805 Living Dining Blog: Angie Eats
Welcome to the 805 Living Dining Blog where our Dining Editor, Angela Pettera, keeps you up to date on restaurant happenings in the 805. To send her your tips and comments, email angela@805living.com. Happy eating!
Events listed on the blog are subject to change. Please contact the restaurants to confirm availability and details.
Sheila’s Place Wine Bar & Cafe
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Sheila’s Place is a long, cozy wine bar with a fabulous menu of California cuisine. The mostly mellow acoustic music can be enjoyed from any of the small tables or the seats at the long bar. You’ll hear jazz in combos and trios every Friday and Saturday night from around 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Some of the delicious small plates of food include a boursin-cheese ravioli with mushrooms and a Mediterranean olive pizza.
Sheila’s Place Wine Bar & Cafe, 330 N. Lantana, Camarillo, 805-987-9800
Galletto Bar & Grill
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You’ll hear live music every night at this Italian/Brazilian restaurant. During the week, things are a bit quieter while the weekends can be somewhat raucous. Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday nights classical guitarist Alberto Dal Pino plays many original arrangements. You can sample his music at Galletto’s website. Thursday and Friday nights have rotating musicians, but the schedule can be found online. Friday and Saturday nights, expect full bands cranked up and energetic crowds.
Galletto Bar & Grill, 982 S. Westlake Blvd., Westlake Village, 805-449-4300
Beachcomber Cafe
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The Beachcomber Cafe straddles two sides of the Malibu Pier. There’s full dining on the north side of the boardwalk while a few steps away, a fun tiki bar serves drinks and snacks. Steel drummers do their thing on the tiki bar side every Sunday at 2 p.m. and every Thursday at 5 p.m. The setting is casual, the food is good, and the view of the ocean is unbeatable.
The Beachcomber Cafe, 23000 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, 310-456-9800
Rockin’ Steak House
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On Friday night, Rockin’ Steak House owner Bobby Kimball (lead singer of the 80’s hit group Toto) will be performing with the band Time Machine. The music starts late, around 9:00 p.m., so grab a seat in the bar area and prepare for a good show.
Rockin’ Steak House, 30315 Canwood St., Agoura Hills, 818-991-2170
Bistro Garden at Coldwater
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The beautiful piano in the middle of the garden-like dining room is put to good use here. Four different players rotate out during the week. On Tuesday the pianist is matched with a saxophone player. On Friday, a bass player makes the other half of the duet. Saturday nights, Richard Berman plays the keys. He also holds court at Sunday brunch (a recently added meal) from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m.
The Bistro Garden at Coldwater, 12950 Ventura Blvd., Studio City, 818-501-0202
Mastro’s
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The lounge of this swank steakhouse is laid out around a baby grand piano. Someone’s tickling the ivories every night beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday nights, it’s Wayne Boyer. He’s either playing the piano or the trumpet. Oh, he sings as well. Sunday and Monday nights, Luca, a Frank-Sinatra impersonator, performs.
Mastro’s Steakhouse, 2087 E. Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks, 805-418-1811
The Sunset
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On Wednesday nights, live jazz plays in the bar area from 5-10 p.m. while chef Jake Rojas serves a grilled cheese and soup menu. The atmosphere is laid back, the food is delicious, and the beach is just across the street.
The Sunset, 6800 Westward Beach Road, Malibu, 310-589-1007
Sagebrush Cantina
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The bar area covers a lot of ground at this maily outdoor space that’s tented and dotted with trees. Musicians set up in the center of all the patios so you can hear the music (but not really see the bands playing) from the full dining areas. The Mexican menu lends itself to margaritas and nachos. The food won’t blow you away, but the bands are good and people like to get up dance. Musicians perform Wednesday through Sunday. The entertainment calendar lists bands and playing times.
Sagebrush Cantina, 23527 Calabasas Road, Calabasas, 818-222-6062
Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival
October 22nd, 6 p.m.
The Bob Ledner Blues Band will serenade you while you dine on BBQ prepared by chef Jamie West of the Ojai Valley Inn & Spa. The meal will be paired with beer from Firestone Vineyards in Santa Ynez. The price is $65.
Ojai Valley Inn & Spa, 905 Country Club Road, Ojai, 805-640-2100
Limon Latin Grill
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Catch every style of music from rock to reggae to jazz to acoustic folk singers at this pan-Latin grill in the Simi Town Center Mall. Tuesday through Thursday nights the bands go on at 6:30 p.m. On Fridays there’s an afternoon set starting at 3 p.m. with an evening set at 7 p.m. On Saturday they play from 7-11 p.m. On Sunday, the music begins at 4 p.m. The bands set up on the outdoor patio, but the small restaurant’s doors remain open so that you can listen from the main indoor dining room. The Latin specialties are the best dishes on the menu but there are all kinds of munchies and main courses available.
Limon Latin Grill, 1555 Simi Town Center Way, Simi Valley, 805-955-9277
Bogie’s at Westlake Village Inn
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This outdoor, cabana-strewn bar has something happening almost every night of the week. You’ll find dance lessons, karaoke, and club nights throughout the week. On Friday nights, live bands like Jam Cats, Night Train, and Full Sail play dance music from 9:30 p.m. to closing (sometime after midnight). The cover charge is only $5 if you arrive between 7:30 and 9 p.m., after 9 p.m. it’s $10. The menu offers small bites like sliders and tuna tartar.
Bogie’s Nightclub & Lounge, at Westlake Village Inn, 32001 Agoura Road, Westlake Village, 818-889-2394
Duke’s Malibu
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This Hawaiian-themed restaurant has, naturally, hula dancers and Hawaiian drummers in the outdoor Barefoot Bar on Friday nights. From 6-8 p.m. you can order off the bar menu (with dishes like Island fish & chips and a Mahi Mahi burger) and sip on a Beach Boy Daquiri while watching adorable hula girls sashay in the breezes blowing off of the Pacific Ocean just below. Unfortunately, you can’t reserve a seat in the bar so you’ll have to take your chances on snagging a table.
Duke’s Malibu, 21150 Pacific Coast Highway, Malibu, 310-317-0777
MOZ Buddha Lounge
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Bands set up in the bar area of this classy eatery with a fusion menu. But you can hear the music from the main dining room as well as the back patio. On Thursday nights the entertainment begins at 8 p.m. so you can dine and listen at the same time. On Friday and Saturday nights the music doesn’t start until around 10 p.m. so you might just want drinks or dessert. The calendar on the MOZ website lists the band schedule packed with acts like Boogie Wonderland, Mini Driver, and the Copycats.
MOZ Buddha Lounge, 30105 W. Agoura Road, Agoura Hills, 818-735-0091
Enoteca Toscana
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Vocalist and guitar master Craig Saxon will be performing in this intimate dining space with a wide range of small plates and wines by the glass. You can catch him every Saturday night from 7-10 p.m. playing popular songs from the 1960’s to today.
Enoteca Toscana Wine Bistro, 2088 E. Ventura Blvd., Camarillo, 805-445-1433
www.enotecatoscanawinebistro.com
J’s Tapas
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At J’s Tapas you can sit at the long bar and order a fruit-infused or herb-spiked martini or plop down onto one of the cushy chairs with a mojito or Irish coffee or one of many wines by the glass. A menu of delicious hot and cold Mediterranean tapas will keep your hunger at bay while local Ventura musicians play jazz on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights from around 8-11 p.m.
J’s Tapas & Martini Bar, 204 E. Main St., Ventura, 805-648-4853
http://www.jonathansatpeiranos.com/jstapas.asp
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