Habit Burger Slated for Former Famous Dave's Site in Thousand Oaks

Update 1/11/17: The Habit has noted the following on its Facebook page:

Get a sneak peek of The Habit before we officially open. Check out our schedule below. We are located at 3980 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd. See you there! #MakeItAHabit

Saturday, 1/14: Free Burger Day | The first 200 guests in line at 11:30am and again at 5pm will receive a free award-winning Charburger, fries, and a drink on us!

Sunday, 1/15: Free Habit Day | The first 200 guests in line at 11:30am will receive a delicious chargrilled meal from one of our preset menus.

Sunday, 1/15 from 5-7pm: Fundraising event for Westlake High School. 100% of our sales will go back to this organization. This event is open to all!

Monday, 1/16: Free Habit Day | The first 200 guests in line at 10:30am will receive a delicious chargrilled meal from one of our preset menus.

Posted 10/8/16: Famous Dave's Thousand Oaks closed its doors nearly two years ago. The building is currently undergoing construction to subdivide the building into 3 units to accommodate new restaurant use and to allow for outdoor dining areas.

The first new tenant slated to occupy the space is The Habit Burger Grill, joining other Habit Burger locations in Thousand Oaks, Newbury Park, Agoura Hills, Camarillo, Simi Valley (2), Ventura (2) and Oxnard. Timing TBA. www.habitburger.com

RELM Wine & Beer Bistro in Camarillo Opened in December (now Onyx Bistro)

UPDATE: RELM was sold to a new owner and re-opened as Onyx Bistro in January 2022. See www.facebook.com/OnyxBistroCamarillo for more information.

Located in the Camarillo Village Square at the corner of Arneill Road and Las Posas Road, RELM Wine & Food Bistro opened its doors last month. 

RELM (Relax, Enjoy, Laugh More) serves 12 wines by the glass, 8 local draft beers and a variety of small plated items like prosciutto and goat cheese rolls, caprese, sliders, baked brie, flatbreads and more. Also offers live music at 7 pm on Friday/Saturday nights.

Treehouse Tavern & Grill Opened Last November in Agoura Hills

UPDATE: Closed as of sometime in the latter part of 2017.

The Treehouse Tavern & Grill opened in the former home of Padri Martini Bar at 29008 Agoura Road in Agoura Hills last November. 

Under new ownership, Treehouse's menue includes entrees like honey lime glazed chicken, flat iron steak, New Zealand lamb chops, fresh Alaskan pan seared cod, fresh blackened salmon and more, as well as burgers, sandwiches, salads, flatbreads and a range of starters.

Several dozen draft/craft beers on tap, signature cocktails, wine and more. Live music too. Check website for details.

Visit www.treehousetavern.com or call 818.865.3700 for more information.

Blaze Pizza Coming Soon to Westlake Village

Update 7/18/17: Blaze Fast-Fire’d Pizza will open its Thousand Oaks location on Thursday, July 20th. To celebrate the grand opening, the Thousand Oaks restaurant will offer FREE build-your-own artisanal pizzas on Friday, July 21st from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. to anyone who follows Blaze Pizza on Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook. Located at the Northgate Plaza (3890 Thousand Oaks Blvd.)*, this location joins a growing network of over 60 Blaze Pizzas now open across Southern California.

* Next to The Habit Burger.

Blaze Pizza is opening soon in Westlake Village at 3982 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, one of the new eateries coming to where the former home of Famous Dave's used to be. Blaze is also opening a new location at The Esplanade in Oxnard.

Launched by a co-founder of the Wetzel's Pretzels chain in 2012, Blaze Pizza now has 150 locations and continues to grow rapidly. Blaze Pizza's menu includes signature and build-your-own pizzas, salads and for dessert, s'more pie.

Updates at blazepizza.com/locations/westlake-village.

CINQO Fresh Mexican Eatery Coming Soon to Oakbrook Plaza in Thousand Oaks

Another update: CINQO closed in late 2017. That sure didn't last long!

