Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery to Open at Former Mermaid Tavern Location in Thousand Oaks

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It was back in May that a CVG Facebook follower tipped us off that the Tilted Kilt Pub & Eatery was going to be opening a location in Thousand Oaks. When we contacted Tilted Kilt, we were told that the new location would be 1345 Thousand Oaks Boulevard.

SEPTEMBER UPDATE

That was interesting, because The Mermaid Tavern is (or I should now say was) located at that address. Yet there was no mention of this on The Mermaid Tavern's Facebook page...and their website was not operational.

The Mermaid Tavern originally opened on February 4, 2012 in the spot formerly occupied by Roxy's Deli. And I learned a bit more history from Facebook followers that before Roxy's this spot was a Hodel's Country Dining.  But enough of history. Let's look to the future.

Sure enough, The Mermaid Tavern closed its doors several weeks ago and two days ago, a Tilted Kilt Thousand Oaks Facebook page appeared, indicating "Coming Soon."

Now, let's learn a bit more about the Tilted Kilt. According to its Facebook page, "A Celtic themed sports Pub featuring the world famous Tilted Kilt Girls! 'A Cold Beer Never Looked So Good'®" It is a national chain of over 80 pubs, with a casual atmosphere, plenty of flat screen TVs, pub grub and more. Tilted Kilt was named to the Inc. Magazine Top 10 franchises for 2011. Serving up sandwiches, pizza, pub grub like fish and chips and shepherd's pie, burgers, wings and more. Visit www.tiltedkilt.com for more information.

Construction in process at what used to be the Mermaid Tavern in Thousand Oaks.

Togo's Sandwiches on Madera and Royal in Simi Valley Recently Closed

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CVG Facebook follower Stacy O. has pointed out that the Togo's Sandwiches on Madera and Royal in Simi Valley recently closed its doors, but the other Simi location at 2410 Sycamore Drive remains open.

There are three other Togo's in the area - Westlake Village (2761 Agoura Road), Oxnard (2710 N. Rose Avenue) and Ventura (4726 Telephone Road, Suite 1B)

Since I have not personally been to a Togo's, I asked what others thought about them: "turkey and avocado sandwich is the best!" "I like their spicy jack pastrami" "turkey and cranberry is my hubby's fav" "they're delicious - their meat is not processed" "only fast and cheap sandwich shop that makes egg salad" and many other affirmed their affinity for Togo's sandwiches. Time to check them out. www.togos.com

The Wineyard in Thousand Oaks to Close Its Doors This Thursday, June 19th

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Conejo Valley Guide Facebook Page follower Danielle forwarded an email sent by owners of The WineYard in Thousand Oaks, adjacent to the Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza:

"Friends of The WineYard, after 7 1/2 years -  we sadly say good bye. When we opened The WineYard we never expected to be here this long and we are so grateful to you for being our friends.  You and your support have meant so much to us that our decision was very difficult to make.  We have enjoyed meeting you, talking with you and sharing our lives together.

Our last day is this Thursday, June 19th. Baby's Bad Ass Burgers food truck will also be here. Come and see us this week if you can. We will miss you terribly, but the time has come to move on. We hope to see you again, but until then, CHEERS!

Club WineYard: if you have wines to pick up please come in before Friday otherwise get in touch with us for your wine pick up.  Thank you for your support!!!

With the closing, many WineYard bistro tables and chairs, furniture pieces, patio futniture, coolers, etc... will be for sale."

Elephant Bar Simi Valley to Close This Thursday

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Thanks to a tip from Anastasia via the CVG Facebook page, then a review of the Elephant Bar Facebook page, followed by confirmation by this Santa Clarita Valley Signal article, we've learned that the Elephant Bar Global Grill/Wok Kitchen in Simi Valley (as well as locations in Northridge, Valencia and Burbank) will be closing this Thursday.

The Simi Valley Elephant Bar is (soon to be was) located at 1825 Madera Road.

Elephant Bar was founded in 1980 and has locations in nine states. The closure appears to be part of an effort to close down underperforming locations.

N'Awlinz Bistro Announces That Today, June 8th, It Is Closing Its Oxnard Eatery

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UPDATE 10/29/14: Last week, N'Awlinz 805 Grill opened at Centennial Plaza, the former home of N'Awlinz Bistro. Same cajun style food with some menu and concept changes1

I was shocked to see the news on the N'Awlinz Bistro Facebook page today: "We regretfully announce that Sunday, June 8th will be the last day of service for NAWLINZ Bistro and will remain closed until further notice. We thank you for your patronage over the last 8 months and hope to see you soon in one of our future endeavors. Please feel free to leave your comments.  -Chef Marcus Webster."

N'Awlinz Bistro first opened its doors here in the Conejo Valley in Newbury Park location in February 2012, then closed its doors there in December 2013 to focus its efforts on its Oxnard location, which opened to the public in September 2013. The Newbury Park location on Kimber Drive now serves as a catering-only location. Note: Please invite me to your event if you plan to use N'Awlinz Bistro as your caterer. YUM!

To contact Chef Webster and his team regarding catering, visit nawlinzbistro.com or call 805.499.7400 or 805.368.5677 or chefmarcus@nawlinzbistro.com.

The French Bulldog in Camarillo Closed on April 14th But to Re-Open with "New Look and Concept" on May 2nd

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Update February 2015: Old Town Tavern closed the last weekend of January. Here's a comment from the eatery on its Facebook page "we lost our lease and moving to moorpark with a new concept called Kraftap stay tuned!"

Update 5/4/14: Old Town Tavern Camarillo is now open for business.

Today (4/17/14), The French Bulldog Bistro & Lounge announced on its Facebook page that it closed its doors this past Monday, April 14th, but will "be re-opening with a new look and concept on May 2nd." No other details at this point but the indicate the new concept will appeal to a wider audience.

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The former The French Bulldog is located at 2433 Ventura Boulevard in Old Town Camarillo. It originally opened in March 2012. Prior to that, JJ Brewsky's was at this historic location.

There's a sign on the door that indicates "The Old Town Tavern" is coming soon. Stay tuned...

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On a historic note, this building was established in 1916 by Joseph F. Lewis & Sons, making it nearly 100 years old! The building originally housed a department store, confectionery store, barber shop, the Farmers Bank of Camarillo and the Knob Hill Garage.