Complex sentence: The first Habit Burger Grill restaurant opened in Thanksgiving 1969 in Santa Barbara, California, and between 1969 and 2007, the chain slowly expanded around the Los Angeles metropolitan area to 23 restaurants.
Split into simpler sentences: The first Habit Burger Grill restaurant opened in November 1969 in Santa Barbara, California. Between 1969 and 2007, the chain slowly expanded around the Los Angeles metropolitan area to 23 restaurants.