The Bamboo Room is Opening at The Shoppes at Westlake Village on Thursday, June 10th

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The Bamboo Room is opening its doors at 8pm tomorrow at The Shoppes at Westlake Village, next to 101 North. The Bamboo Room is an indoor/outdoor craft cocktail lounge and private event space where you can reserve a table for bottle service or walk in on a first come, first serve basis. They also plan to offer live music. More information at www.bambooroomwlv.com.

Bamboo Room will be open weekly Thursday-Sunday from 8 p.m. to close. Bamboo Room’s wide range of signature cocktails include, but are not limited to, craft cocktails, beer, sake, wine and bottle service.

Sweetgreen is Opening August 31st at The Promenade at Westlake in Westlake Village

UPDATE: Sweetgreen is opening to the public on Tuesday, August 31st.

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sweetgreen is coming soon to The Promenade at Westlake here in the Conejo Valley. I believe it will be located in the space formerly occupied by Lemonade.

sweetgreen is a fast casual eatery that serves salads and grain bowls. Tennis superstar Naomi Osaka recently became an investor in sweetgreen and has a bowl named after her that includes warm quinoa, baby spinach, cilantro, tomato, tortilla chips, raw carrots, avocado, goat cheese, blackened chicken, lime cilantro jalapeno vinaigrette and sweetgreen hot sauce.

sweetgreen currently has 121 locations, including Studio City, Brentwood, Santa Monica and Century City.

Learn more at www.sweetgreen.com.

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Cork Dork Wine Bar to Open in Westlake Village on Thursday, May 20th

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Cork Dork Wine Bar is opening its doors in Westlake Village in the North Ranch Pavilions plaza (next to Rustico at 1125 Lindero Canyon Road) this Thursday, May 20th.

"Cork Dork is a boutique wine bar offering enchanting local beers, over 40 different wines by the glass, including unique ounce by ounce selections. Additionally, Cork Dork sources local sustainable meats, dairy and produce as the building blocks of our mouthwatering modern California cuisine"

Learn more and reserve a table at www.corkdorkwinebar.com

Valentino's Take & Bake Pizza Coming This Summer to the Oakbrook Plaza in Thousand Oaks (Now Open)

UPDATE 10/23/21: Now open.

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The former Papa John's at the Oakbrook Plaza in Thousand Oaks (Arboles and Erbes) will be opening this summer as Valentino's Take & Bake Pizza. This will be the 3rd Valentino's location - others at Main and Seaward in Ventura and the Las Posas Plaza in Camarillo. Baked pizza, take and bake pizza, sandwiches, salads, subs and more. www.valentinosgourmet.com

Wingstop Thousand Oaks Now Open at Janss Marketplace

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The 2nd of 3 dining establishments that have replaced the former Hooters location at Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks opened today. And on a down stock market day, Wingstop stock (NASDAQ: WING - what else?) was up .41%….perhaps because of this new Conejo Valley location. Or perhaps not :)

Wingstop wings come with an assortment of flavors…mild, garlic parmesan, hot lemon, hickory smoked BBQ, lemon garlic, atomic, Hawaiian, spice Korean, original hot, lemon pepper, mango habanero, bayou BBQ, cajun and Louisiana rub.

Learn more at www.wingstop.com.

Eddie's Grill Opened This Month in Ventura

Eddie’s Grill recently opened at 5101 Telegraph Rd, Ventura, offering burgers, wraps, salads, appetizers, vegetarian sandwiches and more. Here’s their mouth-watering assortment of charburgers:

  • Charbroiled Burger

  • Bacon Loaded Burger

  • Blu & Mushroom Burger

  • The Spicy Kick Burger

  • Hawaiian Burger

  • The Western Burger

  • Fajita Fiesta Burger

  • Santa Barbara Burger

  • Ortega & Swiss Burger

  • Eddie’s Patty Melt

  • Hot Cadillac

Learn more at eddiesgrills.com.

Azuki Tea Coming Soon to North Ranch Shopping Center in Westlake Village (Now Open)

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Another new place coming soon to the North Ranch Shopping Center at 3835 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Westlake Village is Azuki Tea.

I believe this will be a boba place. We shall find out more soon. Thanks to Amelia S for the heads up.

Azuki Tea will be located in the former Takahashi Sushi spot.

Amy's Drive Thru to Bring Organic Fast Food to Thousand Oaks in Early 2022 (UPDATE: June 15, 2023)

UPDATE: June 15, 2023 is the grand opening date.

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Amy’s Drive Thru is bringing organic fast food to Thousand Oaks in early 2022. This will be the first location for the organic fast food chain in Southern California and part of its larger plan to expand up and down the West Coast throughout the next five years.

The location of Amy’s Drive Thru Thousand Oaks will be 400 N. Moorpark Road - the former home of Mimi’s Cafe.

Amy’s Drive Thru was started by the Berliners, the same family that founded Amy’s Kitchen and pioneered the organic food movement. Continuing their mission to make it easy and enjoyable for everyone to eat well, the Berliners opened Amy’s Drive Thru, a fresh take on classic American fast food, in 2015. Everything on the Amy's Drive Thru is vegetarian and made to order, including its popular and tasty burgers, fries, milkshakes, and salads all made from organic ingredients, served thoughtfully and sustainably. From menu to packaging to restaurant design, the Drive Thru operates as sustainably as possible, striving for zero waste and zero impact at each location. In 2020, Amy’s Drive Thru became one of the first and only B Corp Certified fast food restaurants.

There are currently three Amy's Drive Thru locations in the Bay Area with a fourth opening late 2021 in Roseville. The new Thousand Oaks location is part of the team’s plans to rapidly expand up and down the West Coast within the next five years.

Learn more about Amy’s at amysdrivethru.com.