Hugo's Restaurant Agoura Hills Has Closed Its Doors After Seven Years in Business

Hugo’s Restaurant Agoura Hills has closed its doors. Here’s the announcement on their Facebook page today:

After more than 7 years in Agoura Hills, we have served our last meal at that location. The calamity of the ongoing, record-setting wildfires has made our closing the restaurant necessary. We are so grateful to our co-workers, family & friends who have made the experience of running this restaurant unforgettable.

While closing is sad, we still have two locations in Studio City and West Hollywood to enjoy our from-scratch meals.

To everyone who had become part of the Hugo’s family in Agoura Hills - -we thank you for sharing your hearts with us. We look forward to serving you again soon!

We’re sorry to see Hugo’s go. Hugo’s opened on September 26, 2011 in the Whizin Market Square.

Camboni Italian Restaurant & Bar Ceased Service on October 30, 2018

Camboni Italian Restaurant & Bar served its last plate of rigatoni on October 30, 2018. Located at the Best Western Thousand Oaks Inn at 75 W. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Camboni originally opened on May 20, 2014. We reached out to the Inn and a new occupant for this space has not been identified as of yet. The hotel will continue to provide free continental breakfast for hotel guests in the meantime.

Schools in Conejo Valley, Oak Park and Las Virgenes School Districts to Close through Thanksgiving Break as a Result of Wildfires

All schools in the Conejo Valley Unified School District, Las Virgenes Unified School District and Oak Park Unified School District will be closed through the Thanksgiving holiday. The districts anticipate re-opening schools the morning of Monday, November 26th. This is to provide time to make need repairs and cleaning resulting from the Hill and Woolsey wildfires.

www.vcoe.org

Community resources and Q&A from the CVUSD

County of Ventura Food Facility Closures in October 2018

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 vcrma.org/food-facilities-closure-report-inspector-initiated.

The following facility closures (exclusive of mobile facilities) were noted in October 2018. Keep in mind when reviewing this that there are many possible reasons for the closures, most of which are very temporary issues.

Pacifica High School (Gym Snack Bar), 600 E. Gonzales Rd., Oxnard;
Unsanitary conditions, inoperable refrigeration resulting in unsafe food temperatures;
Date closed - 10/29/18; No reopen date

O.K. Liquors, 717 West Harvard Boulevard, Santa Paula;
Cockroach & rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/26/18; Date reopened - 10/27/18

A & F Country Market, 4550 Olivas Park Drive, Ventura;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/26/18; Date reopened - 11/02/18

Oasis, 720 Amgen Court, Thousand Oaks;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/25/18; No reopen date

New Flavors, 2950 Johnson Drive, Unit 134, Ventura;
Unsanitary conditions, inoperable refrigeration resulting in unsafe food temperatures;
Date closed - 10/25/18; Date reopened - 10/29/18

Chinese Dumpling House, 575 W. Channel Islands Blvd., Port Hueneme;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/24/18; Date reopened - 10/29/18

Sawasdee Thai Cuisine, 2887 Johnson Drive, Suite A, Ventura;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/24/18; Date reopened - 10/25/18

Playa Azul Restaurant, 174 Hayes Street, Oxnard;
No hot water available at the facility for utensil washing and hand washing;
Date closed - 10/24/18; Date reopened - 10/25/18

Fisherman's House, 2810 South Harbor Boulevard #B13, Oxnard;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/24/18;  Date reopened - 10/25/18

Carniceria Hnos Garcia (Meat Section & Independently Operated Area), 603 Cooper Road, Oxnard;
Fly infestation, inoperable equipment and unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/23/18; Date reopened - 10/24/18

Pupuseria y Restaurante La Llama, 2655 N. Ventura Rd., Port Hueneme;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/23/18; Date reopened - 10/24/18

The Taj Cafe, 574 East Main Street, Ventura;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/23/18; Date reopened - 10/24/18

Taco Fresh Mexican Grill, 709 Ventura St., Fillmore;
Adequate handwashing facilities not provided in the restrooms;
Date closed - 10/18/18; Date reopened - 10/19/18

Subway, 706 Arneill Rd., #A, Camarillo;
Inoperable warewashing sink due to clogged floor sink/drain, resulting in inability to properly wash, rinse and sanitize utensils; 
Date closed - 10/17/18; Date reopened - 10/17/18

R & R Market, 443 Ojai Road, Santa Paula;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/16/18; Date reopened - 10/17/18

The Habit Burger Grill, 1855 E. Daily Drive #A, Camarillo;
Sewage backup inside the facility, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/15/18; Date reopened - 10/15/18

