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January 21, 2011
Eat Here, Not There: Ham-and-Cheese Croissant
Edwin GoeiI don't think I've ever met a ham and cheese croissant I didn't like. Taken from our county's myriad of mom-and-pop donut shops, they're usually more like a ham-and-cheese danish: croissant dough folded into thick pillows, dense Danola-type ham tucked inside with cheese of indeterminat ... More >>
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January 28, 2011
Eat Here, Not There: Hawaiian Food
Edwin GoeiDa Luau's Island Chicken, a.k.a. Mochiko ChickenGross oversimplification alert: On this side of the Pacific, there are exactly three types of Hawaiian restaurants. First, you have the lunch-plate purveyors. Think L&L and its brethren at which Styrofoam containers groan under heavy l ... More >>
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January 31, 2011
Revisiting a Review: Myung Dong Kal Guk Su
Edwin GoeiFor months now, Myung Dong Kal Guk Su, the Korean knife-cut noodle peddler, has been doing fine at the location previously occupied by Jamillah Garden in Tustin. But recently in an effort to reel in more customers, they installed a banner advertising a lunch special that played fast an ... More >>
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February 1, 2011
Guess Where I'm Eating, Win a Prize
Edwin GoeiWhere did I eat this burger, bun all crusted with seeds of sesame? Be the first to tell me correctly, and you'll win this week's prize (TBD) from Prize Patrol. Only one guess per person per comment. Good luck!
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February 3, 2011
Dueling Dishes: Battle Strawberry Croissant
Edwin GoeiCream Pan's Strawberry CroissantToday, 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 >>
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February 7, 2011
Drunk After Work: The Balcony Grill & Bar
Edwin Goei The Place: The Balcony Grill & Bar, 2710 Alton Pkwy. Ste 215, Irvine, (949) 387-0888; thebalconygrill.com. The Hours: Drink specials, all day Sunday through Thursday. Open till 2 a.m.
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February 14, 2011
Tustin's Roma D'Italia Reopens Tomorrow
Edwin GoeiTustin's 50-year-old red-sauce institution, Roma D'Italia, shut down last fall to make way for a major remodel of the place. "Our building is starting to show its age, so we've decided it is time to make a few upgrades so that we can be here to serve you for another 50 years," the resta ... More >>
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February 28, 2011
Drunk After Work: Casa Inka
Edwin GoeiThe Place: Casa Inka, 8610 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley, (714) 847-7555; www.casainkarestaurant.com The Hours: Mon.-Fri., 4-7 p.m. The Deal: All beers, including Cusqueño, the indigenous Inkan lager, are $2; half-price on appetizers and wines.
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March 1, 2011
The Mystery of the Pink-Sprinkled Doughnut
Edwin GoeiI have this theory that while most everyone loves donuts, if given a choice, almost no one (except maybe tween-aged girls) will ever eat a pink-frosted or pink-sprinkled doughnut. I realize this is a gross generalization, but it is one that I have come to after personally observing the ... More >>
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March 8, 2011
Guess Where I Ate, Win a Prize!
Edwin GoeiWhere did I eat this colorful dish? Step right up and guess. Normal rules apply: One guess per person per comment. The winner gets a surprise prize!
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March 28, 2011
Tustin's Japonaise Cafe Closes, Again
Edwin GoeiWhen it comes to baking, Cream Pan can do no wrong. But as a business trying to expand its reach, it has struggled.The bakery that started out as a literal hole-in-the-wall appears to be shuttering its not-as-successful café spin-off. Even as it grew to be called Japonaise Bakery and ... More >>
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March 29, 2011
Guess Where I Ate, Win a Prize!
Edwin GoeiWhere did I eat this dish? And what is it with the explosive title? (That last part was a clue). To win you have to simply name the dish and where I had it. One guess per comment per person; no Weeklings allowed. Good luck!
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April 18, 2011
Drunk After Work: Daily Grill in Irvine
Edwin GoeiThe Place: Daily Grill, 2636 Dupont Drive, Irvine, (949) 474-2223.The Hours: Daily, 4 p.m. - 7 p.m.The Deal: Domestic beers, $3.50. Specialty beers, $4. Well martinis & spirits, $5.50. Premium spirits, $9. $3.95-$4.95 appetizers. The Scene: This dependable meat and potatoes chain ... More >>
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April 22, 2011
Eat There, Not Here: Korean Tacos
Edwin GoeiNotice the flip-flopped title of this post. This week, I'm calling it "Eat There, Not Here". What I'm saying is that despite the promise of a non-itinerant "Kogi Taco" at Koba Tofu Grill's walk-up window in Irvine, you're likely to find better, tastier Korean tacos at the original truc ... More >>
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May 10, 2011
Guess Where I Ate, Win a Prize!
