The French Bulldog in Camarillo Closed on April 14th But to Re-Open with "New Look and Concept" on May 2nd

Update February 2015: Old Town Tavern closed the last weekend of January. Here's a comment from the eatery on its Facebook page "we lost our lease and moving to moorpark with a new concept called Kraftap stay tuned!"

Update 5/4/14: Old Town Tavern Camarillo is now open for business.

Today (4/17/14), The French Bulldog Bistro & Lounge announced on its Facebook page that it closed its doors this past Monday, April 14th, but will "be re-opening with a new look and concept on May 2nd." No other details at this point but the indicate the new concept will appeal to a wider audience.

The former The French Bulldog is located at 2433 Ventura Boulevard in Old Town Camarillo. It originally opened in March 2012. Prior to that, JJ Brewsky's was at this historic location.

There's a sign on the door that indicates "The Old Town Tavern" is coming soon. Stay tuned...

On a historic note, this building was established in 1916 by Joseph F. Lewis & Sons, making it nearly 100 years old! The building originally housed a department store, confectionery store, barber shop, the Farmers Bank of Camarillo and the Knob Hill Garage.

The Grill Restaurant & Bar in Camarillo Closed Last Week

The Grill Restaurant & Bar, formerly known as California Grill, in the Las Posas Plaza at 67 Daily Drive in Camarillo for over two decades, has an eviction notice on its window dated April 25th. Sorry to see you go, The Grill, and best of luck to your staff.

Viva La Pasta in Moorpark Closed

Viva La Pasta's at 252 W. Los Angeles Avenue in Moorpark recently closed its doors. However, the Simi Valley location in the Wood Ranch center at 525 Country Club Drive is still open. Visit www.vivalapastasimivalley.com.

California Crisp Cafe in Westlake Village Closes Its Doors

Lauren R tipped us off on the CVG Facebook page that the California Crisp Cafe, previously located at 5794 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village in the Albertson's/Michael's plaza, is closed. Hmm, I'd never even heard of the place. It actually looks (or I should looked) pretty good based on the menu at www.californiacrisp.com/westlake_wraps.htm. If they re-open somewhere else around town and I actually hear about them, I will definitely try them out!

Claim Jumper Thousand Oaks Closed Its Doors Yesterday, February 23, 2014

The rumors this weekend were true. Claim Jumper at The Lakes at Thousand Oaks closed its doors at close of business yesterday, Sunday, February 23, 2014. Claim Jumper opened in 2005, when The Lakes first opened. Always sad to see a popular restaurant closing, but I suspect we will hear something else coming here soon. If you still a hankering for Claim Jumper, the nearest location to Ventura County is in Northridge. Visit claimjumper.com for more information.

Los Agaves Mexican Grill in Thousand Oaks, Which Reopened, Recently Closed Again

Ed G of Thousand Oaks also pointed out to us that Los Agaves Mexican Grill at 2350 East Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks, which closed mid-last year, opened as a new restaurant, but subsequently opened again as Los Agaves Mexican Grill, is now closed. The sign on the door, pictured below, indicates that may try to open again at a new location in the future. Los Agaves served Thousand Oaks for ten years.

Sign on Front Door of Brats Brothers Newbury Park Brings Sadness, Frustration

Update 5/21/14: Recently someone asked "will the newbury park store be opening again?" on the Brats Brothers Facebook page. Brats Brothers' response was "Unfortunately it won't be. We're definitely not happy about this, but the decision is out of our control. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience!"

Brats Brothers opened its Newbury Park location in December 2012 with it unique combination of German fare, atmosphere and entertainment, with beer, gourmet sausages of all types, spaetzle, wiener schnitzel and other fare. This morning the following sign was on the front door.

I'm a positive thinker by nature and when I read this sign my initial inclination is to believe that Brats Brothers Newbury Park is closed "until further notice" or until some future point in time that they decide to re-open. On the other hand, many CVG Facebook followers don't show such surprise and sadness: NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!! - Whaaaaat?????? - I'm super bummed. - Oh this blows! - I'm shocked!! - No!!!! - Nnnnnooo!!! My favorite place!!!

Brats Brothers opened its first restaurant in Sherman Oaks in 2007. According to its website, the restaurant recently changed ownership and is in process of renewing their liquor license at that location. However, they continue to be open for food service.

No mention about the future of the Newbury Park location, however, on the Brats Brothers website, Facebook page or Twitter account. And there is no answer on the phone. So let's just keep our fingers crossed that we see something positive happen here in the future. Stay tuned.

Camarillo International Supermarket & Restaurant Recently Closed Its Doors

The Camarillo International Supermarket & Restaurant that had been located at 1775 E. Daily Drive in the Camarillo Plaza recently closed its doors. This business originally opened in 2012 in the former Lazertag Extreme facility that closed its doors in March 2012 and subsequently changed ownership and relocated to the Wood Ranch section of Simi Valley.

Sources indicate the bankrupt 74,000 sq ft Camarillo Plaza was sold to undisclosed buyers late last year. So let us see what the next occupant will be. There are several vacant spots in this plaza that is also home to the original Brendan's Pub, Presto Pasta, The Habit, Revolution Surf, Cafe India, Baja Fresh, Dougherty Laser Vision and other businesses.

The Camarillo International Supermarket website is no longer functional, the Facebook page does not exist and the phone number is shut off.