Restaurant Roll Call for March 2013

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • April 1, 2013
Phew! That was an interesting month wasn't it? We scooped Katsuya in Laguna Beach closing after less than two years. Saw the resurrection of Tulsa Rib Company. Witnessed the expansion of one of the best bánh mì purveyors to Fullerton. And that's...
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