OC Is Bursting With Sound-Alikes of the Famous Alberto's. We Search for the Best Incarnation

I'm both intrigued and kind of wary that a Mexican chain called Costa Vida is planned for Irvine, next to Strickland's at the Albertons plaza near UCI. I'm intrigued because like the Cafe Rio chain, it is Utah-based (how many Mexican chains they...

Baja & Bella. Stella's and Bella. La Fogta Baha Grill. Depending on where you look, these are the many names and aliases that this puzzler of a restaurant that recently opened on MacArthur Blvd. near Bristol uses. But that's not the most beguiling...

In the nearly 30 years since Frito-Lay debuted Flamin’ Hot Cheetos, the knobby, atomic-red snack has become the preeminent junk food of Generation Z-ers, inspiring rap songs, fashion shows and even, for a brief moment in 2018, a Flamin’ Hot...

The quesadillas at Los Chilangos in Anaheim aren’t like most quesadillas, at least not the ones we commonly find in California. By local standards, these could theoretically be classified as tacos. Chilango is a slang term affectionately embraced...

Now that I've whetted your appetite with churros, (those just tuning in via RSS, please CLICK HERE), how about a main course of birria courtesy of Contodo Mexican Grill, a new place in Orange that revolves around four basic items (carne asada,...