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UPDATE: Pokitomik opened in mid-November.
Pokitomik will be opening soon at the Paseo Market Place, 3679 Thousand Oaks Blvd (Stonefire Grill/Melting Pot), Thousand Oaks.
Pokitomik will offer poke burritos, bowls and tacos and if you check out their menu at www.pokitomik.com/menu it looks fantastic.
The Simi Valley location at 3068 Cochran opened late last year. Stay tuned.
UPDATE 9/15/22: Still not open but a week ago they indicated “soon” on their Facebook page. As they say…patience is a virtue :)
In July 2018, Mad Era Brewing Co., to be located in the former Marie Callender’s at 20 W. Cochran Street (at Madera) in Simi Valley, gave indications they would be opening in the fall of that year.
Here we are, fall of 2021, Mad Era is getting quite close to that day.. Earlier this month, they posted photos of brewing tanks being installed. In June they posted photos of new landscaping being planted. In May they installed new HVAC equipment and exhaust fans.
For updates, follow their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/MadEraBrewing.
UPDATE 10/14/21: Viet Kitchen has a sign up indicating soft opening on Monday, October 18th. More about Viet Kitchen Newbury Park at vietkitchennewbury.com.
ORIGINAL POST 4/12/21: Viet Kitchen is coming soon to the former home of The Flame Broiler at The Village at Newbury Park, 1025 Broadbeck Drive. Thanks to Christine K C pho the heads up!
OPENED IN JANUARY 2022
Black Bear Diner is opening its 2nd Ventura County location at 2401 E. Harbor Blvd in Ventura in January 2022. The first Black Bear Diner in Ventura County opened in Simi Valley on May 28, 2019.
Founded in 1995, Black Bear Diner is a fast-growing family restaurant serving home-style comfort food classics at over 110 locations. Breakfast is served all day, including omelettes and scrambles, classic 2-egg combos like chicken fried steak and thick-cut smoked bacon, pancakes, waffles and French toast and other items. Lunch includes burgers, sandwiches, salads and other specialties. Dinner items include a number of down home favorites like Housemade Meatloaf and Slow-Cooked Pot Roast, steaks, chicken and waffle, etc. Learn more at blackbeardiner.com.
Follow the Black Bear Diner (Ventura) Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BlackBearDinerVentura for updates.
Carrow’s Ventura closed in June 2019 - soon to be Black Bear Diner.
UPDATE 2/15/22: The Stand Westlake Village opened today.
We got the scoop from Shannon A today that The Stand is “opening soon” at what used to be Pitfire Artisan Pizza at the Westlake Plaza, 980 South Westlake Boulevard in Westlake Village.
The Stand is a popular, growing chain of fast-casual eateries offering traditional American foods - burgers, sandwiches (they call them Standwiches), hot dogs and salads - with non-traditional flavor combinations.
This will be the first Ventura County location of The Stand, as the Westlake Plaza lies firmly in the section of Westlake Village that is part of Thousand Oaks in Ventura County (as opposed to the City of Westlake Village, which is part of Los Angeles County. (Yes, this is confusing, but EXPLAINED HERE.)
Learn more about The Stand at www.thestand.com.
Pitfire Pizza closed at the beginning of the pandemic. It opened its doors on August 2, 2015.
STACKED Thousand Oaks announced tonight that it will not be reopening after an 18 month closure. Torrance and Cerritos locations also closed permanently. Stacked San Diego will be reopening.
After 18 months, some still held out hope that STACKED at The Oaks mall would be back some day. We now have closure on the matter.
STACKED Thousand Oaks opened on March 20, 2013 across from the Cheesecake Factory at The Oaks. The previous occupant of that space was Buddha’s Belly for about 11 months, and before that, Sisley Italian Kitchen.
Bada Sushi was located at 105 Brazil Street in Thousand Oaks, a block east from Moorpark Road and across the road from Janss Marketplace. It closed its doors in mid-2015.
The building is still vacant and looking a bit run down as of October 2021, some six years later. This is a 4,889 square foot freestanding retail building with 45 parking spaces on a .68 acre lot. What’s next? We shall see.
Azuki Boba & Tea “soft opened” today at the North Ranch Mall (you know….the Trader’s Joe’s/Ralph’s/Petco mall) in Thousand Oaks at the northwest corner of Westlake and Thousand Oaks Boulevards in Thousand Oaks. Soft opening is September 26-30, during which drinks are half price! They are adding new drinks each day: Day 1 Classic Milk Teas, Day 2 Galaxy Series, Day 3 Fruit Lovers, Day 4 Matcha & Latte and Day 5 House Specials.
Their Instagram page is @azukibobatea.
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