The Stand To Add Breakfast Menu & Begin Opening At 7:30am March 1st
The Stand to begin serving breakfast on March 1st.
I paid a visit to The Stand (5780 Canoga Ave) over the weekend to get an ABC Burger (one of my favorites) to go. While there, I noticed a big new sign announcing to the world that they begin serving breakfast on March 1. Sweet. Looks like they’ll have all the favorites including a Breakfast Burrito, Breakfast Sandwich, various scrambles and egg concoctions, delicious sides like sausage, bacon, and potatoes, as well as oat meal. I’m always excited to see breakfast variety coming into Woodland Hills. I was informed by the staff that they will also be opening at 7:30am daily. Crazy stuff, kids!
The StandCard, well-worn
Also, remember next time you go to The Stand, be sure to join their StandCard loyalty program. From their site:
STANDCARD BENEFITS:
Effective January 1, 20101. INSTANT SAVINGS ON EVERY PURCHASE:
5% INSTANT DISCOUNT
Save 5% at the time of purchase on all food,
(Limit of $50 savings per day per member)2. SPECIAL BEER & WINE PRICES:
Members enjoy special “Member’s Only Pricing” on our Stand Honey Blonde Draft Ale & Salmon Creek House Wine3. DOLLAR DOGS:
Monday Night from 5pm until closing.
Stand Dogs are $1 and Loaded Stand Dogs are $2.50.
Excludes chips. Dollar Dog Rules Apply.4. MEMBER ONLY COUPONS AND SPECIALS:
As a member you will receive email notices regarding very special Members Only Offers.
I can’t wait to check out the breakfast!
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Without Much Fanfare, uWink Closes Its Woodland Hills Location
Back in January, a Twitter follower brought to my attention the fact that uWink at the Topanga Promenade mall had closed. For those of you don’t know, uWink was a high concept restaurant where you could place orders via a video console at the table, play games, and even pay all without the help of a waiter or waitress. At least, that’s what I’ve read. I never made it to this place before it closed. I will say that I always heard the food was good.
The Woodland Hills uWink opened in 2006, the first of what would become a chain of two restaurants, the other opening at Hollywood & Highland in 2008. It was both the vanity project and franchising scheme blueprint of Atari, and later Chuck E. Cheese, founder Nolan Bushnell. It became a publicly traded company (an Over-the-Counter Bulletin Board listed penny stock) but has since been voluntarily deregistered by the company.
The Hollywood & Highland unit is still open, but one can only guess as for how much longer. In the world of franchising and the stock market, you’re either expanding, or you’re done. It looks like they have strikes on their record in both of those domains.
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Panini Cafe Gets Signage, Moves Closer To Opening
Panini Cafe Woodland Hills
Just a little update, the signage has gone up for Panini Cafe. Looks like the construction on the inside is coming along nicely as well. Hopefully we’ll get some information soon about a projected opening date.
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5223 Winnetka Ave Will Make You ROTFL And Say WTF!
Siegfried? Roy? Liberace?
Oh man, normally I wouldn’t even bother to re-post a real estate related story off of Curbed LA. But, you’ve absolutely got to see the interior of the house at 5223 Winnetka Ave in Woodland Hills. See all the pictures on Curbed LA’s site. It will be worth a good laugh or two on this rainy Friday. And just think, for a mere $6.5 million it could be yours! This asking price is absurd because the location of the house is very mundane and they guy paid $2.25 million for it in ‘07 and we all know where the market has gone since then. But hey, maybe gilded leopard statues get you amazing bang for your buck!
When we spied the exterior of this eight-bedroom, seven-and-half bath we consulted with an expert to try to figure out what exactly was going on, architecturally-speaking. Neoclassical Revival columns and balustrades, she thought. Mediterranean roof. French-inspired quoins flanking the entrance. The mashed-up exterior didn’t even hint at the wonders to be found inside. But here’s our dirty little secret. We sort of love it. It’s a fine line between something truly hideous and something that is actually secretly spectacular. What’s the difference? Like the Supreme Court definition of pornography, we can’t explain it. We only know it when we see it. With a “palace” this majestic, we can only imagine the dungeon that lies beneath. According to the listing, the house was “designed by top industry designers and transformed into a true royal mediteranean palace with no expense spared.” The designers also had “a meticulous approach to fine details that created the emotional and rich ambience this palace exudes.” The owner, who was profiled in the NY Times a decade ago for quitting yeshiva to become a tech millionaire at the age of 18, is also hoping to make a hefty profit on this investment. Purchased in 2007 for $2.25 million, today’s asking price is $6.5 million or $801 per square foot. That’s almost triple neighborhood comps.
