More and more tenants are opening at Union Market in Mission Viejo’s Kaleidoscope Mall. It already boasts, among others, seafood purveyor Anchor Hitch, a cocktail bar called Dry Society, a hummus-based concept called Hummus Bowl, a shabu-shabu joint called Oyu, and of course, a poke place. Last week also brought the opening of Milk Box, a milk tea bar.
27741 Crown Valley Pkwy, Mission Viejo, CA 92691
Ike’s Love & Sandwiches has opened at the former location of Capriotti’s in Newport Beach. Ike’s boasts sandwiches on Dutch Crunch, SF Sourdough, and whole wheat bread. The menu is split into two categories: “Meat” and “Veggie”, with some sandwiches named after celebrities such as John Wayne, Robin Williams and Steve Jobs.
4221 Macarthur Blvd., Newport Beach, CA 92660
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.