Huntington Beach Thai Restaurant Munch Bistro Has a Pizza Oven and Isn’t Afraid to Use It

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • January 30, 2019
Photo by Edwin Goei On the walls of the new Thai restaurant called Munch Bistro in Huntington Beach, you’ll find the obligatory, gauzy glamour shots of Thailand: Long-tail boats float near a sandy beach. A farmer crosses a rickety bridge while he...
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