With the opening of Costa Mesa 55 Tavern & Bowl in what I am guessing is the space left behind by Virgin Megastore (or was it the Nike Town?) The Triangle looks like it has most of its vacant space occupied.
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The revitalized complex at the end of the 55 freeway has been slowly transforming itself from a dying retail center to one focused on restaurants and entertainment. El Cozaron, Saddle Ranch, H2O Sushi, Olive Branch and Black Knight opened over the past year.
Costa Mesa 55 Tavern & Bowl is the fourth of its kind. There are three other Tavern & Bowls in San Diego county. The online menu reveals typical bowling alley fare of burgers, pizza, and hot wings. A burger named “The Dude” looks like it's offered at the other branches, but not at this one quite yet. I expect it will soon, because what's a bowling alley without at least one Lebowski reference.
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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.