Review: Every vendor at Tustin’s Mess Hall ranked from best to worst

Critic Brad A. Johnson says Orange County’s latest food hall, Mess Hall in Tustin, has a few bright stars. It also has some duds.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • August 29, 2019
Mess Hall opened in June inside the new Flight business complex at Tustin Legacy, where the surrounding office towers are still zero percent occupied. Despite the lack of onsite foot traffic yet, Mess Hall already draws a good crowd. The sprawling...
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