Lake Forest

Jesus Gomez Montes, Who Allegedly Sexually Assaulted 3 Girls Under Age 10, is a Fugitive

Authorities put out an alert this morning for fugitive Jesus Gomez Montes, who is accused of sexually assaulting three girls under age 10 in homes he shared with them. A $1 million arrest warrant has been issued for the Lake Forest 34-year-old, who could receive a 130-year prison sentence if capture ... More >>

This Week In Food: Hilarious Restaurant Chalkboards, EFF if Effing Closed, and Names That Sounds Like Vagina

Hey, it's May! Let's take a look at what this week in food brought us... Edwin reviewed Urban Seoul in Irvine and feasted upon their post-modern bibimap. Then he shared the closing of Endless Food and Fun in Huntington...and I will keep all ironic comments about it to myself. Then he posted a phot ... More >>

Peter Herzog, Lake Forest's Drunk Driver City Councilman, Gets Probation, Fines, Classes

I was out for four days looking for Easter eggs in Arizona, so I'm catching up on some stuff related to cases we've tracked here while gazing our navels (ouch!).Lake Forest City Councilman Peter Alan Herzog pleaded guilty to driving under the influence of alcohol with a blood alcohol content of .1 ... More >>

[UPDATED with Second Reading Approval:] Lake Forest Scraps Pervs-in-Parks Ban

See the update at the end of this post about the council vote on second reading. ORIGINAL POST, DEC. 5, 9:39 A.M.: The Lake Forest City Council voted Tuesday night to repeal its ban on registered sex offenders in city parks. These are the same city leaders that last year passed the ordinance establi ... More >>

Slater's 50/50 To Open New Locations In Lake Forest And Pasadena

There's no bacon shortage over at Slater's 50/50. OC's bro-food empire, which has given us artery-clogging wonders such as the bacon milkshake, a burger patty made of 100% bacon and a peanut butter and jelly burger topped with bacon, is expanding.    

Anaheim Mail Thief Gets Sentenced in Federal Court

To give herself unearned resources to buy a stash of methamphetamine, Anaheim's Kimberly Dawn Keister stole mail earlier this year from at least 24 residences or businesses in places like Lake Forest and Mission Viejo.In January, police stopped Keister's vehicle in Costa Mesa and found drugs as well ... More >>

[UPDATED with Checkpoints Tonight in Sous-a Ana, Wet-minster and Beer Garden Grove:] Extra DUI Patrols in Drank Forest, Mixin' Viejo and Rancho Santa Margaritaville

UPDATE, JUNE 8, 11:11 A.M.: In addition to the sheriff's department's DUI patrols in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo and Ranch Santa Margarita, city police agencies hold sobriety checkpoints tonight in Westminster, Santa Ana and Garden Grove.The Westminster and Garden Grove police departments did not ann ... More >>

Macarons and Cooking Classes Highlight New Rocq Cafe in Lake Forest

​For some reason, the rest of Orange County thinks South County is a culinary black hole. As someone who lives south of the Spectrum I take offense to that. First, haters, let's not forget that we have Break of Dawn. But we're also home to the boss burgers at Riders Club in San Clemente, the impre ... More >>

Orange County Sour at Brü Grill & Market, Our Drink of the Week

​Apart from being a wine store, beer pourer, and restaurant, Brü Grill & Market is also one of the few establishments on Lake Forest's El Toro Rd. not ruled by some distant corporate overlord. As such, it's the only place I know of in this bedroom town that has the cojones to do beer can chic ... More >>

Brü Grill & Market Opens in Lake Forest

Photo from Brü Grill & Market's Facebook​Brü Grill & Market, the "farm to table, seasonal and organic" Lake Forest restaurant, officially opened its doors last week. Located at The Orchard at El Toro and Rockfield where the Carino's used to sit, they also tout a tasting room with reporte ... More >>

OC Restaurant Recommendations for American Express' Small Business Saturday

​Most of you are probably waiting anxiously for Black Friday deals; but me, I'm looking forward to this Saturday, which is the day American Express will credit $25 back to me if I patronize a small business and spend $25 or more with my American Express Card. To get the details, click here. You do ... More >>

As Ducks Die in OC, Are Gnatcatchers Next?