Edwin GoeiThis week's installment of our guessing game should be easy. Or perhaps not, if you've got no idea what that breaded thing is. So start guessing where I ate this dish. Same rules apply as always. One guess per comment per person. No Weeklings allowed.Good luck!Follow Stick a Fork In It ... More >>
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May 24, 2011
Guess Where I Ate; Win a Prize!
Edwin GoeiGuess correctly where I ate this dish, and you win our surprise prize! As always, only one guess per person per comment and you must use a valid e-mail address so we can identify you. Good luck! Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter @ocweeklyfood or on Facebook! ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
No. 94: $5 Fish Bento at Bentoss
Edwin GoeiWelcome to the Weekly's list of our 100 Favorite Dishes for 2011! Tune in every day until we get to número uno! Now, on to the latest entry. . . .There are exactly three bento boxes offered for five dollars ($4.99 pre-tax to be exact) at Bentoss in Costa Mesa. The most popular is proba ... More >>
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June 8, 2011
No. 92: Sticky Rice With Chicken at Quan Hy
Edwin GoeiWelcome to the Weekly's list of our 100 Favorite Dishes for 2011! Tune in every day until we get to número uno! Now, on to the latest entry. . . .Xoi ga is sticky rice with chicken, a Vietnamese street dish that, if I wanted to oversimplify, closely mirrors Hainan chicken--boiled or ... More >>
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June 13, 2011
Drunk After Work: Muldoon's Irish Pub
Edwin GoeiThe Place: Muldoon's Irish Pub, 202 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660;(949) 640-4110. The Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. at the pub or Celtic Bar. The Deal: $5 draft pints, including Guinness Stout, Bass Ale, Smithwick's, Muldoon's Honey Blond, Amstel Li ... More >>
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June 23, 2011
Drink of The Week: Moscow Mule at Chapter One: the modern local
Edwin GoeiSo proud is Chapter One: the modern local of its libations that it puts them on the same one-sheet menu with the rest of the food. In fact, they call them "Culinary Cocktails". And if you think the title is kind of presumptuous, you haven't realized that a few of the ingredients s ... More >>
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June 29, 2011
Guess Where I Ate, Win a Prize!
Edwin GoeiThis one needs at least this hint: The restaurant that served this no longer exists. So where did I eat this dish?No Weeklings allowed to play. One guess per person, per comment. And as always, enter a valid e-mail so we can verify the winner, yadda yadda.Follow Stick a Fork In It on Tw ... More >>
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July 5, 2011
The Best Parking Space To Do A Bad Parking Job
Edwin GoeiThe picture above was taken at The Camp: Home to Costa Mesa's many eclectic restaurants, trendy shops, and a parking lot stenciled with aphorisms.Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter @ocweeklyfood or on Facebook!
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July 13, 2011
Two New Restaurants at the Mitsuwa Marketplace Food Court
Edwin GoeiIf you haven't been to Mitsuwa Marketplace's food court in a while, you'll find it has changed a bit. Long gone is the Italian Tomato, the pastry and pasta maker, and the short-lived Maestro adjacent to that. In the space they've left behind, an udon and donburi purveyor are set to ... More >>
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July 20, 2011
Guess Where I Ate, Win a Prize!
Edwin GoeiRules are the same as they are every week: one person per guess per comment, and be sure to enter a valid email so we can confirm where to send your prize if you win. So, where did I eat this burger?Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter @ocweeklyfood or on Facebook.
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July 27, 2011
Le Napoleon at Irvine Spectrum Closes; Moves To Another Part of Irvine Spectrum...And Closes?!
Edwin GoeiOn a recent trip to Irvine Spectrum, I noticed that Le Napoleon, the coffee shop that boasted Intelligentsia coffee and Cream Pan pastries was gone from its perch underneath the merry-go-round. I was going to put it on the list of restaurant casualties for the month...
