O'Neill's Breakfast of Champagne

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • July 17, 2014
“Would you like a mimosa or champagne?” the server asks as you're seated at O'Neill's Bar & Grill inside the Arroyo Trabuco Golf Club in Mission Viejo. “A mimosa, please,” you reply without hesitation. You know from the flier you saw earlier with...
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