Sayka Sushi in Westlake Village Closed in the Summer of 2017

Sayka Sushi, located next to Rustico at 1125 Lindero Canyon Road (at Kanan), Suite A1-B in Westlake Village, closed sometime in the summer of 2017. That’s all I got on this one.

Sayka. What does that mean? It reminds me of Sanka, an instant, decaffeinated coffee brand now owned by Kraft Foods, The 1941 Laurel and Hardy comedy Great Guns includes a scene in which Stan Laurel, in an Army mess hall line, is handed a cup of coffee. He asks "Sanka?", and the mess attendant replies, "You're welcome!" This has nothing to do with Sayka of course but I do love Laurel and Hardy.

Urban Pizza in Thousand Oaks Has Closed Its Doors

Urban Pizza, one of the many newer "design your own" pizza places* that have opened in the Conejo Valley in recent years, has closed its doors. This local eatery near Trader Joe's in the North Ranch Mall originally opened in April 2015. The Simi Valley location has also closed its doors.

* Lot and lots of new pizza places in recent years...Pieology, MOD Pizza, PizzaRev, Pitfire Pizza, Blaze Pizza. Battle of the make your own pizzas!

Dickey's BBQ Pit Locations in Westlake Village and Simi Valley Have Closed

Looking quite empty today in this former Dickey's BBQ Pit location in WLV.

Dickey's BBQ Pit locations in Westlake Village and Simi Valley have closed their doors, leaving us with just one Ventura County location - the original one in Ventura. The Westlake Village location originally opened in July 2015. The Simi Valley location originally opened in January 2014.

The Natural Cafe in Newbury Park Has Closed Its Doors

Jennifer Brecker was looking forward to dining at The Natural Cafe in Newbury Park today, only to find that it was closed. And closed it is indeed, about a week or so ago at 1714 Newbury Road, as confirmed by a call to the still open Westlake Village location and as evidenced by its absence from The Natural Cafe website at thenaturalcafe.com/locations. Sorry to see this local eatery closed.

Niroj Kurdish Cuisine in Agoura Hills Closed Its Doors on July 31st

A friend who was enjoying a meal at Cafe Bizou in Agoura Hills informed me that Niroj Kurdish Cuisine in the Reyes Adobe Plaza, 30313 Canwood Street, has closed its doors. A visit to its website and Facebook page confirmed that Niroj served its last kebab on Sunday, July 31st. Niroj opened here in early 2013.

A Thai restaurant will be coming to this space.

Deliteful Low Carb Restaurant at The Oaks Mall Thousand Oaks Has Closed Its Doors

Deliteful Low Carb Restaurant and Bar opened to the public on May 23, 2016 but recently closed its doors in late July 2017. This was confirmed by the voice message on the restaurant phone line, not to mention removal of the eatery's Facebook and Instagram pages and elimination from the The Oaks Mall directory.

Big Fish Poke No Longer Operating in Westlake Village

Melissa F made us aware of the fact that Big Fish Poke at the Westlake Plaza has an eviction notice dated July 11th on its door and is now closed. It was open just over one year.

Beanscene Expresso in Oak Park is Closing at the End of July After 23 Years in Business

Beanscene Expresso, an Oak Park mainstay for over two decades at 610 N. Lindero Canyon Road (in the Kids World strip mall), has decided to close its doors at the end of July.  Owners stated a number of factors, including the cost of rent, labor, insurance and other items.  Many folks will be sad to see them go.

A little over 3 1/2 years ago, the El Pollo Loco previously in the center closed and became a drive-thru Starbucks. I would expect that type of competition, literally 150 yards away, did not help future prospect for Beanscene.