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Introducing OC Weekly's 100 Favorite Dishes for 2011: No. 100, Lemongrass Chicken, Extra Spicy at Vietnam's Pearl

​That's right, folks: Welcome the return of our 100 Favorite Dishes list! How does it differ from last year's supposedly authoritative list? That was 2010; this is 2011, silly! Some dishes from last year will appear on this year's list; some, alas, no longer exist or didn't exist last year. Why ar ... More >>

Beverly Hills Salad Restaurant Picks Out Its Costa Mesa Location

A few months ago, I wrote up a post announcing that Greenleaf Gourmet ChopShop, a Beverly Hills restaurant that focuses on salads made by a duo of ex-Patina Group restaurant chefs, had its eye on Costa Mesa for their third store (their first in OC). After it published, the PR people for the restau ... More >>

New Inka Grill Opens In Costa Mesa

Edwin Goei ​Costa Mesans now have one less Thai joint, but get one more Peruvian restaurant to offset the loss. Previously Thai Tasty Corner, the building in the same parking lot as Sushi Shibucho has recently reopened as Inka Grill. Their claim to fame? Well, it's in bigger letters eclipsi ... More >>

Asameshi Maeda Honten - "Legendary Ramen Fair" in Costa Mesa's Mitsuwa Marketplace

If you are reading this after February 18th, 2008, you might as well stop: Asameshi Maeda Honten will have already packed up and left for San Diego, its next tour destination. Sort of like a band that belts out noodle soups instead of tunes, you can find this Japanese ramen shop here, at the Costa ... More >>

Grub Guide

If you are reading this after February 18th, 2008, you might as well stop: Asameshi Maeda Honten will have already packed up and left for San Diego, its next tour destination. Sort of like a band that belts out noodle soups instead of tunes, you can find this Japanese ramen shop here, at the Costa ... More >>

Commie Girl

Something About Mexicans
Its time we had a conversation with Gustavo Arellano

Costa Mesa

Something About Mexicans
Its time we had a conversation with Gustavo Arellano

Rich Man, Po Boy

In 10 years, Memphis has become the center of Orange County's hipperati universe

This Week in Squash

In 10 years, Memphis has become the center of Orange County's hipperati universe

This Week in Eggs

In 10 years, Memphis has become the center of Orange County's hipperati universe

Through With Bars

Now we only eat guitars

Through With Bars

Now we only eat guitars

Tax day: A Diary of My Pain

Now we only eat guitars