After a two-year search Bob Wilson has finally found a new home for another Cisco's. The first Mexican eatery, which burned down in Westlake Village in March 2005, will reopen at 686 Lindero Canyon Road in Oak Park. The family operates another Cisco's on Avenida de Los Arboles in T.O.

Wilson, a former mayor of Thousand Oaks, said he had a difficult time finding available property in Conejo Valley.

"Everything is taken. There's really not much available," he said.

Wilson is leasing the 2,200square-foot space and hopes to open the restaurant by June, pending county permit approval. The site is the former Rustler's eatery. He plans to paint and put in new upholstery. His son, Bob Jr., will manage it. Wilson plans to retire in the next couple of years.

"I'll come and help when I can, but I'll stop doing this stuff pretty soon," Wilson said.

He had hoped to rebuild Cisco's in its original location on Westlake Boulevard but said the insurance settlement he received wouldn't cover the cost. Wilson and his family built the restaurant and opened it in 1974.

Wilson subleased the Westlake property to owners of Chapter 8 in Agoura Hills and P6 Restaurant and Lounge in Westlake. The company is in the final stages of building Suki 7, a Japanese restaurant and nightclub, at the former Westlake Cisco's site.

Although the Oak Park Cisco's is smaller than its predecessor, the menu will be similar to the original restaurant's, Wilson said. The main differences will be individual tapas selections and a variety of salads and sandwiches for what Wilson expects will be a strong lunchtime crowd.

- - Sophia Fischer