New Eateries That Opened in 2022 and Coming Soon to the Conejo Valley and Greater Ventura County as We Enter 2023

We’re at the end of 2022, just a week away from 2023. Here’s a compilation of the some of new local eateries that opened in the Conejo Valley and surrounding areas in 2022 and eateries anticipated to be opening soon in the new year.

New Eateries That Opened in 2022

• The Stand Westlake Village opened on February 15th

• Rikugo Japanese BBQ opened in Newbury Park early in the year

• Two Doughs Pizza Company opened in Agoura Hills in February

• Barney’s Gourmet Hamburgers in Calabasas opened in February

• Roast & Rice Asian Fusion opened in Westlake Village in February

• Hummus Lali opened at The Shoppes at Westlake Village in February

• Phil’s Restaurant Thousand Oaks opened in March

• Decker Kitchen moved to a new, larger location in Thousand Oaks in March

• Rhineland Deli relocated to new location in Thousand Oaks in April

• Ox Bone Ramen opened in Westlake Village in April

• Clean Juice Superfood Cafe in Agoura Hills opened in April

• Patron Mexican Bar & Grill Westlake Village opened in May

• Eureka Brewing Company opened in June at Janss Marketplace

• Mai Thai Kitchen opened in May in Newbury Park

• The Fisherman’s Wife Fish Market and Eatery Thousand Oaks opened in August

• The Cliffdiver Restaurant opened in Thousand Oaks in June

• Latitude 34 Restaurant opened in September at the Camarillo Premium Outlets

• Luau Grill Hawaiian BBQ & Poke opened in Newbury Park in July

• Crumbl Cookies Westlake Village and Oxnard in July

• Hikari Sushi opened at former Sushi Ai Westlake Village in October

• Philz Coffee Thousand Oaks opened in November and Calabasas in December

• Rise Southern Biscuits & Righteous Chicken Thousand Oaks opened in July

• Pick Up Stix Westlake Village moved to the Westlake Plaza

• Parma’s Pizzeria Agoura Hills opened September 14th

• Yunnan Restaurant Oak Park opened in mid-November (formerly Zen Garden)

• Vegan eatery Crossroads Kitchen opened in Oct at The Commons at Calabasas

• Rose’s Garden Bar opened at The Summit at Calabasas in November

• Pieology Pizzeria opened December 15 at Janss Marketplace Thousand Oaks

• Currying Flavors opened at The Oaks mall food court

• Seabutter Sushi now open at The Promenade at Westlake

• The Baker’s Daughters in Simi Valley

Eateries That Are Anticipated to Open in 2023

• Schatzi Smoothies opening at Whizin Market Square Agoura in January

• Culichi Town Mexican Cuisine opening soon in Camarillo

• Denino’s Pizzeria & Tavern Thousand Oaks is on the cusp of opening!

• Wood Ranch BBQ coming to The Oaks mall in the spring

• Selvin’s Restaurant & Lounge at the Palm Garden Hotel Newbury Park

• El Sancho Loco Taqueria to open Westlake Village location

• Amy’s Drive Thru Thousand Oaks anticipated to open in 2023

• Bad Ass Tacos to open 2nd Thousand Oaks location in 2023

• Mad Era Brewing Co. Simi Valley perhaps will open in 2023

• Finney’s Crafthouse to open at the Camarillo Premium Outlets

• Mirchi Indian Cuisine coming to the Smart & Final Center in Newbury Park

• Slice House by Tony Gemignani coming to Thousand Oaks in 2023

• Michoacan a Pedir de Boca Ice Cream Shop coming to Thousand Oaks

• Kalaveras Mexican Cuisine coming to former Islands location in Simi Valley

• Crumbl Cookies to open Newbury Park location soon

• Freda’s Woodfired Kitchen coming to North Ranch Mall in Westlake Village SOFT OPENING ON SATURDAY, DECEMBER 31ST!

