Itriya Cafe Shows Ssam Like It Hot

The long-awaited curiosity of a concept that merges Italian spaghetti with Korean ssam (loosely translated to “things wrapped in lettuce and sesame leaf”) opened last week and from a quick perusal of the menu, the restaurant isn't kidding around:...

It's been a while since a new restaurant concept debuted at Diamond Jamboree in Irvine. Once a white hot den of development activity, Diamond Jamboree is now almost as good as saturated, with only a few vacant spots left to claim. The only prime...

It's good to have tipster on the inside. Such is one Suzie Won, who works for Diamond Jamboree. She knows I keep tabs on what's new in this dynamic plaza where a few years ago, there would be a restaurant debuting every other week. It's slowed...

The new Tomato Café and Grill in Fullerton reminds me of another restaurant I reviewed five years ago called Itriya Cafe. Both boasted a menu that had Korean dishes as well as Italian. If you couldn't decide between Korean spicy pork barbecue and...

Itriya Cafe, the restaurant whose tagline is “Spaghetti and Ssam” because it attempts to serve both Italian pastas and Korean lettuce wraps, has closed at Diamond Jamboree. There was a note taped to the door that said:  “We Are Moving! Saying...