Nana San

10 Great Japanese Restaurants in Orange County

​For this list of Japanese restaurants, we intentionally left out the sushi bars, because, well, we already did that list. We also shut out the ramen joints, teppanyakis, and yakinikus because, well, we still want to do those lists. But you can certainly have ramen and sushi, even a Californi ... More >>

2009: Bad Year To Be In The Restaurant Biz, Or Was It?

Edwin Goei​If you think the year that's passed was bad, try owning a restaurant. It was a tough 2009. The luxury brands predictably suffered. The likes of Savannah, White Horses, Manhattan Supper Club and even Tracht's folded as people got tighter and choosier with their budgets. And some ot ... More >>

The Stepson Also Rises the Sushi-Bar Stardom at Nana San

Nana San Open. Already winning raves.

Edwin GoeiNana San, the restaurant that the original Ango Tei folks were developing in Newport Beach, has now been open for a little more than two weeks. And from the looks of the comments on the post that I published a month ago about it, it's a crowd-pleaser, at least from the old Ango Tei crowd ... More >>

Nana San: A New Sushi Restaurant By The Family From Ango Tei

Edwin GoeiWhat you see above is a new sushi restaurant that is expected to open in the next month in Newport Beach. But if you think that it looks to be another run-of-the-mill mini-mall california roll, teriyaki bowl lunch spot, then you'd be wrong. Called Nana San, this one is from the same fami ... More >>