Restaurant Roll Call for November 2014

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • December 2, 2014
If you're Filipino or married to one and you live in triangle enclosed by the 55, the 5, and the 405, then the big opening last month was that of Seafood City in Irvine. Along with it came the first outpost of Jollibee, Red Ribbon, and Valerios in...
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