March's big new opening was just like it was last month: it involved donuts. And both debuted in Fountain Valley, which seems to have some sort of monopoly on hype-driven donut concepts. Donut Bar which opened officially this past weekend doesn't stuff their donuts with ice cream like Afters, but it sure didn't stop people from obsessing over it.
So yeah, donuts seemed to be what y'all cared about in the past month. But we did write about other restaurants and eateries that opened, and closed. Here's our monthly roundup of open and shut cases.
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RESTAURANT/VENUES OPENED IN MARCH:
Dami Sushi & Izakaya, Buena Park
Donut Bar, Fountain Valley
Santa Ana Farmers Market, Santa Ana
Li's, Irvine
Fireside, Costa Mesa
Creations Pizza, Tustin
Fusion Bites, Fountain Valley
The Dessert Lab, Newport Beach
Costa Mesa 55 Tavern & Bowl, Costa Mesa
Yushoken Ramen, Irvine
Eureka, Huntington Beach
RESTAURANT/VENUES CLOSED IN MARCH:
Koko's Cafe, Irvine
Pascal Epicerie, Newport Beach
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Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.