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St Patrick’s Day at the Junkyard Cafe Every Month? 365 Things to do in Simi Valley

June 15, 2011 By Ted Mackel Leave a Comment

(Video Below) #33 – St Patrick’s Day at the Junkyard Cafe happens every on month on the 17th. It has been a three year tradition for the Junkyard Cafe to serve corn beef and cabbage, green beer, break out the bagpipers and be Irish. It is wildly popular and you will not be disappointed. I originally wrote about this restaurant back on November 23, 2008 announcing the New Simi Valley Restaurant…Junkyard Cafe. Well, Tony & Evelyn (the Queen) do not disappoint. In their new location at 2585 Cochran Street, in Simi Valley they are maybe four times the size and people a lining up every day to get their fill of Junkyard treats. You can contact the Junkyard Cafe through this phone number (805) 520-5865 or their website http://www.thejunkyardcafe.com

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#31 Pho Real Challenge Bamboo Cafe 365 Things to do in Simi Valley

November 15, 2010 By Ted Mackel Leave a Comment

Simi Valley’s newest restaurant, the Bamboo Café, offers a Vietnamese menu. Owner and Chef Tony Doan has added a unique menu item to his restaurant which is bringing in many eager eaters. The Pho Real Challenge is an eating contest reminiscent of the movie ” The Great Outdoors”, where John Candy takes the challenge to eat the “Ole 96er”, a 96-ounce prime age beef steak.

Chef Doan’s challenge is a gigantic bowl of Pho Soup. Challengers must consume everything but the broth which is approximately 2 pounds of meat and 2 pounds of Pho noodles. In the first week over half a dozen customers came in and won the challenge. The prize for winning the challenge is a T-shirt, your picture on the Bamboo Café Facebook page and no charge for the bowl of soup. This challenge is proving to be a lot of fun and bring in a lot of customers, check out the video below and even if you’re not up for the Pho Real Challenge, Chef Doan’s menu has many other terrifically tasting items.

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#20 Yoga Nook – (Video blog) 365 Things to do is Simi Valley

July 30, 2010 By Ted Mackel 1 Comment

(Video below) Simi Valley’s Yoga Nook is located at 2472 Stearns Street just off the the south side of the 118 freeway. The Studio is 7 years old, owned and operated by Jeni Winterburn, long time Yoga instructor and Simi Valley resident. I happened to visit on a Monday evening and class was full of enthusiastic yoga participants. The Studio is well thought-out and very nice inside. This is a Simi Valley must see. There are a variety of classes for all levels and as well as a school to help train new instructors. Jeni is well regarded in her field and I can see why so many of her students wanted me to come visit. For more information about the Yogo Nook, please visit http://www.YogaNook.net

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#14 Jazz Night at Giovanni’s – 365 Things to do in Simi Valley

June 30, 2010 By Ted Mackel Leave a Comment

(Video) Thursday Nights at Giovanni’s in Simi Valley is featuring live jazz music with the Tony Maddox Band. Giovanni’s has put together a special menu for Thursday nights so you come down for cocktails and music or enjoy dinner as well. Tony calls this “Thursday Night Therapy” with a mix of Jazz & Standards.

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#12 Lost Canyons Golf Course Friday Night Dinner – 365 Things to do in Simi Valley

June 26, 2010 By Ted Mackel 1 Comment

(Video Blog) Summer is here and so is Friday Night Dinner at Lost Canyons Golf Course. The Friday Night Dinners began the first week of June and will continue up through September with outdoor dining on the patio, live music and great views of the area. This is not a private club, so everyone is welcome. If you’ve not been up to the clubhouse or golf course, this is a great time to visit and see one of the beautiful Golf Courses located in Simi Valley, you will not be disappointed. The Lost Canyons Golf Course and Clubhouse is located up behind the Big Sky housing development and can be reached by traveling north Tapo Canyon Road or north on Erringer (see map link below).

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#9 TuTu’s Mobile Shave Ice – 365 Things to do in Simi Valley

June 12, 2010 By Ted Mackel 1 Comment

(Video Below) Tutu’s Shave Ice is now 100% mobile. Simi Valley Business owner Scott Miller, keeps his customers and fans up-to-date on his locations through Tutu’s Facebook page and Twitter page. So if you’re craving one of Tutu’s Shave Ice creations, just login to Facebook, check Tutu’s page and Scott will have posted his current location.

Tutu’s also is a terrific community partner like many of Simi Valley’s other business owners and will partner with schools and organizations and give back a portion of their proceeds to those groups.

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#8 Skatelab Skateboarding Museum & Hall of Fame – 365 things to do in Simi Valley

June 9, 2010 By Ted Mackel 1 Comment

(Video Below) Did you know that Simi Valley is home to the skateboarding Hall of Fame? Did you know that Skatelab indoor (air conditioned) skate park houses the nation’s largest collection of skateboard memorabilia and historical artifacts? Skatelab Simi Valley is well-known throughout the skateboarding industry and is well known to many of the youth and families of Simi Valley. What many didn’t know is that the skateboarding museum is one of the 10 most visited museums in the area.

I had a chance to talk with the owner Todd Huber and find out a little bit more about his amazing collection of skateboard artifacts; he even took me into his private vault to show me items for future display. Recently Todd’s enthusiasm to preserve the sport, led him to open the Skateboarding Hall of Fame right here in Simi Valley. The next class of inductees will be honored this fall. So next time you drop off the kids or you come down to enjoy the skate park yourself; take some extra time to check out the museum, it really is an amazing collection of the history of the sport of skateboarding.

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#7 Go Yogurt – 365 Things to do in Simi Valley (Video)

June 8, 2010 By Ted Mackel Leave a Comment

(Video Below) Yogurt and dessert fans got to come out and see Go Yogurt. I remember in the early 1990′s. Yogurt was hot. Penguins was “the franchise” in the Yogurt business and then the Yogurt business seemed to fade away. In the last several years Yogurt has made a healthy return to retail spaces all across southern California and Simi Valley has three Yogurt shops already. Go Yogurt really stands out from the crowd and is a fun place to go for frozen treats. The indoor space is open and has great seating, there are large screen TVs placed in the seating areas with active programing. Free WiFi for customers. The topping bar is large with over 50 different toppings. You can keep up with what is happening at Go Yogurt on their Facebook page and if you check in with Foresquare, you may be able to knock me off as the current Mayor of Go Yogurt Simi Valley.

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#5 Cronies Sports Grill – 365 Things to do in Simi Valley (Video)

June 3, 2010 By Ted Mackel Leave a Comment

#5 on my list is Cronies Sports Grill. Located on the southeast corner of Sycamore and Cochran in Simi Valley California in the Albertson’s Shopping Center, Cronies Sports Grill is one of three locations in Ventura County. The Simi Valley operation has been open five years. Famous for the frosted schooner filled with your beer of choice on tap, cronies as typical grill menu, open seating environment, plenty of large screen TVs and a friendly community environment where all can come down and root on their favorite professional sports teams. The hot wings are a favorite menu item among patrons. During the fall on Friday evenings Cronies becomes the hub for information on high school football. I stop by cronies last night with my video camera and caught all the action and fun during the opening championship game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. For more information you can visit their website www.cronies.com or call the store directly at (805) 583-9999.