• Jugo Organic Eatery to open in the spring in the Oakbrook Plaza Thousand Oaks

• 101 BBQ Hut is opening soon at The Shoppes at Westlake Village

• Buster’s OG BBQ & Grill opening soon in Thousand Oaks

• Vegan Thyme is moving to larger location in Newbury Park

• Crawford’s Social coming to Westlake Plaza

• RED O Restaurant - Taste of Mexico coming to The Promenade at Westlake

• Zankou Chicken to open at some point in Thousand Oaks

• The former Corrigan’s Steakhouse to reopen at some point

• Board & Brew is coming to The Shoppes at Westlake Village

• Tiki Taco has plans to open at the Best Buy Plaza in Thousand Oaks

• Pizza Twist is coming soon to the Conejo Gateway Plaza in Newbury Park

Eateries That Closed in 2022

• Corner Bakery at The Commons at Calabasas closed in March

• Togo’s Sandwiches Westlake Village closed in April

• Arby’s Thousand Oaks closed in May

• Nanu Bento at Janss Marketplace closed its doors

• Armando’s Tacos Thousand Oaks closed after a brief stint

• P. F. Chang’s at The Lakes at Thousand Oaks closed August 28th

• Hook Burger Westlake Village also closed on August 28th

• Natural Cafe Simi Valley closed in August

• Pink’s Hot Dogs at the Camarillo Premium Outlet closed :(

• Zen Garden Oak Park closed but changed ownership as Yunnan Garden

• Peebee & Jay’s Newbury Park closed its doors

• The Grill on the Alley Thousand Oaks closed its doors on October 29th

• Blaze Pizza Thousand Oaks closed in October

Other New Businesses That Opened or Closed in 2022 or That Plan to Open in 2023

• Sue’s Candy opened at The Oaks mall in August

• K1 Speed Indoor Go Kart Racing opened in Newbury Park in February

• California Museum of Art Thousand Oaks closed in June

• Ventura Harbor Carousel relocated to Pacific View Mall - to open at TBA date

• Grocery Outlet Thousand Oaks opened in July

• Regal Edwards Movie Theater at The Commons at Calabasas closed September 15th but Regency Theaters to open soon at that location

• Bikes & Cookies opened at Whizin Market Square in Agoura in October

• Wild Fork Meat & Seafood Market Thousand Oaks opened in January

• City of Camarillo announced Costco seeks to open new location by late 2024

• Bowlero seeks to develop bowling alley at former Dick’s Sporting Goods Moorpark

• Sunset Terrace Restaurant to add four lane bowling alley in Thousand Oaks

• Petco Westlake Village closed December 24; Daiso Japan Store coming soon

• Amazon Fresh is opening a Simi Valley store

The Saticoy Southern Pacific Railroad Depot is on the National Register of Historic Places

Saticoy Southern Pacific Railroad Depot seen from Alelia Ave

The Saticoy Southern Pacific Railroad Depot is located in the unincorporated community of Saticoy at 11220 Azahar Street.

The depot, built in 1887, was designated Ventura County Historic Landmark no. 176 in May 2016. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.

The depot was built by the Southern Pacific Railroad along the line that was being constructed from Los Angeles to Ventura in 1887. The original town of Saticoy was laid out near the new depot. Its name comes from the Chumash village of Sa’aqtik’oy. 

The Saticoy Depot served rail that traveled through the Santa Clara Valley between Saugus to Ventura County. It was one of 14 Southern Pacific Railroad Depots in Ventura County - the others were Oxnard, Santa Susana, Santa Paula, Fillmore, Piru, Ojai, Camarillo, Moorpark, Sespe, Camulos, Somis, Montalvo and downtown Ventura. Only six of these remain today.

Saticoy Depot in 1956 (Museum of Ventura County)

A Murder of Crows Above Thousand Oaks Boulevard

On a recent Sunday afternoon, we witnessed this large congregation of crows flying this way and that above Thousand Oaks Boulevard. Yes, this is next to the Thousand Oaks Auto Mall. We believe they were plotting an air bombardment over the new cars on display.

