New Cuban Restaurant Opens Near South Coast Plaza

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • November 14, 2011
A few weeks ago, we wrote about the quick demise and subsequent sale of the faltering Sabores Mexican Grill across from South Coast Plaza. The restaurant and just about everything that was in it was sold lock, stock and barrel to Bella Cuba, a...
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