Pizza Places in the Conejo Valley and Greater Ventura County

Pizza is the perfect food. It is easy to order over the phone. Easy to pick up. Easy to deliver. Pizza does not require utensils and thus saves time on cleaning and dishwashing. Though often greasy, it provides us with all 4 major food groups (keeping in mind tomatoes are a fruit). Kids love pizza. Pizza can be eaten for breakfast, lunch, snacktime and dinner and does not require heating (at least in my house). And of course, pizza makes a very good accompaniment to beer. What's not to love about pizza? Here is an alphabetical list of pizza places in the Conejo Valley and neighboring areas.

Ameci's Pizza and Pasta is at 1560 Newbury Road, #3, Newbury Park (805.499.8300), 30651 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Agoura (818.889.7722), 1724 Avenida de los Arboles, Thousand Oaks (805.493.2914), Westlake Village (DELIVERY ONLY) (818.889.7778), 302 W. Los Angeles St., Moorpark (805.529.3399) and 2780 Tapo Canyon Blvd., Simi Valley (805.581.9770)

Barone's Pizzeria is located at 30990 Russell Ranch Road, Westlake Village. (818.889.1474). baronespizzeria.com

Butler's Pizza (formerly Mulberry Street Pizzeria and prior to that, PizzaSalad) at 1655 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks 805.379.1121

Cafe Topanga is at 171 North Reino Road, Newbury Park (805.498.2166) Decent food at this place. They deliver. I've had their pizzas several times and they were pretty good.

California Pizza Kitchen is at 2200 East Thousand Oaks Blvd.,Thousand Oaks (at The Lakes) (805.777.1778) and 1555 Simi Town Center Way, #790, Simi Valley (Simi Valley Town Center) (805.522.0030) www.cpk.com

Chuck E. Cheese's is at 130 West Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks (805.497.2522) and 4714 Telephone Road, Ventura (805.644.9777) www.chuckecheese.com

Costco is at 5700 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village (818.597.3900), 2001 East Ventura Blvd., Oxnard (805.983.4200) and 2660 Park Center Drive, Simi Valley (805.578.3301). www.costco.com I love Costco pizza.  Huge slices of pizza for small sums of money.  My top choice for bargain pizza that is well stocked with cheese.

D'Amore's Famous Pizza is located at 2869 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd, Thousand Oaks (805.496.0030) and 300 N. Lantana, #34, Camarillo (805.445.6534). www.damoresfamouspizza.com D'Amore's has baking pizzas since 1987.

Domino's Pizza locations include 2405 Michael Drive, Suite B, Newbury Park (805.499.0681), 2220 N. Moorpark Road, Suite 10, Thousand Oaks (805.496.6221), 2855 Agoura Road, Westlake Village (805.495.3834), 481 High Street, Moorpark (805.523.3030) and 665 E. Los Angeles Ave., Simi Valley (805.527.7493) www.dominos.com

Draughts is located at 398 North Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks www.draughtsrestaurant.com (805.777.7883) The pizza is delicious and their menu is full of great combinations.

Fresh Brothers Pizza has locations at The Promenade at Westlake (100 Promenade Way) (805.777.8448) and another location at The Commons at Calabasas (4799 Commons Way).

Greco's New York Pizzeria is at 245 North Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks (Janss Marketplace) (805.777.7271) Huge NY style pizzas that my family loves. You'll be hard pressed to find larger slices than these.

California Slice Pizzeria is at 1087 Scandia Avenue, Ventura (805.323.5154) californiaslice.com

Lamppost Pizza is at 1145 Lindero Canyon Road, Westlake Village (818.879.2195), 3921 Cochran St, Simi Valley (805.522.9030) and 530 E. Los Angeles, Ste. 101, Moorpark (805.529.6220). This is a family favorite for post game gatherings and parties. 

Little Caesars has locations in Thousand Oaks, Oxnard (3), Camarillo, Moorpark, Santa Paula, Simi Valley, Fillmore and Ventura (2). littlecaesars.com

MOD (Made on Demand) Pizza has locations in Simi Valley (2941 Cochran Street) 805.842.4442 and Newbury Park (1015 Broadbeck Drive) 805.214.7010 with "design your own" pizzas. modpizza.com

Papa John's is at 3321 Kimber Drive, Newbury Park (805.480.3939), 2072 E. Avenida de los Arboles, Thousand Oaks (805.241.7171), 1877 E. Daily Drive, Ste G, Camarillo (805.482.9911) 393 W. Los Angeles Ave., Moorpark (805.529.9100), 706 Lindero Canyon Road, Oak Park (818.879.2111), 1308 Madera Road, Simi Valley (805.584.8500), 2350 Vineyard Ave., Oxnard (805.278.7272), 1411 W. Channel Islands Blvd., Oxnard (805.487.7800), 2202 Tapo Street, Simi Valley (805.584.1700), and 5722 Telephone Road, Ventura (805.650.3200) www.papajohns.com