Small but deadly to land developers.​Readers of the Weekly before there was a Weekly may recall the California gnatcatcher, a cute little bird who managed to stop development in its tracks in Orange County in the early 1990s, cause Donald Bren to forever be saddled with a menacing Mr. Burns squint ... More >>

Brü Grill & Market Gets Approval to Open in Lake Forest

Photo from Brü Grill & Market's Facebook​Last week at a public hearing, the city of Lake Forest put its stamp of approval on Brü Grill & Market, a project slated for the spot once occupied by  Carino's at the Orchard Shopping Center on El Toro Road.

Chili Chutney Offers Spicy Charity

[Hole In the Wall] This Lake Forest restaurant offers Afghan cuisine and the best dumplings in the world

The Gromble

The Continental Room

Rock N' Ride Charity Biking From San Fran to OC

​For anyone who has wondered what dedication for a cause is, it's something like cycling 512 miles to support music programs for children with Autism and related disorders. Anthony Riedelsheimer and Danny Thompson (drummer for punk band Face to Face), the founders of the Music Factory School of Mu ... More >>

Local Record Review: Big Bad Wolf

​ Big Bad Wolf Big Bad Wolf www.soundcloud.com/bigbadwolfmusic The quintet of fellows who make up Big Bad Wolf--who'll be celebrating the release of this free EP at a Gypsy Lounge show this Thursday in Lake Forest--clearly have ambition when it comes to their work, no bad thing at all. Their self ... More >>

South County, Tell Us Where To Eat!

​Gentle readers, we are a large and diverse county. We have enclaves of ethnic wonder: Little Saigon and Santa Ana are just the start. The problem is that these places are, by and large, in the northern half of the county (and Irvine). As such, our coverage might be perceived to have a (slight) no ... More >>

Another Thai Spice To Open Near Where Another One Closed

Edwin GoeiMore than a decade ago, the Thai Spice in Costa Mesa--a take-out shack if ever there was one--begat more locations in and around Irvine and Lake Forest than you probably realize. At one point, I counted at least five Thai Spices doing business in the area. You might be aware of the o ... More >>

Amonullah Sakhi, Karate Instructor Gets Jail, Sex-Offender Tag for Wax On, Whack Off Act

​We told you way back in October about Amonullah Sakhi, the then-25-year-old karate instructor who Orange County sheriff's deputies say not only admitted when confronted in his studio to exposing himself to a woman and her baby near a Lake Forest elementary school but revealed he'd put on a simil ... More >>

Warning to Rummies: DUI Patrols Tonight!

Brooklyn Museum ArchivesDid somebody order a designated driver?​If you're driving in Lake Forest, Mission Viejo or Rancho Santa Margarita today, you may notice more sheriff's patrol cars on the road than usual.And, if you've been drinking:1) What are you doing driving, butt wipe?2) The deputies in ... More >>

What's the Cost for Police Service in Your City?

​At the most recent meeting of the Orange County Board of Supervisors, Sheriff Sandra Hutchens got the five supes to approve $77 million in annual police service contracts with 11 cities throughout the county.That amount represents a slight increase (primarily due to deputy benefits) over the last ... More >>

The New Limb Announce West Coast Tour

​Four months after debuting their full-length album, Songs People Can Hear, the New Limb are finally spreading their wings for a two-week west coast tour. It kicks off July 16 with a hometown show at the Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest. The trek includes dates in through NorCal, Oregon and Washin ... More >>

The New Limb Get Sponsored By Etnies, Start Podcast, Talk About Random Stuff

​Those aching for an update on Costa Mesa's the New Limb are in for some excitement. 