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July 28, 2011
Second 85°C Bakery Café To Open in August
Edwin GoeiIf you recall, I wrote earlier this summer that 85°C Bakery Café, the Taiwanese bakery that introduced squid ink bread and lines as persistent as those at the unemployment office, has plans to open a second outlet in the U.S. Now they've set a date for the opening. As reported by Eate ... More >>
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July 29, 2011
Eat Here, Not There: Poke Bowls
Edwin GoeiThis post is another one of our series under the category "Eat Here, Not There". But this time, I could also put this under "fast food guilty pleasures I shouldn't like". What I'm about to recommend comes from the chain known as Sushi Boy, which a typical sushi purist would never come n ... More >>
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August 1, 2011
Drunk After Work: Ra Sushi
Edwin GoeiOnly Saturdays at 3 p.m. is it this empty.The Place: Ra Sushi, 2401 Park Avenue, Tustin, CA 92782;(714) 566-1700. The Hours: Mon.-Sat., 3-7 p.m. The Deal: $2 hot sake. $3 domestic beers. $4 well drinks, Corona, Sapporo, Stella Artois, and Tsingtao. $5 Kirin, Le Terre Chardonnay, Le Te ... More >>
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August 16, 2011
Guess Where I Ate; Win A Prize!
Edwin GoeiWhere did I eat this colorful dish? Step right up and guess. Normal rules apply: One guess per person per comment and no Weeklings allowed! The winner gets a surprise prize!Hint: There are two correct answers. The dish can be ordered in two technically different restaurants (each named ... More >>
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September 13, 2011
Guess Where I Ate; Win A Prize!
Edwin GoeiWhere did I eat this colorful dish? Step right up and guess. Normal rules apply: One guess per person per comment and no Weeklings allowed! And be sure to use a valid e-mail address when you enter your guess. The winner gets a surprise prize! Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter&nb ... More >>
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September 20, 2011
Guess Where I Ate, Win a Prize!
Edwin GoeiGuess correctly where I ate this dish, and you win our surprise prize! As always, only one guess per person per comment, and you must use a valid e-mail address so we can identify you. Good luck! Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter @ocweeklyfood or on Facebook!
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October 11, 2011
Guess Where I Ate; Win A Prize
Edwin Goei This week's Guess Where game should be easy for some; extremely difficult for others. Where did I have this dish? Enter your guess with your real e-mail address. Only one guess per comment per e-mail. No Weeklings allowed.Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter @ocweeklyfood or ... More >>
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October 20, 2011
Fast Food Sushi vs. Supermarket Sushi
Edwin GoeiSushi Boy's Sushi Fast food sushi. If there's a better food oxymoron out there, I think it'd have to be "veggie burgers". But that's disingenuous of me to say. I've actually enjoyed more "fast food sushi" than veggie burgers. Most of the time, it's Sushi Boy; not usually for the sushi, ... More >>
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October 27, 2011
10 Unusual Candies & Treats To Give Out On Halloween
Edwin GoeiWould you rather not give out boring old Snickers and M&M's this year? You want to be the special house on the block that has stuff that no one else dares give away? Here are some unusual candies and treats we dug out from our blog's long-dead Wacky Snacks featurette, most of ... More >>
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November 1, 2011
Gourmet Grill Masters Opens in Irvine
Edwin GoeiPulitzer Prize-winning food critic Jonathan Gold described the chicken at the previously mobile-only Gourmet Grill Masters this way:"The chicken at Grill Masters stands a cluck or two above the rest: extravagantly seasoned fowl cooked on rotating spits, perfumed with smoke, slow-roasted ... More >>
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November 15, 2011
Five Great Japanese White Bread Torture Devices
Edwin Goei Who says white bread has to be synonymous with boring? The following are five Japanese inventions that crimp, pleat and grate slices of white into crustless, undeniably cute shapes worthy of Hello Kitty. What more interesting than the fact that these devices exist is that the local br ... More >>
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November 22, 2011
Taste Test: Koko's Cafe in Irvine
Edwin GoeiThis is a taste test. Only a test. Not a formal review, but a quick, dirty trial of two dishes from Koko's Cafe in Irvine, which as I noted in an annoucement post last week, opened recently in Irvine. It took the place of Dickey's BBQ at the corner of Irvine Center Drive and Jeffrey, an ... More >>
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December 5, 2011
Irvine's Mitsuwa Marketplace Food Court To Host Santouka Ramen
Edwin GoeiIt would've seemed a safe bet to assume that the new Irvine Mitsuwa Marketplace going into the 13,800 square feet space at Heritage Plaza that was formerly Ace Hardware would contain a Santouka Ramen. At every single Mitsuwa Marketplace in the US (Costa Mesa; Torrance; Los Angeles; Sant ... More >>
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December 9, 2011
Ten Great Places for Ice Cream in Orange County
Photo by John GilhooleyYou just recovered the mittens you stored away last season from the deepest part of your coat closet. Last night, you wore socks to bed because you didn't want your toes to lose feeling again. The heater's being used for the first time this year, and it still hasn't cooked ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
Guess Where I Ate, Win a Prize!
