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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 >>
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December 8, 2008
Out-of-County Experience: Dim Sum at New Capital in Rowland Heights
If we're in a recession, someone forgot to tell the Chinese. Yesterday, the dim sum crowd at New Capital in Rowland Heights was as crazy as always. Judging by the number of people milling about outside waiting for a table, this go-to place for dim sum in the eastern part of San Gabriel Valle ... More >>
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January 20, 2009
Capital Seafood Opens in Diamond Jamboree! Finally!
Alright. If you've been reading this blog since its inception last September, then you know that I've been keeping an eye on what's been going on at Diamond Jamboree in Irvine. And if you remember my very first post here, which was also about Diamond Jamboree, you should also s ... More >>
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April 2, 2009
Capital Seafood's Glitzy New Irvine Location Fits Right Into Diamond Jamboree Plaza
Alright. If you've been reading this blog since its inception last September, then you know that I've been keeping an eye on what's been going on at Diamond Jamboree in Irvine. And if you remember my very first post here, which was also about Diamond Jamboree, you should also s ... More >>
Food
October 30, 2008
Garden Grove's Warung Pojok Is the Best (And Only) Indonesian Joint in OC
Alright. If you've been reading this blog since its inception last September, then you know that I've been keeping an eye on what's been going on at Diamond Jamboree in Irvine. And if you remember my very first post here, which was also about Diamond Jamboree, you should also s ... More >>
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March 18, 1999
Famous Food, Part 2
Conductors! Rock Stars! Restaurateurs! Poets!
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May 26, 2009
Is P.F. Chang's good? And News About Irvine's China Garden.
Edwin GoeiTwo stories involving Chinese food caught my attention last week. First, there's local news about what is arguably one of OC's best Chinese restaurants, China Garden in Irvine. Fellow OC Food Blogger Julian Hsu has the scoop. In his post, he writes: "We just ate there for dimsum lunch t ... More >>
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December 8, 2009
On the Line: Wanida Sreewarom of Thai Nakorn
When Thai Nakorn burned down in January 2007, lovers of Thai food the county over were cast adrift. The family opened a branch in Stanton to feed the demand for their amazing food, and finally, after months of delays and haggling with the city, Thai Nakorn returned to Garden Grove this August. If ... More >>
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January 8, 2010
Ethnic Eating 101: Korean, Part 1
phy @ flickr.com CC BY-NC-ND 2.0Korean restaurants have Seoul... get it?Welcome to the new year of Ethnic Eating 101! Sorry for the unannounced hiatus; I was hung over--tequila is a delicious but cruel potion.While the wonders of Vietnamese cooking could fill up half a year's posts, the Vietnames ... More >>
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April 30, 2010
Ethnic Eating 101: Chinese, Part 6
Despite the fact that we could go on for years about the variations and nuances of Chinese cuisine, we are going to close this week with a visit to Taiwan, because after Cantonese, the single most available regional cuisine in the Southland is Taiwanese, due in part to the great number of Taiwanese ... More >>
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June 14, 2010
Costa Mesa's May Garden Gone; Replaced By Vegetarian Restaurant
Edwin GoeiStefani Peterson of the OC Register reported that a few weeks ago Takashi Abe's Sea Smoke in San Clemente closed permanently. Then our buddy at OC Register's Food Frenzy blog, Niyaz Pirani, revealed the shuttering of Q Restaurant, the crawfish and funnel cake hole-in-the-wall that ... More >>
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June 17, 2010
Killing for the Cartel
Police believe East LA high-school dropout Jose Saenz has killed a good friend and the mother of his daughter
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September 23, 2010
Feds See a Red Door, Want to Paint It Black
When Mick Jagger saw a red door, he wanted to paint it black, as is widely acknowledged (by me) in the greatest Rolling Stones song of all time (any girl who claims otherwise gets cut!).So, the federal investigation of the San Gabriel Valley-based Red Door gang--which just ... More >>
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December 1, 2010
Two New Restaurants Planned For Irvine Spectrum
Jonathan Ho/OC WeeklyRead our April 2009 review of Capital Seafood.Capital Seafood, the Chinese restaurant at Diamond Jamboree that I reviewed some time ago, is adding a second Irvine store. Their parent restaurant group, which also operates eateries of the same name in Garden Grove, Rowland Heig ... More >>
Food
December 16, 2010
Happy Family Mocks Meat
The Buddhist vegetarian fare might help you forget the beloved Costa Mesa Chinese restaurant it replaced
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January 31, 2011
Are OC's Spray Haters Spreading Out to LA County?
