A Politically Incorrect Blog About Living in Woodland Hills, California

The Stand To Add Breakfast Menu & Begin Opening At 7:30am 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!

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, 2010

1.  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 Wine

3.  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 three restaurants, the other opening at Hollywood & Highland in 2008.  [Editorial note: There was a third, also closed, restaurant in Mountain View, CA]  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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