Looks like the outpost of sandwich chain Charley’s Grilled Subs has quietly slipped out of the food court at the Westfield Century City Shopping Center. No indication of a replacement just yet, but I’ll keep my eye on it. Until then, if you find you can’t live without their Philly Steak sandwich, you can locate one of their other 500 locations here.
Taking over the prominent corner space that housed unfortunately named and recently closed local fave sushi restaurant Misofishy at 1928 Lincoln Blvd. (corner of Bay) in Santa Monica is a brand new venture, Sushi Hanashi. Wasting no time whatsoever, they are now celebrating their grand opening.
Boy… Now you see them, now you don’t, and now you see them again. Looks like mercurial frozen yogurt chain Yogurtland will be opening soon in Westchester at 8752 S. Sepulveda, directly on the corner of La Tijera. Apparently they’re shooting for a February 1st kick-off. Yogurtland
Vegan chain Native Foods has recently added some new winter items to its already spoiled-for-choice menu of soups, salads, and sandwiches. Included on the list are: bistro steak sandwich, “soul bowl”, bombastic tofu wrap, and sticky toffee cake. Check out the full menu and read more here.
After a rocky stint courting a dubious Chinese restaurant last year, the vacant Fraiche space at 312 Wilshire Blvd. in Santa Monica has found a new tenant. With four locations already across SoCal, Stacked: Food Well Built is developing the site. Stacked is an innovative casual restaurant that allows you to customize the ingredients for your burger, salad, pizza, or mac and cheese on iPads. No word on an opening date yet, but until then, you can read more here.
In early December, I told you about the temporary closure of the Yogurtland at 1426 Montana Ave. in Santa Monica. At the time, they had signs posted that they were remodeling. Later in the month, I noticed that the space looked vacated. Well, as you can tell by the for lease notice in the window, Yogurtland will not be reopening on Montana. Furthermore, I heard from a former employee that the workers were not even notified. Sadly, they showed up for work and the place had been stripped. So, I think we can safely say that we’ve finally seen the end of the Yogurtland drama.
To those of you who have been closely following this story comes this welcome news: After what seemed like an extraordinary amount of time, the Westside’s very first outpost of burger and breakfast chain Farmer Boys opens today (Monday, Jan. 6th) in the repurposed fire department at 2161 E. El Segundo Blvd. (corner of Nash) in El Segundo. Check out their menu and read more here: Farmerboys.
As I reported last month, a branch of Canadian-based smoothie and juice chain Liquid Nutrition is moving into the space at 368 North Camden in Beverly Hills. A few days ago, signs went up in the window giving us a glimpse of what the new juice bar will look like…
It looks like we can look forward to another year of LA food scene craziness. And I’ll be right there with you in 2014… Let’s see what happens next. Until then, thanks for reading and Happy New Year! Cheers!
In September, I told you about the plans to renovate sports bar Yankee Doodles at 1410 3rd Street Promenade in Santa Monica after a fire closed it down. It appears they have abandoned their plans to re-open. All signs promising a return have been removed and their Yelp page lists the once popular bar as permanently closed. And as you can see in the photo, a sports memorabilia pop-up has moved in.
Spanish tapas bar and restaurant Taberna Arros y Vi in Santa Monica is celebrating the new parking structure that opened right next door to them with a deal: 10% off your total bill. And while celebrating a new parking structure may seem like an odd idea, in Santa Monica, it makes a great deal of sense. 
Toddrickallen is grateful to all who visit this blog and wishes all readers a very Happy Christmas filled with laughter, joy, and of course, delicious food!
As I reported last week, the Yogurtland at 1426 Montana Ave. in Santa Monica had closed for renovation. But I noticed today that they took the renovation notice out of the window along with any reference to Yogurtland and it appears that they have completely vacated the space. I’ll keep watching…
Ubiquitous bakery chain Panera Bread will soon be landing squarely in the heart of Beverly Hills. Signs recently went up on the old Chamber of Commerce storefront at 239 S. Beverly Dr. announcing the impending arrival. No word on an opening date as yet, but until then, if you happen to be the last person on earth who has never heard of Panera, check out their website here.
Have you been wondering what’s happening on the corner of 14th and Santa Monica Blvd. in SM? Construction recently began on what I’ve previously reported to be the future Arden Liquor Parlour going into the old Central Club directly behind Truxton’s. I recently cornered Pablo Moix, who along with his partner Steve Livigni, is responsible for a number of hip bars in LA, as well as the wildly popular new Scopa Italian Roots in Venice and learned that their upcoming cocktail establishment will not be called The Arden Liquor Parlour, a name created for the City permits that references a painting. They have yet to decide, but the new name could end up being a nod to the building’s history as a bookie joint. At this point, they are looking for a mid-February opening, but as we all know, this is Santa Monica, so we wish them the best of luck.
Meizhou Dongpo, the Sichuan restaurant opening on the second floor of the Westfield Century City Shopping Center did not make its projected opening date of December 2nd as I had reported earlier. On Saturday, a rep from the restaurant told me that they plan on opening this Tuesday, Dec. 17th. We’ll keep our fingers crossed… Until then, here’s what the scene looked like over the weekend. meizhou.com
This weekend only, vegan chain Native Foods Café is dishing up a special sandwich, the Korean BBQ Sub, consisting of Asian marinated seitan, pineapple slaw, red peppers, and crispy mushrooms on a toasted baguette and served with fries for $9.95. But you’d better hurry, the sandwich will disappear after December 15th. Read more and find a location here.
If you find yourself a bit peckish today (Dec. 13th) and in the mood for some Holiday fare, drop by the Whole Foods on the corner of Montana and 15th in Santa Monica for their Holiday Tasting Extravaganza. From 11am until 4pm they will be handing out samples of their festive take-away appetizers, mains, and desserts.
Only open since late last year, the Yogurtland at 1426 Montana Ave. in Santa Monica appears to have temporarily closed down for a renovation. No word on a re-opening date, but until then, read more here.
Vegan chain Veggie Grill has rolled out its new winter menu with over 10 new items including new bowls, plates, sandwiches, mini wraps, and salads. Check out the complete menu here.
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