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  • Blogs

    September 3, 2008

    Diamond Jamboree = More Asian Eateries = More Fun

    Good things do happen in Irvine, even if it's going to make traffic even more hellish. It's called Diamond Jamboree Center, a sprawling shopping complex you might have seen being built on the corner of Alton and Jamboree Rd. So far, just the signs are up. Finishing touches are still being made. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 8, 2008

    Death of a Food Court

    It happened so slowly it seemed unnoticeable, but as one food stall after another called it quits, the writing on the wall became more obvious: Cafe Court was dying. If your office wasn't nearby -- like say within the area bordered by Redhill, Alton, Jamboree and Barranca -- you probably didn't re ... More >>

  • Columns

    September 13, 2001

    Flat Cat

    It happened so slowly it seemed unnoticeable, but as one food stall after another called it quits, the writing on the wall became more obvious: Cafe Court was dying. If your office wasn't nearby -- like say within the area bordered by Redhill, Alton, Jamboree and Barranca -- you probably didn't re ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2008

    Coming Soon To Diamond Jamboree: Ajisen Ramen

    I mentioned in the Tokyo Table review that ran a few weeks ago that Ajisen Ramen is coming to Diamond Jamboree. Now, they've put up a few signs that gives away the location. It will be directly across Guppy Tea House, next to a beauty salon, and the first store you'll encounter on your right as y ... More >>

  • Food

    January 8, 2009

    The Humble Ramen Noodle Saves Edwin From Having His Face Burned by the Spicy Soup at Ajisen Ramen

    I mentioned in the Tokyo Table review that ran a few weeks ago that Ajisen Ramen is coming to Diamond Jamboree. Now, they've put up a few signs that gives away the location. It will be directly across Guppy Tea House, next to a beauty salon, and the first store you'll encounter on your right as y ... More >>

  • News

    January 1, 2009

    The Best Posts of 2008, Direct From the Weekly's Parallel Universe

    I mentioned in the Tokyo Table review that ran a few weeks ago that Ajisen Ramen is coming to Diamond Jamboree. Now, they've put up a few signs that gives away the location. It will be directly across Guppy Tea House, next to a beauty salon, and the first store you'll encounter on your right as y ... More >>

  • Columns

    March 16, 2006

    The Kevlar Anniversary

    If the Iraq War is so noble, why are Georges kids still on their barstools?

  • Features

    October 20, 2005

    Irvine

    If the Iraq War is so noble, why are Georges kids still on their barstools?

  • Features

    October 21, 2004

    Best of OC 2004: Part 2

    If the Iraq War is so noble, why are Georges kids still on their barstools?

  • Blogs

    February 15, 2010

    3 Hurt, 2 Killed, 1 Murder Charge in DUI-Crash Weekend

    ​As previously blogged, Anaheim Police conducted a DUI checkpoint and saturation patrols Friday evening through the wee hours Saturday, while the Orange County Sheriff's Department also stepped up patrols aimed at getting drunk drivers off the streets of Aliso Viejo, Laguna Niguel, Laguna Hills an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2010

    [UPDATED:] Celebrate Your Freedom at a DUI Checkpoint

    ​UPDATE: Irvine PD reveals location of its checkpoint (detaIls after jump) . . .Is there a better way to celebrate your freedom than involuntarily stopping for a government enforced sobriety checkpoint?

  • Blogs

    September 29, 2010

    Irvine's Global Village Festival This Weekend

    ​Is it really time for the City of Irvine's Global Village Festival again?  And is it really going to be October in few days?  Why yes, yes it is. And this Saturday, and this Saturday only, on October 2nd, Bill Barber Park will, once again, be the site of the city's we-are-the-wor ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2010

    Baked Crispy Bread With Almond Cream at Capital Seafood

    Jessica Ford Capital Seafood in the Diamond Jamboree Center of Irvine has all of the necessary qualities of a fine dining establishment--linen napkins, chandelier lighting and attentive servers--without the prices such touches suggest. This most upscale outpost of the mini-chain of Chinese ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 16, 2010

    3hree Things: Riley vs. The McRib

    Watch out for 3hree Things every Tuesday, where Riley Breckenridge, drummer of Orange County's favorite local alt-rock band Thrice, gives his take on life in Southern California as an OC native.The McRib is back and coincidentally, so is explosive diarrhea. I used to have a gullet of steel ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 3, 2011

    Dueling Dishes: Battle Strawberry Croissant

    Edwin GoeiCream Pan's Strawberry Croissant​Today, we pit two strawberry croissants from two local bakeries against each other. The defending champion is Cream Pan's famous strawberry croissant ($2.30): the one thing that trumps everything else it does, a pastry that sells out by the afternoon, it ... More >>

  • News

    March 31, 2011

    Welcome to the Ronald Reagan Great Park

    EXCLUSIVE! Super-secret plans are afoot to name Orange County's largest public-works project after the Great Communicator

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2011

    Guy Fieri And Rachael Ray's New Food Network Show

    First the news from Alton Brown that Good Eats is going bye-bye. It was the only show left on Food Network worth watching. Today, on the Rachael Ray Show, the annoyingly spunky Ray announced a new show premiering this summer on the Food Network with faux-bro co-host Guy Fieri.The elevator pitch? "It ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 2, 2011

    Itriya Cafe Construction Begins, Yelper Already Has a Review?

    ​Construction began a few weeks on Itriya Cafe, the latest development to take shape at Diamond Jamboree. If you've passed by Jamboree or Alton, you can't miss the signage. Itriya Cafe is the fusion restaurant (I hate to use that outdated "f" word, but there's no better descriptor) that merges Ita ... More >>

  • Columns

    October 27, 2011

    Letters From OC Weekly Readers

    ​Construction began a few weeks on Itriya Cafe, the latest development to take shape at Diamond Jamboree. If you've passed by Jamboree or Alton, you can't miss the signage. Itriya Cafe is the fusion restaurant (I hate to use that outdated "f" word, but there's no better descriptor) that merges Ita ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 20, 2011

    [UPDATED: Occupy Irvine to end Encampment] Occupy Santa Ana Backs off Occupation

    UPDATE, DEC. 20, 5:07 P.M.:  And then there were none. A week after Occupy Santa Ana ended its formal occupation of the Civic Center, Occupy Irvine has decided to do the same. According to activist D'Marie Mulattieri, who was responsible for setting up the original Occupy Orange County Fac ... More >>

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