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The Jersey Mike's at 1610-2 Newbury Road in Newbury Park (near Cronies and Newbury Park Bike Shop) has closed its doors and consolidated with the other Jersey Mike’s location at 761 Wendy Drive. www.jerseymikes.com
Local area sandwich shops in the Conejo Valley compiled at THIS LINK.
Szechuwan Garden is now open at 779 Wendy Drive in Newbury Park (in the former Mama's Hummus location). See their menu at www.szechuwangardenfastfood.com. Chinese cuisine, including dim sum. (805) 262-2645
Crossroads Kitchen, an upscale vegan eatery that opened at The Commons at Calabasas in October 2022, has closed its doors. They continue to operate in Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Coming next summer in this spot across from King's Fish House will be BLVD Steak, a modern steakhouse that operates on Ventura Blvd in Sherman Oaks. For updates, visit blvdsteak.com/calabasas and on IG at @blvd_calabasas. Previous to Crossroads Kitchen, Corner Bakery occupied this spot for 25 years, until it closed in March 2022.
The store liquidation sales have begun at Party City. The company indicates stores to close by February. Discounts range from 5% to 50%. Local area stores in Newbury Park, Simi Valley, and Oxnard. I for one, as a periodic shopper at the Newbury Park location, am sad to see yet another large chain shut its doors. www.partycity.com
Shake Shack is opening a new location soon on Town Center Drive in Oxnard, next to Panda Express. That area will also feature a Marriott TownePlace Suites and Marriott SpringHill Suites, Oakmont of Riverpark Assisted Living and Memory Care, Chick-fil-A, apartments, and a Starbucks. shakeshack.com
This will be Shake Shack’s 2nd Ventura County location; its first location is at The Promenade at Westlake in Thousand Oaks, which opened on October 23, 2018.
Mediterranean Santour Kabobery at 1229 Simi Town Center Way in Simi Valley, which originally opened in September 2019, recently closed its doors.
But…coming soon is Diablos Sushi Cantina. Stay tuned for updates at www.diablossushicantina.com.
UPDATE: Opening changed to December 20th.
Sign at the future Neighborly curated food hall at The Promenade at Westlake (across from Paul Martins) indicates they will be opening to the public on December 19th. Neighborly will feature food from Gaby's, The Cheese Store of Beverly Hills, Mini Kabob, Social Monk, and Joan's on Third. Sign up for updates at www.beneighborly.com.
101 BBQ Hut has relocated from The Shoppes at Westlake Village to inside Tavern 101 Grill & Tap House at 28434 Roadside Drive, #2, Agoura Hills. More info at www.101bbqhut.com.
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