La Cereza Cafe & Bakery Coming Soon to Thousand Oaks (September 22nd)

Looks like La Cereza Cafe & Bakery is building out a location at 280 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Suite A in Thousand Oaks, just east of Tarantula Hill Brewing Co. No other details at this point. Stay tuned.

Cereza…what is it? Well, it’s Spanish for cherry.

Scenes From Elton John: Farewell Yellow Brick Road Tour at Dodger Stadium on November 17

Dodger Stadium is 40 miles from the Conejo Valley and we had the opportunity to enjoy the first of three final concerts by Elton John and his fantastic band as part of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road The Final Tour on Thursday, November 17, 2022. So we had to go! Elton John is the 4th best-selling music artist of all time. Here are some brief scenes from the 2 1/2+ hour show.

Pieology Making Progress and Currently Hiring at Janss Marketplace Thousand Oaks

Pieology progress at Janss Marketplace - still "coming soon" but the official sign is up and they are hiring at akashjobs.live/hiring. Akash is a restaurant management company based in Pomona. New location is a 5 minute walk from a previous Pieology location that operated from Aug 2013 to Jul 2018. There was also a Westlake Village Pieology from Feb 2015 to Jul 2018. Pieology offers "create your own" pizza with four crusts and over 40 sauces and toppings. www.pieology.com

Vegan Thyme Plant Based Restaurant to Expand Into Larger Location in 2023 in Newbury Park

Vegan Thyme, the popular vegan/vegetarian eatery in the Park Plaza Shopping Center at 2205 Michael Drive in Newbury Park that opened in March 2019, will be moving to a larger location in the center - the former Roma Deli, sometime in 2023. Congratulations to Vegan Thyme for their continued success!

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Buster's OG BBQ & Grill Coming Soon to Thousand Oaks (Opened in June 2024)

UPDATE 6/8/24: Buster’s OG announced on its Instagram page that they are now open in “soft opening” mode.

Got the heads up from Brianna H via the CVG Facebook Page that Buster's OG BBQ & Grill is coming soon to the former Grabbagreen location in the Skyline Plaza in Thousand Oaks. Buster's opened its Ventura location last year. www.bustersogbbq.com

(Grabbagreen consolidated its Thousand Oaks locations to 593 Moorpark Blvd (near Bandits BBQ and Peets Coffee) awhile back. www.grabbagreen.com/stores/healthy-food-thousand-oaks/34012).

101 BBQ Hut Announces It Will Be Opening Later This Year at The Shoppes at Westlake Village

On Tuesday, the owner of 101 BBQ Hut announced via Facebook that he will be opening a new location at The Shoppes at Westlake Village in the former home of Hook Burger. Stay tuned.

101 BBQ Hut was previously located at 1610 E. T.O. Blvd from January 2020 to July 2021 in the space now occupied by The Fisherman’s Wife.

We have a bit of “musical restaurants” going on it seems but hey, it’s all good.