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Heard a tip from Ricky K via the Conejo Valley Guide Facebook page tonight that Olio e Limone Ristorante and Olio Pizzeria at The Shoppes at Westlake closed their doors today. This was confirmed by a phone call to the original Olio restaurant in Santa Barbara. These restaurants opened in the summer of 2015.
Learn more about the Santa Barbara Olio eateries at www.olioelimone.com and www.oliopizzeria.com.
Bean Crazy Coffee, which has been serving up coffee for over two decades, has closed its doors. Located in the Lincoln Oaks Village plaza at 140 W. Hillcrest Drive, Suite 121, Thousand Oaks.
We were saddened to hear that On The Thirty at 706 Lindero Canyon Road in Oak Park (northeast corner at Kanan and Lindero) has closed its doors. Thanks to Michael K for giving us the heads up. This has been confirmed with a phone call to the eatery's original Sherman Oaks location and by the fact that the Oak Park location has been removed from their website at www.onthethirty.com/locations.
On The Thirty opened it doors just this past February at this spot that was previously home to Leila's Restaurant.
Front door today, December 29, 2016.
Bad Ass Street Tacos, which has operated out of the Thousand Oaks Meat Locker location for over five years, recently relocated to the space formerly occupied by Dayne's Chicago Beef and Dawgs at 2951 E. Thousand Oaks Boulevard (next to Jiffy Lube). Bad Ass is known for highly "legit" street tacos - carne asada, chicken, pastor, lengua and more.
Visit www.facebook.com/BadassTacos for more information.
Dayne's originally opened at this location on August 24, 2013. According to a comment from the owner on its Facebook page, they are looking to reopen at a new location in the coming months. This is a good thing because I've heard from native Chicagoans that their pizza, which I never tried, was unbelievably good.
Thanks to Craig M. for highlighting the fact that the Exotic Thai Bistro at the Simi Valley Town Center, Suite 770 transitioned into the Coconut Crab Restaurant last week.
Their menu is posted at their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/coconutcrabrestaurant. There are a variety of dishes offered, including pan roasts (fresh seafood cooked in a chowder and served with steamed rice), Pad Thai, Thai Basil Chicken, Grilled Salmon and other delicious sounding dishes.
There's also something unique on the menu. A five step meal involving 1) selection of a seafood (ranging from shrimp to clams, lobster tail, crawfish, etc.), 2) pick a sauce, 3) indicate level of desired spiciness, 4) selected side dishes (sausages, corn on the cob, rice, garlic noodles, etc.) and 5) select a 3 lb family combo if desired.
UPDATE: Opened in late June 2017. www.cafebizou.com
Cafe 14 closed its doors in July at 30315 Canwood Street, Agoura Hills. Opening soon at this location will be Cafe Bizou, which has other locations in Sherman Oaks and Pasadena, serving up French and American style food. Seafood, steaks, pasta, sandwiches, salads and more.
The VC Reporter noted today that Watermark on Main and W20 Rooftop Lounge at 598 E. Main Street in Ventura closed its doors today. It originally opened in 2008. It was also noted that the owners, who also own the building, anticipate renting the building out to restaurateurs that plan to open Limon y Sal.
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Souplantation at the Simi Valley Town Center closed its doors on Sunday, September 25th. That leaves us with the Camarillo Souplantation.
The last routine facility inspection from Ventura County Public Health was June 23, 2016. Here are some highlights from that inspection:
So there you have it.
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