Last month saw a lot of action in restaurant openings and closures. A few, like Bowlmor (née Strike) and Papaya Thai Bistro (née Thai Ritz), aren't new so much as they're under new management. Here's recap of “open and shut cases” for November.
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RESTAURANTS/VENUES OPENED IN NOVEMBER:
Beach Pit BBQ, Aliso Viejo
Bowlmor, Tustin
Bruxie, Orange
DG Burger, Costa Mesa
Eibar Coffee, Santa Ana
Famous Dave's Bar-B-Que, Orange
On The Rocks, Garden Grove
Papaya Thai Bistro, Irvine
Porto's, Downey
Tommy Bahama, Laguna Beach
Wraps Xpress, Irvine
RESTAURANTS/VENUES CLOSED IN NOVEMBER:
Strike, Tustin
Stars Gelato, Irvine
Thai Ritz, Irvine
Ws China Bistro, Irvine
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.