears to Be Opening Soon in Thousand Oaks

Update 11/20/15: Well Betsy M filled us in that the Haagen-Dazs Westlake Village is now closed. That didn't last long! This was confirmed by the fact that this location has vaporized from the Haagen-Dazs website at www.haagendazs.us and the phone is no longer in service. 

Update 6/9/14: The new Haagen-Dazs at North Ranch Plaza, 3825 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Westlake Village opened its doors about nine days ago. They are open 10am to 10pm. Call 805.379.9840 for more information.

Originally posted 3/2/14:

What is that sign in the window of the vacant suite next to Jersey Mike's Subs in the North Ranch Plaza, 3825 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks?

Let's take a closer look at that sign in the window.

I'm going out on a limb here, but it would appear that a Häagen-Dazs® shop will be opening here in Spring 2014. Assuming these signs are not a cruel prank, this will be the 2nd Häagen-Dazs® shop in the Conejo Valley, joining the Häagen-Dazs® Scoop Shop at The Oaks Mall. Visit www.haagendazs.com for more information.

As we are big fans of frozen treats here at CVG, we do our best to keep track of frozen yogurt, gelato, ice cream and other frozen treats in and around Ventura County.

The Häagen-Dazs® brand was originated by Reuben Mattus in New York in the early 1920s, starting out with only three flavors: vanilla, chocolate, and coffee. By 1973, Häagen-Dazs® was available throughout the U.S. and the first "Scoop Shop" opened in 1976. In 1983 the brand was sold to The Pillsbury Company. General Mills bought Pillsbury in 2001. But in the U.S. and Canada, the Häagen-Dazs® brand is licensed to Nestlé and its products are produced by Nestle subsidiary Dreyer's. Too much information? OK, I'll stop there :)

The Charhouse BBQ & Grill and Green & Bean Coming Soon to Oak Park

Update 2/28/17: Green & Bean has closed its doors. Thanks for the heads up, Amelia S.

Update 11/10/15: Green & Bean opened on October 24th. No updates as of yet on The Charhouse. www.thecharhousebbq.com

Original Post: 4/26/15

Amelia tipped us off that The Charhouse BBQ & Grill is coming soon to the former home of Nico's Cafe at 706 Lindero Canyon Road, Oak Park (northeast corner at Kanan). Looking forward to hearing more about this new eatery.

And to the right of The Charhouse in Suite 794, in the former home of the Starbucks (that moved across the street to the former home of El Pollo Loco in November 2013), the Green & Bean Organic Juicery & Coffee Lab is also coming soon, offering Individual drip coffee, cold brew on tap, iced tea on tap, cold pressed juices and nut milks.

Peking Duck Restaurant Looks to Be Opening Soon in Simi Valley

We were on an outing to Harley's Valley Bowl the other day when we saw the Peking Duck sign up at 5225 Cochran Street, Simi Valley. The sign says "coming soon" so stay tuned. 

UPDATE: Peking Duck opened the last week of December.

TWELVE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS TO DO IN SIMI VALLEY

Butler's Pizza Now Open in Former Home of Mulberry Street Pizzeria in Thousand Oaks

A couple weeks ago, Mulberry Street Pizzeria at 1655 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks changed ownership and became Butler's Pizza, a family-owned pizza parlor.  I called them (same phone number as before 805.379.1121). Visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/Butlers-Pizza-1388453068128799.

Mulberry Street originally opened at this location in April 2013, about a month after the previous occupant, PizzaSalad, closed its doors after five years in business.

Thanks to Alison F for the heads up!

$2.00 slices and $1 sodas with a local student ID BUTLER'S PIZZA

A photo posted by Butler's Pizza (@butlerspizza.to) on Nov 2, 2015 at 12:22pm PST

Industry Bar & Grill Now Open at The Summit at Calabasas

UPDATE: Industry Bar & Grill closed sometime in the latter part of 2017.

Industry Bar & Grill is now open at the former location of Wolf Creek at The Summit, 26787 Agoura Rd, Calabasas. They have been open about a week and just received their liquor license yesterday for dinner service at 5pm. Offering a variety of entrees, salads, shared plates, burgers and more.  Visit their Facebook page for more information.

Nice, large outdoor fire pit at Industry Bar & Grill

Cre8 Pizza Opened this Summer in Simi Valley

Update 6/25/16: Cre8 Pizza closed its doors a couple months ago. 

Cre8 Pizza, Salad, Crepes and Gelato opened at 1263 Simi Town Center Way, Suite H-5 this past August. Cre8 offers freshly prepared dough, sauces and other items for its selection of salads, pizzas and savory and sweet crepes. And they also offer 16 flavors of gelato and sorbettos.

This is a "Cre8 your own pizza" type of place, like Pieology, MOD Pizza, PizzaRev and others, offering a variety of toppings of your choosing. You can also Cre8 your own salads. I notice the price on their menu at www.cre8pizza.com is $7.49, which from my vantage point is very reasonable. For more information, call 805.285.5644. Located in the building just east of Jefferson Way at Simi Town Center Way, near Firehouse Subs and Chipotle.

SweetFrog Frozen Yogurt and Wingstop Coming Soon to Camarillo Village Square

As mentioned a few months ago, a SweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt and a Wingstop will be opening soon at the Camarillo Village Square at the corner of Las Posas and Arneill.

SweetFrog is located next door to the new Drive-thru Starbucks that opened on September 17th. When open, which will be soon, they will offer numerous flavors and toppings, as well as dairy free and sugar/artificial sweetener free options. 

UPDATE: SweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt opened on Wednesday, December 2nd at 2306 Las Posas Road, Camarillo. Wingstop opened in December too.

Wingstop will be located in the former non-drive-thru home of Starbucks in the plaza, situated between Subway and Panda Express. This will be the 2nd Ventura County Wingstop location, joining the Oxnard location that opened in Rose Avenue in March 2015. www.wingstop.com