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2011 Stories by EDWIN GOEI

• Il Garage Is Under the Stanton Sun

  published July 21, 2011

  I can think of a handful of restaurants that has an on-site garden. But it's one thing to serve your customers vegetables you've grown... More >>

• Joseph Mahon Plays Burger Parlor Games

  published July 14, 2011

  Don't let the goofy, bright-orange T-shirt emblazoned with "I'm Juicy" deceive you. The man who wears it while serving your burgers at Burger... More >>

• Starfish Is Asian, But of No Persuasion

  published July 7, 2011

  Have you ever noticed the more brightly lit a Chinese restaurant is, the higher its prices? Think of those grand San Gabriel Valley seafood... More >>

• Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar Has a Tiki Track of Mind

  published June 30, 2011

  Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar at the Disneyland Hotel is a full-circle distillation of everything that came before it, descended from the... More >>

• Neveria Flor de Mexico Offers a Treatise on Icy Treats

  published June 23, 2011

  You needn't settle for McDonald's soft serve, a convenience-store slushie or another overplayed frozen yogurt when the sun sizzles and you're... More >>

• 101 Noodle Express Teaches You Chinese 101

  published June 16, 2011

  A plastic banner is currently draped over the Nice Time Deli marquee in Irvine, the longstanding Taiwanese restaurant that was the gateway for... More >>

• Delius Restaurant Is the Real Deal

  published June 9, 2011

  For a place surrounded by auto dealerships and housed in a building butted up against a menacing electrical substation, Delius Restaurant has a... More >>

• Pinoy Pam's Best Gets to the Point-Point

  published June 2, 2011

  Imagine if the only place you could get a burger was the drive-thru, or if the only Chinese restaurant around was Panda Express. If you are a... More >>

• St. Roy Chef's Pub Is the Cure for the Common Gastropub

  published May 26, 2011

  If you're wondering why St. Roy Chef's Pub is called that and not St. Roy Gastropub, it's because owner Justin Monson thinks "gastropub" sounds... More >>

• Song Long Looks Through the Water Glass

  published May 19, 2011

  When reviewing a place like Song Long Restaurant, we must dedicate at least one sentence to explaining how its existence contradicts its... More >>

• G Burger Hits the G Spot

  published May 12, 2011

  There hasn't been a better time to get ground beef stuffed in a bun than now. While Five Guys and the Habit have ramped up to aggressively... More >>

• Tilted Kilt Offers Blarney Boobage

  published May 5, 2011

  How Hooters earned the ire of women's rights groups while Tilted Kilt escaped their notice is a mystery. Perhaps Tilted Kilt is too young a... More >>

• At Renzo's, Life Is a Ceviche

  published April 28, 2011

  You may have been to the food court about a block away from John Wayne Airport, home to the glowing, golden deep-fried fish at the Chippy and... More >>

• Chapter One: the modern local Is Downtown Santa Ana's Next Chapter

  published April 21, 2011

  It's true that the new Chapter One: the modern local is a pub, a very good one featuring a roster of serious microbrews, New Age self-described... More >>

• There's Something About 320 Main

  published April 14, 2011

  When you picture what Hollywood movie stars might be doing right now, you expect something fantastical, like blasting CGI aliens or running... More >>

• Commonwealth Lounge and Grill Bring Fullerton Flavor

  published April 7, 2011

  The two-story property at 2406 Newport Blvd. should be a sure-fire customer magnet. It's on the Peninsula, right on the water's edge,... More >>

• Koba Tofu Grill Offers Lovable Lava

  published March 31, 2011

  You haven't really lived until you've sucked on raw crab. At the newest Koba Tofu Grill in Irvine, the spicy blue-crab dish called gae jang... More >>

• Alessa In Laguna Beach Not Alessa Version of the Original

  published March 24, 2011

  I had not a single shred of doubt that the third and newest Cucina Alessa was going to be as good as the others. Even before it opened, I... More >>

• Battle of the Dance Is Cheesy Good

  published March 17, 2011

  Battle of the Dance isn't the disaster that is the yet-to-debut SpiderMan: Turn Off the Dark. A reported $10 million was... More >>

• Habuya Represents the Perfect Prefecture

  published March 10, 2011

  Until now, only a handful of OC restaurants has flirted with serving the cuisine of Okinawa, an island prefecture of Japan. Though it's a sushi... More >>

• Hapa J's Puts You In an Aloha State of Mind

  published March 3, 2011

  In an idyllic, sparsely inhabited town named Hawi on Hawaii's Big Island, there's a breezy restaurant in a converted plantation house. I can't... More >>

• Taco Asylum Sells Twittered Tacos

  published February 24, 2011

  I don't envy the work the Haven Gastropub wunderkinds—Greg Daniels, Wil Dee and Alkesh Patel—have ahead of them. They're planning a... More >>

• Roots Gourmet for the Home Team

  published February 17, 2011

  Roots Gourmet is hard to pigeonhole. Is it a coffee joint or a sandwich shop? Is it a Latin restaurant that serves vegan food or a dessert... More >>

• Northern Exposure at Clearman's North Woods Inn

  published February 10, 2011

  If I asked you to point me to the nearest snow-covered log cabin, I would be able to tell a little bit about you by the answer you gave. A... More >>

• The Kickin' Crab Joins the Crustacean Nation

  published February 3, 2011

  From the looks of the location, the low-slung building on Bristol Street near Macarthur Boulevard in Santa Ana ought to be a prime spot for an... More >>