A Ramen Burger Joint Opens in Santa Ana

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • February 18, 2014
It had to happen sooner or later. Toro Burger, a new burger joint that just opened in Santa Ana, is selling ramen burgers–those noodle hamburger hybrids that went viral last year and had everyone calling it the next cronut. And Keizo Shimamoto–the...
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