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In a visit yesterday to the soon-to-be-owned-by-Amazon.com Whole Foods Market on Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks, we noticed a sign on the door of White Elephant Thai Cuisine. The sign said "Thank you for being with us for 10 years. We will be looking for opportunities to re-open."
And the nearby J&J Doughnuts (previously Stan's Doughnuts) was also vacant. Smashburger is still there though!
Update 6/23/17: Sushi Haru has closed its doors.
Posted 5/19/16:
Red Coral Sushi at The Village at Dos Vientos Ranch in Newbury Park closed its doors on April 30th, after seven years in business.
But the good news is that Sushi Haru, Japanese Fusion Restaurant opened June 4, 2016 (according to Brian).
Annnnndd another update 5/29/21: The Park is now closed and the space is available for lease.
Update 6/22/17: The Park Restaurant and Bar is now open. www.facebook.com/theparkrestaurantandbar Specializing in "California's finest foods, wines."
Original Post: 5/5/17
There is a new eatery coming to the former home of On The Thirty (closed last December) and Leila's (closed April 2015) at 706 Lindero Canyon Road, Suite 752 in Oak Park.
The notice on the door indicates The Oak Park Restaurant and Bar has filed for a transfer of the license to sell alcoholic beverages at this site.
No further details at this time, so stay tuned.
Update 6/20/17: Go Fish Sushi's grand opening was this past Saturday, June 17th.
Originally publish date: 2/25/17
We stopped by the Simi Valley Town Center the other day to grab a bite to eat and explore a bit. As we meandered over to the west side of the mall near the Studio Movie Grill and koi pond, we noticed that Go Fish Sushi Bar was under construction adjacent to the theater.
This koi pond is located next to Go Fish Sushi Bar. Koi, don't worry, you're safe.
Go Fish Sushi Bar was shut down for construction on Friday, August 8, 2014. The specific grand re-opening date has not been announced as of yet but according to a post on its Facebook page, it appears to be in the next month or two.
Amazon and Whole Foods Market announced today that Amazon will be acquiring Whole Foods for $42 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at nearly $14 billion. Whole Foods closed at $33 per share yesterday and is up 29% to over $42 today.
Whole Foods Market will continue operating under the Whole Foods Market brand.
In its latest fiscal year ended September 25, 2016, Whole Foods had 456 stores, 17.8 million square footage of stores and 85 stores in California (including local Ventura County stores in Thousand Oaks and Oxnard). Total revenue for the fiscal year was $15.7 billion.
Amazon's 2016 revenue was $136 billion.
The transaction is anticipated to by the end of 2017.
UPDATE; Julian's subsequently closed in the latter part of 2017 in late January 2018 re-opened as Que Pasa Mexican Cafe.
Julian's Restaurant & Bar opened last month at 2433 Ventura Boulevard in Old Town Camarillo, in the historic "J.F. Lewis & Sons - 1916" building previously occupied by JJ Brewsky's, The French Bulldog and then, the Old Town Tavern.
Julian's was opened by brothers Jerry and Julio Perez and their uncle Jorge Contreras after closing Verona Trattoria this past February after 20 years in service. This new concept, named after Jorge's late brother, serves gourmet California cuisine.
Entrees on the dinner menu include Steak and Enchilada, Filet Brie, Salmon Mediterranean, Enchiladas Poblanas, pastas and more.
The Annex is a 16,000 sq ft collection of microshops, boutiques and eateries that will be located at the southeast corner of Collection Boulevard and Parkview Court at The Collection at RiverPark.
As of June 2017, shops and eateries to occupy The Annex include:
Cherry Hills Market - Retail shop will sell a variety of premium hand crafted home goods.
Sueno Jewelry Studio - handmade and custom jewelry
Scratch will be opening its first brick and Mortar location here, serving seasonal meats, cheeses and product for breakfast, lunch and dinner. NO LONGER THERE
Ragamuffin Coffee Roasters, which originated in Newbury Park, will open a location here.
Love Pho Cafe will be opening a location here.
Bottle & Pint, yet another Newbury Park original will open its second location here, with crafts beers from around the world.
Afters Ice Cream is home of the "milky bun." Handmade ice cream sandwiches on soft, doughnut-like buns.
The Blend Superfood Bar will offer smoothies and acai bowls.
Learn more at www.tcrpannex.com.
We recently learned that Petco will be opening later this year, probably in the fall time frame, at Janss Marketplace in Thousand Oaks. It will be on the east side of the mall, next to the ULTA Beauty that is anticipated to open in the same time frame.
The old Rite Aid space will be renovated for these new businesses.
Speaking of pet stores, the new Pet Food Express at the Conejo Valley Plaza Shopping Center is slated to open next month. www.petfoodexpress.com/stores/detail/thousand-oaks
The County of Ventura Environmental Health Division (EHD) protects public health and the environment by ensuring conformance with State laws and County ordinances pertaining to food protection, hazardous materials, hazardous waste, individual sewage disposal systems, land use, medical waste, ocean water quality monitoring, recreational health, solid waste, underground fuel tanks and vector control.
The EHD publishes food facility closures at www.ventura.org/rma/envhealth/community-services/consumer-food/closures.html.
The following facility closures were noted in May 2017. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.
Stone Oven, 382 W. Hillcrest Drive, #FC-02, Thousand Oaks;
Inoperable refrigeration resulting in unsafe food temperatures, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 05/24/17; Date reopened - 05/26/17
Wendy's, 2662 E. Thompson Blvd., Ventura;
Sewage backing up inside the facility, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 05/24/17; Date reopened - 05/25/17
Maria's Restaurant (bar only), 2521 Sycamore Drive, Simi Valley;
Sewage overflowing within the facility, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 05/17/17; Date reopened - 05/18/17
Ann's Bakery, 854 N. Ventura Road, Port Hueneme;
No water available for hand washing or utensil washing;
Date closed - 05/15/17; Date reopened - 05/15/17
Szechuwan Place, 2397 Michael Drive, Newbury Park;
Operating without a valid permit to operate, no plans submitted for changes in menu and facility;
Date closed - 05/11/17; No reopen date
Great Khan's Mongolian BBQ, 382 W. Hillcrest Drive, #1, Thousand Oaks;
Sewage overflowing within the facility, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 05/10/17; Date reopened - 05/11/17
Taqueria Jalisco Mexican Grill, 4275 Tierra Rejada Road, #A, Moorpark;
Sewage overflowing within the facility, inoperable handsink, inoperable mop sink;
Date closed - 05/08/17; Date reopened - 05/08/17
Russel's Donuts, 571 N. Ventura Ave., Ventura;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 05/05/17; Date reopened - 05/06/17
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