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[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Brea Burger Bingo at PK Burger
I've been visiting PK BURGERS in Brea for years, but it was only recently that I finally ate at the roadside treasure. See, every time I pulled... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: August 14, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Attack of the Cheap Kebabs! At Naz Kabob
With a food issue devoted to cheap eats, it's appropriate we devote this space to the cheapest Middle Eastern cuisine in town: NAZ KABOB, a joint... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: August 07, 2008
[This Hole-in-the-Wall Life] Tadig Into This at Green Rice
Persian food is among the more luxuriant of cuisines, but its only drawback is that restaurateurs use their grub's reputation to overprice... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: July 31, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Bowled Over Again at Mos 2
We all live in our Orange County islands, assuming that our city's charms are unique and unimaginable elsewhere. I'm wrong; you're wrong. All you... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: July 24, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Zucchini, Zucchini, Zucchini at A's Ace Burgers
ZUCCHINI, ZUCCHINI, ZUCCHINI! Though the restaurant for this week's review is called A'S ACE BURGERS, skip the namesake product. It might be... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: July 17, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Thai This Now: Siam Taste of Asia
I recently ate at Lotus of Siam, a Las Vegas restaurant that no less an authority than Pulitzer Prize-winning LA Weekly food critic (and my... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: July 10, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Paleta Paradise at La Flor de Mexico
Knock Stanton all you want—and please do!—but don't snicker at its food scene. It bests most of South County in deals and variety,... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: July 03, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Semper Full in Paul's Coffee Shop
When I told friends I was off to eat chicken-fried chicken for breakfast, they all reacted with the same facial gestures: quizzical transforming... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: June 26, 2008
[This Hole-in-the-Wall Life] Pho Your Health at Pho Cali
Remember that scene in Casino Royale (the Daniel Craig version, not the 1967 schlockfest), where James Bond gets poisoned during a poker... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: June 19, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Znow Job at Znow's Ice Cream in Huntington Beach
A couple of weeks ago, I was dining at Irvine's ever-mexcellente Taleo when owner Nic Villarreal handed me something to taste. It was a thimble... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: June 12, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Drowning Your Yen at La Perla Tapatia
"¿Ahogadas, o bien ahogadas?" the owner of LA PERLA TAPATIA asked me the other day. "Drowned, or really drowned?" Only two foodstuffs in... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: June 05, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] A Rose by Any Other Drink at Cafe Matinee
I've heard raves about CAFE MATINEE in Lake Forest for years, but I could never quite get there. Construction along El Toro Road made driving to... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: May 29, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Pub Grub at Hana No Ki
No cuisine surprises me more consistently than that of Japan. Last week, I stopped by HANA NO KI, a Japanese pub in Costa Mesa I have haunted for... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: May 22, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Working-Class Crepes at Eurostation at the Block at Orange
You Piece of Crepe! I can't tell you how long EUROSTATION has been open because the last time I visited the Block at Orange for non-AMC 30/Virgin... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: May 08, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Dinner for Needy Times at Classic Burger in Tustin
In these days of $4-per-gallon gas and worldwide food shortages, it's nice, even vital, to know that CLASSIC BURGER is around to help. It's one... More>>
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: May 01, 2008
[This Hole-in-the-Wall Life] Chinese Three-Way at Formosa Chinese Restaurant in Lake Forest
Be brave when visiting FORMOSA CHINESE RESTAURANT in Lake Forest. Ignore the trepidation in your heart when you pull up and realize it’s in... More>>
By Gustavo Arellano
Published: April 24, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Three Kinds of Pork! At El Rincon del Sabor
The alambre at EL RINCON DEL SABOR ("Flavor's Corner" in Spanish) is as genius a meal as you'll find in Orange County, since it fulfills most... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: April 17, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Rice Dreams at Chicken Bowl Express
Talk about false advertising: The aromatic chicken roll at CHICKEN BOWL EXPRESS in Orange is neither aromatic nor a roll. It's a burrito—a... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: April 10, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Don't Pity the Foual at Cham-Ya in Anaheim
Far from the friendly confines of Little Arabia, CHAM-YA serves its Middle Eastern dishes from the back of an industrial park lost amidst an area... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: April 03, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall-Life] A Zen Burrito at Fuji's Famous Burgers
Southern California ingenuity has produced the pastrami burrito, the hot-dog burrito, even that gabacho offshoot called the wrap. But nothing is... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: March 27, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] S Is for Savory at Jack's Bakery
The first part of my lunch at JACK’S BAKERY flopped: a luleh kebab sandwich. Though the luleh itself (a charbroiled ground beef sausage... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: March 20, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Vital Viet Vittles at Tan Hoang Huong Bakery
Every Vietnamese-sandwich-shop review inevitably mentions its prices for a reason—the bánh mì is one of Orange County's great... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: March 13, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Coming Attractions: Anaheim's Doner G
The young man working the counter at the Anaheim Turkish restaurant DONER G was exceedingly kind while telling me I couldn't have anything I... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: March 06, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Cannoli Like Burritos at Tina and Vince's
As I soon as I lay the cannoli from TINA AND VINCE'S on the conference-room table, Weekly calendar editor Tom Child began fidgeting. I didn't... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: February 28, 2008
[This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Old Dog, New Tricks: Carm's Coneys Relocates to Costa Mesa
Years ago, Carmen Cimini ran his CARM'S CONEYS down on the Balboa Peninsula, and the county rejoiced. They were some of the best hot dogs in the... More>>
By GUSTAVO ARELLANO
Published: February 21, 2008
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