Cajun/Vietnamese Crab Restaurant To Move Into Diamond Jamboree

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • September 5, 2012
Well, it's finally happened. The Cajun/Vietnamese crustacean craze that has given Garden Grove and Westminster the case of the crabs has now infected Irvine's busiest Asian-centric food mall, too.  ] Kickin' Crab, which is Boiling Crab's closest...
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