Update: Opened the week of January 22, 2017

Thanks to Nadia F. via the Conejo Valley Guide Facebook Page for pointing out that a new restaurant is coming to the Oakbrook Plaza on Avenida de los Arboles and Erbes Road (near Vons), CINQO Fresh Mexican Eatery. We have no other details at this point but stay tuned.

Photo credit: Nadia F.

Pokeland Coming Soon to Conejo Valley Plaza in Thousand Oaks

Update: Pokeland opened in early January.

Photo credit: Christopher Newton

Thanks to Christopher N. via the CVG Facebook Page that Pokeland is "coming soon" to the Conejo Valley Plaza, 1396 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks. It will be situated in the former Subway location that closed earlier this year.

Poke is definitely a growing trend around town, with Honeyfish Poke and Big Fish Poke opening this year in Westlake Village and Poke Tiki opening soon at Janss Marketplace. Not to mention, Pokistop Poke & Roll in Simi Valley and Pokeland Ventura, which opened this summer. Also, Vintage Grocers has a poke bar that sells poke by the pound in Westlake Village.

Exotic Thai Bistro at the Simi Valley Town Center is Now the Coconut Crab

Thanks to Craig M. for highlighting the fact that the Exotic Thai Bistro at the Simi Valley Town Center, Suite 770 transitioned into the Coconut Crab Restaurant last week.

Their menu is posted at their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/coconutcrabrestaurant. There are a variety of dishes offered, including pan roasts (fresh seafood cooked in a chowder and served with steamed rice), Pad Thai, Thai Basil Chicken, Grilled Salmon and other delicious sounding dishes.

There's also something unique on the menu. A five step meal involving 1) selection of a seafood (ranging from shrimp to clams, lobster tail, crawfish, etc.), 2) pick a sauce, 3) indicate level of desired spiciness, 4) selected side dishes (sausages, corn on the cob, rice, garlic noodles, etc.) and 5) select a 3 lb family combo if desired.

Dunkin' Donuts to Open Westlake Village Location on Tuesday, December 6th

UPDATE:  The Westlake Village Dunkin Donuts will be opening on Tuesday, December 6th at 30895 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard (at Lindero). Thanks for the heads up, Agoura Hills Mom!

The first guest in line gets a $100 DD gift card and a DD travel mug and $2 perk cards go out to the first 50 to order. I believe the location opens at 5 am but do check first to be sure. That's way too early for me, even with the possibility of $100 in free donuts!

Update 11/16/16: The signs are up and most of the equipment inside appears to be installed. No specific date but Dunkin Donuts corporate indicates "by year end."

Christopher N provided this shot of Dunkin Donuts with newly installed signs up.

Local area blogger Agoura Hills Mom got the word out that the Conejo Valley will see its first Dunkin' Donuts sometime later this year or early 2017 at the North Ranch Gateway, 30895 Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Westlake Village.

Dunkin' Donuts will be located in the building at the corner of Lindero and Thousand Oaks Blvd. The entire North Ranch Gateway is currently undergoing extensive renovations.

There's a sign up indicating they are now hiring.

Photo credit C. Reyes via CVG Facebook Page

This is the first of what is anticipated to be eight or so Dunkin' locations in Ventura County and adjacent areas that was announced two years ago.

Another Dunkin' WAS in the works at the Simi Marketplace in Simi Valley - but now that location will be a Presto Pasta location.

Visit www.dunkindonuts.com for more information.

Pizzscotti Trattoria & Bakery Bar Opened at Simi Valley Town Center on December 2nd

The grand opening of Pizzscotti Trattoria & Bakery Bar takes place at the Simi Valley Town Center, Suite 290 (behind Jamba Juice) the weekend of December 2-4, 2016. Pizzcotti offers homemade Italian cuisine, delicious pastries, beer and wine and more.  Visit www.facebook.com/pizzscotti911 for more information.