Well that was quick. Greek Islands Cuisine has only been closed less than a month and already Diamond Jamboree has another tenant lined up to take its place–a pho joint. Pho Saigon Pearl will be the first and, so far, the only Vietnamese restaurant to make its mark in the predominantly Asian complex.
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Though it can be said that there is no shortage of pho joints in Irvine, the arrival of a Vietnamese restaurant at Diamond Jamboree seems to complete the Asian flavor menagerie on offer there.
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.