Crime Time: Alleged Rummy Mommy, Ex-Cop Robber, Sticky Fingers, Douches on (and Taking) Bikes and Really Bad Karaoke Singers

It's the Weekly's weekly police blotter--now with more alleged rummy mommies, ex-cop robbers, sticky fingers, douches on bikes and really bad karaoke singers.MONDAY, NOV. 23 Insert car here.​That Walled-In Feeling A man crashing his black Toyota Corolla into a wall at the Shell gas station at Lake ... More >>

THIS MONTH:The New Limb Residency at The Gypsy Lounge

​Over the last year or so, news on the The New Limb has become coin of the realm on this blog. If you've been checking out Heard Mentality at all lately, you've seen them around. And you've had plenty of opportunities to see them on stage in 2009.For those two or three of you who haven't, it seems ... More >>

Cafe Rio in Lake Forest Not Open Yet...But There's a Sign

Edwin Goei​ Among all the posts that I've written here this year, none have gotten more comments and curiosity than the one where I announced that the Utah-based chain Cafe Rio was opening its first California outlet in Lake Forest. Nevermind that there's already excellent Mexican all over our fi ... More >>

Updated: DUI Crackdown In OC's Three Biggest Party Towns Tonight

​Watch out, sinning citizens of OC's sinningest towns. The OC Sheriff's Department will be on the streets tonight looking for drunk drivers as part of a federal anti-DUI program that targets "areas that have a high incidence of DUI related arrests and collisions."So, naturally, they're headed for ... More >>

The Living Suns

Gypsy Lounge

Utah-Based Chain "Cafe Rio" To Open in Lake Forest

Cafe RioAn observation: Lake Forest seems like it's becoming prime proving grounds for out-of-state chains. Don't quote me on that. I really only have one other data point to support my argument: Boneheads, which is based in Georgia.Now, there's Cafe Rio, which reports that it has just signe ... More >>

Anaheim Mimi's Cafe Giving Out Free Gift Cards On Tuesday, March 31st

Okay, you know the drill now.  Say it with me.  "Another new Mimi's Cafe, another gift card giveaway". Seriously, I've lost count on how many there have been. This time, just like the last one in Lake Forest, they'll be giving out $3,000 worth of gift cards ranging from $25 to $100 to ... More >>

Boneheads To Open New Restaurant At Irvine Spectrum

Like anyone who lives in South Orange County, I've been going to Irvine Spectrum like a lemming since it first opened in 1995.  I've got my reasons: The theaters are good for when you want opening night rowdiness and enthusiasm, even if the movie ends up sucking.  But Irvine Spectrum food? That' ... More >>

[Sound Guy] Recent OC Transplant Gives an Outsider's Perspective on Our Live Music Venues

Venus Infers

Venus Infers

LowBallVideoChatter: Ryan Bingham

New alt-country at its finest? Howzabout New Mexico singer/songwriter (and former bull rider) Ryan Bingham and his band, the Dead Horses, playing this Saturday night at the fabulous Gypsy Lounge in Lake Forest? Dude's been on Leno and Conan, and got a nice, long profile in March from the LA Times (s ... More >>

[Food Issue 2008] For Our Recessionary Times, 54 Orange County Meal Deals Between 99 Cents and $15

What You Missed Over The Weekend Part XXIV

The big news of the weekend was the OC Weekly's two wins at the Association of Alternative Newsweeklies Awards in Philadelphia. Gustavo Arellano took home the award for Best Column with "Ask A Mexican" while R. Scott Moxley bagged second place in the prestigious public service category for his cover ... More >>

Gringo Holidays

Irish I Were Mexican with the Gobshites

Monday's Headlines

Mr. Irrelevant arrives: A week of partying has begun at Newport Beach to honor Ramzee Robinson, the 255th player chosen in the NFL draft. No license, new ride: A 16-year-old Santa Ana teen's perfect attendance at school snagged him a new car. Now, if only he could drive it. Temporarily derailed: An ... More >>

Grub Guide

Tasty morsels from OC's best damn dining guide

Grub Guide

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This Hole-in-the-wall Life

Manila Food Mart

GET OUT!

Shnockered!

Another Great Band Bites It

Who Stole Christmas?

Grinch and bear it

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Shoestring Financing

Lake Forest gets a park called Etnies

These Lips Arent Sealed

Voice-over pro Beverly Bremers

Extreme Holiday Gift Guide

The Wish List They Don't Want You to See!