Parma Pizzeria Napoletana opened in January 2017 at 796 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks, offering up delicious New York, Detroit style and Neapolitan style pizzas. parmapizzerianapoletana.com 805.370.1370

Pieology Pizzeria opened at 593 N. Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks (805.273.9500) in August 2013 and more recently in Westlake Village at 5776 Lindero Canyon Road (818.991.4999), the first in a series of "design your own" pizza places around town.

Pitfire Artisan Pizza is located in the Westlake Plaza at 966 S. Westlake Blvd, Westlake Village. www.pitfirepizza.com 805.409.4181

Pizza Hut is at 421 South Reino Road, Newbury Park (805.375.0174), 73 Rancho Road, Thousand Oaks (805.371.3700), 5146 Kanan Road, Agoura (818.991.7508), 252 Los Angeles Ave., #9, Moorpark (805.529.1199), and 2050D First Street, Simi Valley (805.522.8200). www.pizzahut.com

Pizza Man Dan's has seven locations in Ventura County, including Camarillo, Oxnard (2), Ventura (2), Port Hueneme and Moorpark. www.pizzamandans.com

Pizza Rev has locations in Camarillo (Camarillo Outlets) 805.482.0419 and at The Oaks in Thousand Oaks, serving up "design your own" pizza. pizzarev.com

Pizzeria Bianco Rosso is located at 365 Arneill Road in Camarillo. www.pizzeriabiancorosso.com 805.389.4700

Pizzeria La Piccola is located at 2388 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd in Thousand Oaks. www.pizzeria-lapiccola.com 805.497.3653

Presto Pasta is at 1025 Broadbeck Road, Newbury Park (805.498.7737), 1701 Daily Drive, Camarillo (805.445.7737) and 5722 Telephone Road, Ventura (805.658.2898) www.prestopasta.com  The pasta is pretty darn good for a very reasonable price.  As far as the pizza, the kids ordered it here one time and it looked o.k.  They have pizza too.

Roma Deli is at 2247 Michael Drive, Newbury Park (805.499.2455) www.romaitaliandeli.com Roma is known mostly for its pasta and other Italian goodies for nearly 30 years but the pizza is definitely something to consider. As a matter of fact, today we tried the "Pizza Rustica" (olive oil, garlic, fresh tomato, greek olives, ricotta, feta cheese, mozzarella and ham) and it was excellentj.

Round Table Pizza locations include 2000 East Avenida de los Arboles, Suite B, Thousand Oaks (805.492.2403), 239 W. Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark (805.529.2207), 880 Arneill Road, Camarillo (805.484.8900), 1213 South Victoria Avenue, Oxnard (805.382.1300) and 4255-8 East Main Street, Ventura (805.654.0777). www.roundtablepizza.com

Tonino's Place Pizzeria opened at 2805 Agoura Road, Westlake Village in July 2016. (805.370.3730) www.toninosplacepizzeria.com

Tony's New York Pizza is located at 3333-A Kimber Drive, Newbury Park (corner of Kimber and Wendy) 805.499.0365. Authentic, thin crust pizza. Quality is excellent and consistent.  Pizzas are nice and simple New York style that are not overloaded with too much sauce.

Toppers Pizza is at 1416 North Moorpark Road, Thousand Oaks (805.495.4444) and 520 Arneill Road, Camarillo (805.385.4444)  Toppers in one of my personal favorites. topperspizzaplace.com

Urban Pizza is another "design your own" pizzeria with locations in Westlake Village (3835 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd) 805.418.9797 and Simi Valley (2916 Tapo Canyon Road) 805.387.0073. www.urbanpizza.com

Vittello's Trattoria at 3316 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks (805.496.3333) serves Italian food that includes pizza at both lunch and dinner.

Winners Pizza is located at 1805 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard in Thousand Oaks. www.winnerspizza.com 805.379.4212

Ross Dress for Less Coming to Newbury Park

Update 8/26/16: Tim H gave us the head up that Ross Dress for Less is planning a grand opening celebration on October 8th. Address is 2665 West Hillcrest Drive, Newbury Park. 805.375.0002 

Posted 3/12/16: Well I was surprised to see that a Ross Dress for Less store is "coming soon" to Newbury Park in the space previously occupied by Loehmanns and vacated in November 2010. Yes, other than the annual Halloween store here, this location has been vacant for over five years.

