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As previously mentioned, The Napa Tavern at 101 S. Westlake Blvd, Westlake Village closed its doors on Tuesday, February 23rd. But coming soon to the vacated spot is Cut 360 Steakhouse. For updates, visit cut360steakhouse.com.
UPDATE: It soon re-opened after this post in early March.
Update 12/3/15: The grand opening of Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. at The Shoppes at Westlake is Friday, December 11th at 11am.
Posted 5/5/15: Figueroa Mountain Brewing Co. (FMB) is anticipated to open its taproom at The Shoppes at Westlake, quite possibly by Father's Day weekend (though the specific date is not known at this point). The specific location is 30770 Russell Ranch Road, adjacent to Jeannine's Food Hall.
FMB is a family-run regional craft brewery with taprooms at its hometown of Buellton, as well as Los Olivos, Santa Barbara and Santa Maria.
The new Westlake Village taproom will feature indoor/outdoor seating with all of FMB's (currently 15) core beers on tap as well as in "to go" bottles. A rotating list of other specialty and cask beers will be available. The menu will feature gastropub fare, including burgers, tri-tip sandwiches, salads and sliders.
Visit www.figmtnbrew.com for more information or following FMB WLV's Facebook page at www.facebook.com/figmtnbrewWV.
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.
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.
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 :)
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.
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.
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
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
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