They wanted a second location in Woodland Hills. The first choice was Ventura and Shoup, where California Chicken Cafe now sits – but that was vetoed because of the freeway off ramp, which would make ingress and egress a disaster. They also looked at the car wash at 22517 Ventura, but residents north of the boulevard objected.
But In-N-Out has finally found a new home in Woodland Hills.
After legal wrangling and debate, they will break ground at 22822 Ventura Blvd., the site of the old Bank of America just west of Fallbrook.
The B of A branch has been closed since December, 2019, part of the bank’s cost-cutting and branch consolidation. It was fenced off and boarded up, becoming not only an eyesore but a magnet for homeless.
Just this week demolition began on the almost 7,000-square-foot bank building.
The restaurant has had a long journey to get to this point.
In 2024, the Woodland Hills Neighborhood Council’s Planning and Land Use Management Committee determined the project was exempt from CEQA (California Environmental Quality Act) requirements.
However, Jeff Bornstein and his West Valley Alliance for Optimal Living, filed a petition challenging the exemption claiming the traffic pattern, noise, water and air impact would affect homeowners situated just south of the proposed drive-thru establishment.
In countering Bornstein, Neighborhood Council member Scott Silverstein remarked that, “the homes Bornstein referred to are actually closer to the fumes from the 101 Freeway than they would be to burger smells emanating from the restaurant.”
The suit was settled in March of this year, and plans are moving forward for the 3,342-square-foot restaurant.
It will feature standard In-N-Out features – a drive-thru, seating for 40 inside, seating for 26 outside, and approximately 33 parking spaces.
The restaurant will be open from 10 am to 1 or 1:30 am.
Construction should take four to six months for a complete build-out.
In-N-Out started in 1948 as a small burger stand, and now has 400 restaurants across eight western states.
It was recently in the news as CEO Linsi Snyder announced she was moving her family to Tennessee, due to California’s difficult environment for raising kids and businesses. Their corporate offices will remain in California however.