Visit Curbed LA to see all of the images.
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Checking Out Dan’s Super Subs’ New #15 Spicy Italian Sub
Tiger probably hasn't tried the new #15 yet.
A few weeks ago I noticed on Twitter that Dan’s Super Subs had launched a brand new sandwich, the #15 Spicy Italian Sub. The delicious goodness heaped onto this great sandwich includes “capicola, deli pepperoni, hard Italian salami and provolone cheese.” Check out this bad boy:
Honestly, nothing warms my heart like a nice spicy Italian sub. And Dan’s has totally nailed it. Man, every time I write about one of these subs I really start craving it.
Also, good news for football fans that want something special for the “big game” this weekend. Dan’s is open Super Bowl Sunday! Yep, there is a banner proudly displayed in the store window. If you get catering from them for your Super Bowl party, please invite me!
Oh, and if you haven’t become a fan yet, check out Dan’s Super Subs’ new Facebook page.
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Woodland Hills Area Community Policing Meeting Tonight 6:30PM At Topanga Station
Once a month, the Senior LEAD Officers for each of the Basic CAR Areas that Topanga Station covers conduct a meeting with the community. From what I understand, the west and east portions of Woodland Hills now have a single meeting, which is tonight at 6:30pm at Topanga Station (21501 Schoenborn St). If you have anything you’d like addressed, you should attend and bring it to the attention of SLO Brent Rygh or SLO Charles Dinse. Note that in March the meeting moves to the third Wednesday of the month.
SLO Brent Rygh, Basic Car 21A73 (Covering Woodland Hills – West of Topanga Canyon) Office (818) 756-3075 Cell (818) 731-2581 Email 30450@lapd.lacity.org The 21A73 meeting will be combined with the 21A97 meeting and will be held on the 1st Tuesday of every month at the Topanga Station at 6:30 PM. PLEASE NOTE: beginning March, this meeting will be moved to the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM.
SLO Charles “Sean” Dinse, Basic Car 21A97 (Woodland Hills – East of Topanga Canyon) Office (818) 756-3076 Cell (818) 731-2568 Email 34920@lapd.lacity.org The 21A97 meeting will be combined with the 21A73 meeting and will be held on the 1st Tuesday of every month at the Topanga Station at 6:30 PM. PLEASE NOTE: beginning March, this meeting will be moved to the 3rd Wednesday of the month at 6:30 PM.
The 2 hour season premier of Lost starts tonight at 9pm, so I’m not sure that I will be willing to take the chance of dying on my way to or from the event and not be able to catch the show. It’s just too risky.
Update: SLO Rygh writes in an e-mail:
Tonight’s meeting will focus on Disaster Preparedness, “What’s Your Plan?” I will have my “go bag” displayed and discuss basic survival emergency scenarios. I have had many requests for this lately due to flooding, mudslides, Haiti, etc.
That’s definitely a helpful subject, as I’m sure all too many of us aren’t really prepared for an emergency. Thanks for the info, Officer Rygh!
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Happy Groundhog Day Woodland Hills!
Strike Up The Music, The Band Has Begun
Groundhog Day is one of my favorite holidays, and I’m not exactly sure why. Probably because of the Bill Murray movie. One day I hope to make it Gobbler’s Knob for the festivities. Looks like we’ve got six more weeks of winter. And a strange winter it has been here in Woodland Hills, hasn’t it? Wet, but not quite as cold (overall) as usual? Do you agree? Granted, there have been some brutally cold days.
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette writes:
Don’t put those cold weather clothes in storage just yet.
Punxsutawney Phil, the internationally known weather prognosticating groundhog, saw his shadow this morning and predicted six more weeks of winter.
Thousands gathered on Gobbler’s Knob in Jefferson County to await the groundhog’s annual prediction. The Punxsutawney Groundhog Club said Phil has seen his shadow 98 times since 1887, hasn’t seen it 15 times, and there are no records for nine years.
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