Higo Sushi’s Chef Opens Peruvian Restaurant Higo Chicken in La Habra

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • September 19, 2018
Photo by Edwin Goei It was Saturday night at Higo Chicken. The small dining room was at capacity; the wait list, a half-dozen deep. As I stood there twiddling my thumbs, I saw one of the cooks at the stove. Flicking his wrist, he tossed...
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