No word yet on opening date. Other Ross stores in Thousand Oaks, Camarillo, Oxnard, Simi Valley, Port Hueneme and Ventura in Ventura County. www.rossstores.com

Cask Alehouse Opening Soon in Ventura

Update: Cask Alehouse opened in early December.

The former owner/manager of Anacapa Brewing Company is in process of opening Cask Alehouse at 5952 Telegraph Road in Ventura (at Victoria). Cask will feature California craft beers and wines, along with handcrafted sandwiches, salads and pizzas. Build-out continues. For updates, check out their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/caskalehouse.

Chipotle Coming Soon to The Summit at Calabasas

And yet another update: This Chipotle closed in the latter part of 2018.

Update: The Calabasas Chipotle opened in late December.

Chipotle will soon be opening a location at The Summit at Calabasas, 26791 Agoura Road, Suite D1, in the former, short-lived home of Village Fish Market & Restaurant, which closed its doors three years ago after less than a year in business.

Chipotle is currently accepting applications for this store at THIS LINK.

Other local area Chipotle locations in Newbury Park, Westlake Village, Thousand Oaks (Oaks Mall), Simi Valley, Malibu, Camarillo, Oxnard and Ventura (2). chipotle.com

Short-lived predecessor in this space soon to be occupied by Chipotle.

Krispy Kreme Coming Back to Oxnard Near The Collection at RiverPark in 2016

Update 9/14: Krispy Kreme Oxnard Grand Opening is Tuesday, September 27th at 6AM at 220 Riverpark Blvd, Oxnard.  See THIS LINK.

The first 60 guests receive free doughnuts for one year!*

The first 10 guests through the door receive a punch card for one free dozen Original Glazed doughnuts each week for one year. The next 50 guests through the door will receive a punch card for one free dozen Original Glazed doughnuts each month for one year. First 100 guests in line will receive a commemorative t-shirt.

Camping out to ensure your place in line?
*Registration for the line for the prizes above begins at 3 PM on 9/26/16. Registrants must remain in the line and on the Krispy Kreme property from the time of registration until the shop opens at 6 AM on 9/27/16 to claim their prize. Must be 10 years of age or older to receive door prizes. Door prizes exclude drive-thru guests. Visit www.krispykreme.com/about/Grand-Openings for official Grand Opening Rules and Regulations.

Update 9/8: The Krispy Kreme website now acknowledges the soon to be anxiously awaited Oxnard Krispy Kreme location that is indeed still "coming soon." www.krispykreme.com/Locate/Location-Search?q=oxnard In the meantime, commenter silvergoat05 indicated 6 days ago that they are looking for a September 20th opening date, "give or take."  There is also a Krispy Kreme Oxnard Facebook page up and running at THIS LINK.

Speaking of donuts, Dunkin Donuts is right there on Krispy Kreme's heels, with locations in the works in Simi Valley and Westlake Village.

Update 8/23/16: Ooohhh, it is getting closer as you can see from the image below. They are working away on the store, which from what I was told, they now are anticipating/hoping to open in the next 3 or 4 weeks. But we shall see.  Location is west of the McDonald's on Riverpark Blvd at E. Vineyard in Oxnard.

The WSS is now open.

Update 8/4/16: Apparently will be a Fall opening according to a comment posted here last month from the Krispy Kreme corporate office. Possibly Oct/Nov time frame.

Update 6/26/16: Still no specific opening date but as you can see from the photo, the structure has been built but is still in process. And Krispy Kreme is looking to hire managers.

View of the in-process WSS store from the adjacent McDonald's parking lot. Krispy Kreme will be located towards the back (not pictured).

Now hiring managers at Krispy Kreme. I don't know about you, but I'd work for donuts!

Original Post 11/10/15: Good news for donut fans in the vicinity of The Collection at RiverPark!  Santa Monica based Dynamic Development Company recently announced it acquired land at 210-220 Riverpark Boulevard in Oxnard and is planning to develop a 17,000 sq ft two tenant shopping center. The center will feature a 14,730 sq ft WSS (Warehouse Shoe Sale) Footwear store and a 2,700 sq ft Krispy Kreme.

Yes, you heard it right. A new Krispy Kreme donut shop in Oxnard, roughly 8 years after closing its previous location on Rose Avenue.

They anticipate the project will be completed sometime in the 2nd quarter of 2016 (originally...it looks like it will now be sometime in Q3).

Learn more about WSS at www.shopwss.com and Krispy Kreme at www.krispykreme.com.