The Thousand Oaks Auto Mall consists of Rusnak BMW, Rusnak Westlake Audi, Rusnak Westlake Porche, Anderson Autos Acura of Thousand Oaks, DCH Ford of Thousand Oaks, DCH Suburu of Thousand Oaks, Anderson Autos Honda of Thousand Oaks, Infiniti of Thousand Oaks, Anderson Autos Jaguar of Thousand Oaks, Anderson Autos Land Rover of Thousand Oaks, Anderson Autos Lexus of Thousand Oaks, Neftin Westlake Mazda, Neftin Westlake Volkswagen, Alfa Romeo of Westlake, Bentley Westlake, Genesis of Westlake, Westlake Hyundai, Lamborghini Westlake, Maserati Westlake Village, Rolls-Royce Motor Cars Westlake, Shaver Chrysler/Dodge/Jeep/Ram, Anderson Autos Mercedes-Benz Thousand Oaks, Anderson Autos Buick GMC Thousand Oaks, Anderson Autos Cadillac of Thousand Oaks and Anderson Autos Chevrolet of Thousand Oaks.

Dramatic Sunset Ends a Perfect Thanksgiving 2022 Weekend in Ventura County

Beautiful skies tonight, Sunday, November 27, 2022, at the end of the first weekend of holiday season shopping in Ventura County. Though it was such a beautiful weekend, many of us spent time outdoors, away from the hustle and bustle.

View from the camarillo Premium Outlets

View from near Thornhill Broome Beach in Point Mugu State Park (Photo Credit @bradli.mp3 Instagram)

Jared Goff Pranks Ventura College Football Team as a Walk-On Quarterback

This Red Bull produced video from 2018 shows Los Angeles Rams quarterback (at the time) Jared Goff, pranking the Ventura College Pirates team as a walk-on. Fun to watch the reactions when Goff removes his disguise. This little prank must have been motivational to the team. It finished its greatest season in school history that year, making it to the California Community College Athletic Association (CCCAA) championship game, where it narrowly lost to Laney College.

More on Ventura College football at www.vcweplayhard.com/sports/fball/2022-23/teams/ventura.

Goff of course played with the Rams through the 2020 season. He was traded to the Detroit Lions, along with several future draft picks, for Matthew Stafford.

While we’re at it, enjoy this more recent video of Eli Manning pranking the Penn State football team as a walk-on candidate. Quite amusing.

Registered Voters in Ventura County in October 2022 vs May 2022

The Ventura County Registrar of Voters website has up to date counts showing the number of registered voters in Ventura County. From time to time we like to take a look at that data and compare it to prior years.

On October 29, 2022, there were 504,897 registered voters in Ventura County, a slight drop of 1,131 registered voters as of May 11, 2022. Here is the breakdown by affiliation:

• 220,697 Democrats (a 741 voter increase in 5 months) (43.7% of all registered voters)

• 141,852 Republicans (a 1,375 voter decrease) (28.1% of all registered voters)

• 104,542 Nonpartisans (a 1,419 voter decrease) (20.7% of all registered voters)

• 37,806 Other (a 922 voter decrease) (7.5% of all registered voters)

In May 2019, there were 445,217 registered voters, including:

• 176,712 Democrats

• 130,228 Republicans

• 110,225 Nonpartisans

• 28,052 Other

On May 12, 2012, there were 406,644 registered voters in Ventura County, consisting of:

• 157,539 Democrats

• 150,919 Republicans

• 77,994 Nonpartisans

• 20,192 Other

Can’t remember if you are eligible to vote? Look it up at THIS LINK. What I’ve found with this Voter Eligibility Search function is that, unlike a search engine, your search terms have to be precise. If you are registered as Richard King, if you type Rich King into the search, it will not find you.

Register to vote online at registertovote.ca.gov.