He hopes some Valley customers will join him there. 30315 Canwood St Ste 14 Suite 14, Agoura Hills, CA 91301 +1 81 Website Menu. Gris does have another Cafe Bizou location that he opened two years ago in Agoura Hills. 55 reviews 8 of 56 Restaurants in Agoura Hills - French Vegetarian Friendly Vegan Options.

There were attempts to sway his decision, but ultimately, plenty of kisses-a fitting farewell for Cafe Bizou. 'We’ve celebrated almost every happy occasion in our family’s history in this place, so it’s very challenging to comprehend that it won’t be here for us,' she said. 'Our soon-to-be son-in-law asked us for permission to marry our daughter in this restaurant,' Janet Klein said. Janet and George Klein are still in shock about it. I’ve invited friends here for Christmas Eve, New Year's Eve, birthdays.' 'This Sherman Oaks Cafe Bizou is more like a Paris restaurant. 'Since March 10, I think it’s my 5th or 6th time here,' she said. Genevieve Desjuenes is French Canadian and drives to Cafe Bizou regularly from the westside. Now, I’m going to drop that to 40 hours a week, if I’m lucky,' Gris said. 'With this place, I work about 80 to 85 hours a week. He’s also grateful to his staff, who were busy serving and cooking up a variety of dishes, including pastas, fish, and meats.

One of his keys to success? 'Make sure you eat your own food, every day!' he said. 'I wanted to leave on a good note and be happy with it,' Gris said. He said he’s leaving on his own terms but didn’t want to sign another lease and risk a future drop in business. It was like crazy!' he said.Ĭustomer after customer lined up to say goodbye. 'We had to put two hostesses to answer the phone all day long. 'If we can last three years, we will be very lucky,' Gris said.īut when the restaurant posted a farewell notice on its website earlier this month, Gris quickly found out what his restaurant meant to so many. He maxed out three credit cards to get it up and running.

Philippe Gris never thought his restaurant would be around more than two decades.

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