Country Harvest in Newbury Park to Re-Open Again on Friday, September 16th

Update 9/14/16: Yesterday, it was announced that new ownership will once again re-open Country Harvest on Friday, September 16th at 4pm.

Country Harvest after the 2nd closing.

Update 9/6/16: Today it was announced that the new owners of Country Harvest Cafe in Newbury Park will be closing the popular local eatery. 

Country Harvest at 3345 Kimber Drive in Newbury Park first opened on May 22, 2002 and has been serving home-style meals under the ownership of Debbie.

Earlier this year Debbie decided to sell Country Harvest and indeed, the restaurant, as of August 22nd, will have new owners, the Kings.

The popular local eatery will become the Country Harvest Cafe and there are no immediate changes anticipated, both staff and fare.

Vintage Grocers to Open at The Promenade at Westlake on Saturday, October 1st

Vintage Grocers, a community-minded market and retailer of gourmet, organic, natural and conventional foods, will be opening its doors at The Promenade at Westlake on Saturday, October 1.

Vintage Grocers is known for their classic hometown market feel and curated menu of locally-sourced products. This will mark the brand’s second location, following the popular flagship store at Trancas Country Market in Malibu.

The new Westlake Village location will be double the size and offer an even wider range of products from the finest meats, produce, seafood, fruits, vegetables and more – all sourced from Southern California’s leading food establishments and local artisans. A private wine tasting room, fresh poke, olive bars and pressed juices will further enhance the new space. Additionally, a variety of grab-and-go stations (i.e. burrito, pizza, ice cream and coffee bars) will cater to those on the go.

Visit www.vintagegrocers.com for more information.

County of Ventura Food Facility Closures in August 2016

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 August 2016. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.

Marie Callenders, 1295 S. Victoria Avenue, Ventura;

Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions, failure to adhere to a compliance agreement;

Date closed - 08/31/16; Date reopened - 09/02/16

Allison's Country Cafe, 3429 Telegraph Rd., Ventura;

No means to wash and sanitize utensils;

Date closed - 08/29/16; Date reopened - 08/30/16

Subway, 133 N. Ventura Rd., Port Hueneme;

No hot water for hand washing and utensil washing;

Date closed - 08/26/16; Date reopened - 08/26/16

Cactus Patch, 197 High Street, Moorpark;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/24/16; Date reopened - 09/02/16

Lupe's Restaurant, 1710 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions, inoperable refrigeration resulting in unsafe food temperatures;

Date closed - 08/18/16; Date reopened - 08/21/16

Chef Burger, 1771 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks;

No hot water for hand washing and utensil washing;

Date closed - 08/18/16; Date reopened - 08/19/16

Antonio's Mexican Food & Grill, 423 Hueneme Road, Port Hueneme;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions, inoperable refrigeration;

Date closed - 08/17/16; Date reopened - 08/18/16

CJ'S Barbecue, 480 S Victoria Blvd., Oxnard;

Cockroach infestaion, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/16/16; Date reopened - 08/25/16

Panda Express, 2500 Las Posas Rd. Ste. F, Camarillo;

Grease trap overflow, unable to use water for utensil and hand washing;

Date closed - 08/15/16; Date reopened - 08/16/16

Savory Thai Cuisine, 583 E. Main Street, Ventura;

Cockroach infestaion, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/15/16; Date reopened - 08/18/16

Mi Pueblito Meat Market, 148 S. Ojai Street, Santa Paula;

Fly infestation, unsanitary conditions, serious and repeated violations, failure to adhere to a compliance agreement;

Date closed - 08/09/16; Date reopened - 08/10/16

Breakfast Cafe, 686 Lindero Cyn Road, Oak Park;

Inoperable refrigeration resulting in inadequate refrigeration and unsafe food temperatures;

Date closed - 08/08/16; Date reopened - 08/09/16

Subway #2363/Coldstone's, 4986 Verdugo Way #C, Camarillo;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 08/05/16; Date reopened - 08/11/16

Outback Steakhouse, 137 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks;

Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/02/16; Date reopened - 08/04/16

Yummy Hawaiian BBQ, 302 W. Los Angeles Avenue, Moorpark;

No hot water available for handwashing and utensil washing;

Date closed - 08/02/16; Date reopened - 08/03/16

La Tapatia #2, 1700 E. Thompson Blvd., #C, Ventura;

Inoperable refrigeration, cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;

Date closed - 08/01/16; Date reopened - 08/02/16

Mi Pueblo Mexican Grill, 150 W. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard;

Failure to adhere to a compliance agreement, inoperable refrigeration, serious & repeated violations;

Date closed - 08/01/16; Date reopened - 08/04/2016