One Flame Broiler Replaces Two Fast Food Joints in Irvine

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • April 14, 2009
It's kind of poetic actually. Two fast food outlets replaced by one that touts its un-fast-food-ness. What's more it's The Flame Broiler, a homegrown chain that began life 14 years ago in Fullerton. Their claim to fame? Rice bowls that are made...
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