Believe or not, Torch Restaurant opened last week in Buena Park at the building that used to house OC's preeminent showcase of freaks until The Real Housewives aired. The owner told me that he's actually been ready since around May, employees hired and final touches made; but the local governing fire authorities had a different opinion. They were delayed at least several weeks.
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Before this venture, Tavinder Sawhney was the original owner of Shenai
Restaurant in Brea. After selling that restaurant, he converted this
8,460-square-foot space that housed shrunken heads and genetic mutations
into a groovy lit restaurant, banquet hall, and lounge.
The
restaurant's Facebook
page suggests “dressy” attire. The menu is still largely Indian of a
southern bent; but Chinese and Thai dishes like Hunan filet mignon and
pad Thai sneak in, as well as sliders. Yes, sliders…with Kobe beef, Thai
pulled pork and turkey tandoori, believe it or not!
7850 Beach Blvd, Buena Park, CA 90620
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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.