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As mentioned in September, "Board & Brew" will be coming soon to The Shoppes at Westlake Village, serving specialty sandwiches and craft beer. It will be located in the former Pick Up Stix location across from Guitar Center. boardandbrew.com
Timing TBA.
UPDATE: We’ve heard the May time frame.
UPDATE 4/16/24: Signs are up at the remodeled building - “Old Oaks Steakhouse.” No specific timing at this point, but stay tuned.
Corrigan’s Steakhouse was originally opened in 1982 by Tom Corrigan, the son of legendary stuntman/actor Ray “Crash” Corrigan. Crash Corrigan passed away on August 10, 1976. Tom Corrigan passed away on March 14, 2018.
Corrigan’s Steakhouse, located at 556 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, closed its doors later that year in 2018 and it changed ownership. Since then, over the last four years, there has been slow, and more recently very steady, progress in the remodeling of the site.
Rumor has it that the new place will also be a steakhouse, with a cigar room in the back. “Old Oaks Steakhouse” is one name that has mentioned as a possibility. We shall see.
Corrigan’s Steak House did not originate at this location. Its roots were in the Park Oaks Shopping Center at Janss and Moorpark Roads in Thousand Oaks. It relocated to Thousand Oaks Blvd at Long Ct in 1990. This location has a bit of history in it, so it is good to see, as you can tell in the photos below, that some of that history has been retained.
House of Orlando Italian Restaurant operated here from 1960 to 1977. It subsequently became Le Normandie French Restaurant for awhile. Then in 1990 it became Corrigan’s.
Here is a view of Hosue of Orlando Italian Restaurant at 556 East Thousand Oaks Blvd during the 1966 Conejo Valley Days parade. (Photo from the Thousand Oaks Library Conejo Through the Lens Collection.)
Corrigan’s Steak House in 2018, before it closed.
A view from the side - Corrigan’s Steak House - Seafood, Burgers & Chili
A view of the inside of Corrigan’s after it closed.
Side view while undergoing reconstruction in October 2021
Progress continuing in December 2021
April 2022
Christmas Eve 2022
As noted when The Grill on The Alley at The Promenade at Westlake closed its doors on October 29th, the future occupant of that space will be RED O Restaurant - Taste of Mexico.
With locations in Newport Beach, La Jolla and Santa Monica, RED O serves Mexican cuisine such as enchiladas, tacos, tortas, fajitas, fish and other specialties in a beautiful setting. www.redorestaurant.com
Timing TBA.
Photo Credit: Kira K (@natureveggiegirl via Instagram)
Schatzi Smoothies is opening on January 7, 2023 at the Whizin Market Square in Agoura Hills. Schatzi, located a few doors down from Carrara Pastries, will offer smoothies, juice, cookies and coffee. For updates, visit schatzijuice.com.
That didn’t last long. They’re now closed.
Currying Flavors opened recently in the food court at The Oaks mall, offering fast casual Indian cuisine. Currying Flavors previously operated from August 2019 to November 2020 on Canwood Street in Agoura Hills. Worth a try if you are at The Oaks. No website at this time.
UPDATE: Soft opening Saturday, 12/16/23 5pm. www.crawfordssocial.com
Several folks have asked about what's going on at the old Citibank branch building in the Westlake Plaza at the corner of Westlake Boulevard and Agoura Road (974 South Westlake Blvd.). The new place is called Crawford's Social - Cocktails/Lounge/Eatery. "West coast influenced shareable American cuisine." Once more information is available, we’ll provide an update. Stay tuned for updates at www.crawfordssocial.com.
Pieology Pizzeria opened its doors on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Janss Marketplace. Make your own pizza, with crusts that include regular, thick, gluten-free and cauliflower. Open at 9:30am daily until 11pm Sun-Thu, midnight Fri/Sat.
Learn more at www.pieology.com or call 805-660-4527.
UPDATE: Now open. www.philzcoffee.com/locations-la
Philz Coffee Thousand Oaks opened on November 10th. Another local Philz Coffee is opening soon at The Summit at Calabasas, 26787 Agoura Road (at Lost Hills Road).
Looks like La Cereza Cafe & Bakery is building out a location at 280 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite A in Thousand Oaks, just east of Tarantula Hill Brewing Co. No other details at this point. Stay tuned.
Cereza…what is it? Well, it’s Spanish for cherry.
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