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Forma Restaurant And Cheese Bar Shoots For A February Opening On Montana…

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Back in April, I told you about a new Italian restaurant taking over the 17th St. Cafe/Jack’s on Montana/On Montana space at 1610 Montana Ave. in Santa Monica.  Brought to you by the people behind Pecorino in Brentwood, at the time, it was reported to me that the new eatery was to be called Formaggio.  We have since learned that the name had been shortened to Forma.  Originally I was told that they were hoping for a September opening, but this being Santa Monica and all, restaurants seldom make their projected opening dates.  But we do know that Forma Restaurant and Cheese Bar is shooting for a February opening as indicated by the announcement that was recently placed on the plywood covering the space.  I’ll keep checking…

Update:  Forma is now open.  formarestaurant.com

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Viet Noodle Bar Now Open On Pico In SM

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Landing softly in a neighborhood restaurant scene that runs the gamut from Valentino to Weinerschnitzel, Viet Noodle Bar has now opened at 3221 Pico Blvd. in Santa Monica.  The space used to be the home of now-defunct Bite Bar & Bakery.  The humble little Southeast Asian eatery already has one location in Atwater Village and offers a menu of rice and noodles, pho, and sandwiches that you can check out here.  

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Sunny Blue Bringing Omusubi And Frozen Yogurt To CC Soon…

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With one location already on Main St. in Santa Monica, it looks like cheery little Sunny Blue is expanding into Culver City, right next to the upcoming Humble Potato at 12608 West Washington Blvd. (corner of Mildred).  Sunny Blue specializes in omusubi (otherwise known as onigiri) which are Japanese-style balls of rice filled with various fillings and eaten with the hand, hence their tagline “this place has balls”.  But the environmentally aware mini-chain also offers salads, noodles, and frozen yogurt.  No word on an opening date, but until then, read more here.  

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Juice Crafters Now Open On Ocean Park In SM…

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The cold-pressed organic juice craze continues its inexorable conquest of the Westside as evidence by the expansion of local chain Juice Crafters into the storefront at 2811 Ocean Park Blvd. in Santa Monica.  Still in their soft opening, you can get 50% off through this Saturday.  Read more about their menu and find other locations here. 

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Ox & Son To Take Over Cafe Montana In SM…

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You may have been wondering what was going on over at neighborhood fave Cafe Montana at 1534 Montana Ave. in Santa Monica. Recently, they closed down.  Then a sign went up in the window that announced they were remodeling and promising to reopen soon.  That sign quickly disappeared.  Then came the black plastic covering the windows…  According to a source, Cafe Montana will not be reopening, ending a 20 year long run.  The space is being developed for a new venture, tentatively named Ox & Son by businessman, restaurateur, and owner of Westside Rentals Mark Verge, who recently opened Art’s Table in Cafe Montana’s sister restaurant, the now-defunct Babalu.  No details on an opening date or menu, but I’m told the concept will be “high-end”.

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Kye’s Now Pushing “Kyeritos” in SM…

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Well that didn’t take long…  Back in June, I told you about a new “superfood” concept restaurant poised to take over the space at 1518 Montana Ave. in Santa Monica that used to house pizza restaurant BricoLA.  And by some miracle of planetary alignment (for that’s what’s needed to open a restaurant this quickly in Santa Monica), Kye’s opened yesterday (November 5th).  Look for varied menu of salads, shakes, smoothies, breakfasts offerings, and their proprietary “kyerito”, which is essentially a wrap of such favorites as BBQ pork, reuben, paleo tuna, as well as many veg and vegan options such as bean taco, and “Nahm Jim“, the latter consisting of “assorted veggies, herbs, lotus root, woodear, Nahm Jim fish sauce or Veg Nahm Jim sauce, hemp seeds, macadamia nuts, sliced almonds, red/black rice blend, and nori” (whew!).  Read more and check out their complete menu here. 

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Steak N Shake Now Open In Santa Monica

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As you can tell if you look carefully at the posted announcement in the window of the photo taken on Monday, Steak N Shake officially opens today (Tuesday, October 28th) on the corner of Broadway and Third St. in Santa Monica.  Originally hailing from Georgia, you can read more the chain and check out their menus here. 
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