IHOP, 1620 E. Daily Drive, Camarillo;
Sewage backup inside the facility, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/15/18; Date reopened - 10/15/18

99 Cents Only Store, 950 E. Avenida De Los Arboles, Thousand Oaks;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/11/18; Date reopened - 10/12/18

Cafe 126, 11033 Citrus Drive, Ventura;
Inoperable equipment resulting in unsafe food temperatures;
Date closed - 10/10/18; Date reopened - 10/11/18

Rumfish y Vino, 34 N. Palm Street, #300, Ventura;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/10/18; Date reopened - 10/11/18

Blvd Brgr Company, 2145 Ventura Blvd., Camarillo;
Rodent infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/09/18; Date reopened - 10/11/18

Subway, 200 Del Norte Blvd. #B, Camarillo;
No valid permit to operate, no hot water and unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/03/18; Date reopened - 10/03/18

Chevron, 255 Arneill Rd., Camarillo;
Cockroach infestation, sewage backing up inside the facility & unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/02/18;  Date reopened - 10/03/18

Panaderia Lala's, 827 North Ventura Avenue, Ventura;
Inoperable warewashing sink, resulting in inability to properly wash, rinse and sanitize utensils; no hand washing cleanser available to wash hands;
Date closed - 10/01/18; Date reopened - 10/02/18

Sizzler, 4017 East Main Street, Ventura;
Cockroach infestation, unsanitary conditions;
Date closed - 10/01/18; Date reopened - 10/03/18

Fire Island Grill Announces It Is Closing Its Agoura Hills Location

Tony S. forwarded us the word from Fire Island Grill that it has closed its Agoura Hills location to focus on catering. Fire Island Grill Agoura Hills opened in the spring of 2017.

Email from Fire Island Grill:

TO OUR AGOURA HILLS FIRE ISLAND GRILL CUSTOMERS

Thank You to all of our loyal Fire Island Grill customers for your patronage! Due to continual growth of our Catering and Special Events business, the company has decided to close this location to foot traffic and operate Catering Only out of this location.

For Catering please call 805-581-1999 or email us at jsill@fireislandgrill.com.

While we look for another smaller local location for in-house guests, our Fire Island Grill location in Simi Valley looks forward to helping our Agoura customers.

Simi Valley - Fire Island Grill

1230 Madera Road

Simi Valley, CA 93065

In the 24hr. Fitness/Albertson’s shopping center.

See you there!

www.freislandgrill.com

Dave & Buster's Thousand Oaks Hiring Grand Opening in the Coming Months

Update 11/4/18: The official Dave & Buster’s logo went up last week but anticipated timing of the grand opening has been pushed to early March 2019.. If you’re getting antsy about it, check out the Northridge D&B’s, which opened last summer!

Posted 9/30/18:

The sign is up indicating Dave & Buster’s is in hiring mode for its anticipated 2018 grand opening of the new Thousand Oaks location at 145 W. Hillcrest Drive, #130.

Visit DandBjobs.com for specific openings they are hiring for. Bartender, Line Cook Dishwasher, Server, Maintenance and more.

Julie's Alps in Newbury Park Announces It Is Going on Hiatus

Julie’s Alps announced today that it “is going on hiatus for a little while” today on its website and Facebook page. At this point it is not known what eatery will be operating at this spot at 2160A Newbury Road in Newbury Park but stay tuned.

Prior to Julie’s Alps taking over earlier this year, it was Jeanette’s Edelweiss (opened in March 2015), Brats Brothers (opened December 2012, closed February 2014) and Lamppost Pizza (closed in December 2011).

Announcement from owner of Julie’s Alps:

“On behalf of all of us at Julie's Alps we want to thank you all for allowing us to serve you for this last year, and especially through this recent very exciting Oktoberfest season.

Julie's Alps is going on hiatus for a little while. We treasure our growing relationships with all of you. We expect to possibly be moving locations and we will certainly update you with those changes.

If the location that we have been serving you from, continues to sell German food, it will not be us, unless we notify you as such, and you speak to me personally. If it's not us, we can't guarantee what you are gonna get in there.

We will be closed starting today until further notice and that notice must come from me personally. Feel free to message me or call me for verification.

We plan on having some events in other locations especially for our devoted customers throughout the coming months.

Thank you again for all of your support and wonderful reviews.”

Taiyo Ramen Now Open in Thousand Oaks

Taiyo Ramen is now open at at 2310 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard, Thousand Oaks in the former home of Akash Cuisine of India. While I do not have their phone number, I can say they were open on Sunday afternoon and folks were smiling inside!

UPDATE: 805-370-1888