The Counter Opens Third OC Restaurant

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • January 7, 2013
I still miss Fatburger, which used to hold court here at Park Place in Irvine. It's not that the plaza was exactly burgerless (you could technically get a burger at Ruth Chris, Houston's, or even the employee cafeteria in one of the buildings if...
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