Los Angeles County investigators aren't drawing a connection between the hateful graffiti sprayed on two churches over the past weekend and recent incidents in Orange County, but don't let that stop us from doing so.Why? Because the cases sound so similar--and the targeted houses of worship are a ... More >>
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May 27, 2011
Why Aren't There Any Hong Kong-Style Cafes in Orange County?
Flickr User RolandThe question came from a reader on my personal blog who simply asked: "During my stay in the OC I have not been able to locate any Hong Kong cafes or restaurants. Do you perhaps know of any?"Which made realize, no I don't. It got me thinking that the last Hong Kong-style cafe to ... More >>
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November 11, 2011
Japanese Curry CoCo Ichibanya to Open in Irvine Nov. 25
ProfessorSalt.comCoCo Ichibanya's Pork Katsu CurryDo you love Japanese curry but long for more heat in the otherwise-mild-mannered dish? The Japanese chain restaurant CoCo Ichibanya offers spice levels you can customize to your taste, all the way to a brow-sweating, nose-running level 10. "Comin ... More >>
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November 28, 2011
Class 302, Popular Taiwanese 'Shaved Snow' Restaurant, Planned for Irvine
Flickr User Lynn FriedmanRowland Heights' Class 302, arguably the restaurant that put the uniquely Taiwanese dessert called shaved snow on the map and everyone's consciousness (at least if you live or play in the San Gabriel Valley), is planning a store in Irvine at University Park Center, which ... More >>
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November 29, 2011
Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot Planned For Irvine
Yesterday we talked about how Class 302, the Rowland Heights staple for shaved snow, was planning a store in Irvine. Today, we talk about Little Sheep, which is to Mongolian hot pot what McDonald's is to burgers (and I mean that in the world-conquering sense, not a dig on its quali ... More >>
Food
January 19, 2012
Boiling Point Stinks Different
The Irvine Taiwanese joint offers roiling hot pots with the malodorous delicacy called stinky tofus
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January 31, 2012
Are Fullerton Cops Running a Towing Scam?
Another legal mess for FPDAre Fullerton cops involved in a vehicle towing scam?The answer is yes, according to a Jan. 13 lawsuit filed by Rowland Heights-based Safeway Towing Services, Inc. [DBA Bob's Towing].In the seven-page suit, company lawyer Neil C. Evans of Sherman Oaks claims that cops be ... More >>
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February 3, 2012
Is Kula Becoming The Walmart of Sushi?
Edwin GoeiSome may remember that before it sold $2 sushi on moving belts, Kula's previous incarnation was as a high-priced, made-to-order sushi bar in Century City. When it failed to catch on after about one year, the restaurant made the move to the then still unproven Diamond Jamboree in Irvine. ... More >>
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February 8, 2012
Reps. Gary Miller and Ken Calvert Get Their Assets Handed Back to Them
The Washington Post compared the annual financial disclosure reports filed by every member of Congress over the past decade to various public records and discovered that nearly 50 senators and House representatives directed millions of dollars in earmarks to projects that could either enhance ... More >>
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February 9, 2012
Bob's Towing Unleashes the Dogs, Fullerton Police Bite Back
A week after the Weekly reported that local business Bob's Towing had sued the Fullerton Police department for harassment, the department fired back with a salvo of its own. Tuesday's city council meeting saw the embattled department unveiling a nearly 600 page report detailing a year-long ... More >>

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