Edwin GoeiIn order to win this prize, you have to correctly identify the dish (just the proper name of the protein is sufficient) and the place where I ate it. Only one guess per person per comment. And be sure to use a valid email so we can verify the winner. Good luck!Follow Stick a Fork In It ... More >>
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December 19, 2011
Holiday Gift Guide: Six ~~Great~~ Food-Related Gifts From The 99-Cent-Only Store
Edwin GoeiYou don't know how hard it is for me to keep a straight face as I write this, because, c'mon, I'm sure you're also chortling at the very idea of buying your loved ones (or even your not-so-loved-ones) gifts from the 99-Cent-Only Store.I could justify such a list as you're about to read ... More >>
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December 20, 2011
Tustin's Most Cursed Restaurant Location Claims Another Business; New Cajun Joint To Try Next
Edwin GoeiI think I've become the unofficial and unintentional historian on the businesses that have come and gone at the shack on 14430 Newport Ave. in Tustin. Over the last five years I have been keeping track, there has been about four different restaurants trying and failing at that spot. Now ... More >>
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December 27, 2011
Guess Where I Ate; Win A Prize!
Edwin Goei Since it's the holidays and all, I'll put out this extremely easy (or is it?) "Guess Where". Only one guess per person per comment. Good luck! And a happy new year!Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter @ocweeklyfood or on Facebook!
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December 29, 2011
Introducing Mitsuwa Irvine's Other Food Court Vendors That's Not Santouka
Edwin GoeiAs you compete for seats at the new Irvine Mitsuwa Marketplace's tiny, tiny excuse of a food court, there are three other food vendors who hope that you're not just there for the ramen at Santouka.Here is a brief rundown of who they are and what they offer.
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January 9, 2012
More Filipino Eateries Join Jollibee in Anaheim: Valerio's Bakery and Manila Sunrise
Edwin GoeiWhen we start calling Anaheim home to OC's own Little Manila, the epicenter of it all will be the plaza at the corner of Euclid and Crescent. When Jollibee and its sister Red Ribbon joined Kapit Bahay and LBC (the balikbayan box courier used by Filipino expats to send care packages to t ... More >>
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January 11, 2012
Another Fatburger Closes
Edwin GoeiThere used to be two Fatburgers in Irvine. Now, there are none. The Fatburger at Park Place, on Michelson and Jamboree, is finally closed following other Fatburgers in the area to oblivion. The company had long ago already filed for bankruptcy.
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January 11, 2012
Native Foods' Fashion Island Branch Sets Opening Date
Edwin GoeiReader, tipster and friend JB says that Native Foods in Fashion Island is just a few mere weeks away from opening. The third OC location of the restaurant can be found in the mall's Island Terrace Court. He saw that their newsletter said early February would be when it will debut; but i ... More >>
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January 18, 2012
Guess Where I Ate; Win a Prize!
Edwin Goei Where did I eat this tube meat sandwich? Guess right and you win a surprise prize. One guess per person per comment. Use a valid e-mail address and no Weeklings allowed! Good luck!Follow Stick a Fork In It on Twitter @ocweeklyfood or on Facebook!
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February 7, 2012
Taste Testing Jack in the Box's Bacon Milkshake
Edwin GoeiHave you heard about Jack in the Box's bacon milkshake? The milkshake is just part of a marketing campaign that includes a commercial that has a dude named Neal telling his mother that he's getting married to bacon. The push for its new BLT Cheeseburger includes a new catchphrase where ... More >>
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February 7, 2012
Guess Where I Ate, Win a Prize!
Edwin Goei For this week's installment, you must guess not only where I ate it, but also the name of the dish . . . which is really a hint because if you know the dish, you also know this place is one of the few restaurants that serve it. One guess per person per comment. Use a valid email addre ... More >>
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