Umami Burger Brings Something Savory This Way

The most anticipated new restaurant this month was Adam Fleischman's ever-growing Umami Burger, which opened its first OC outlet in Costa Mesa this past weekend. But there were other notable debuts in the past 30 days that we featured on our blogs...

Have you ever tasted real paella? And by “real,” I should specify that I mean not the stuff you eat with sangria down by the beach or even the lovely yellow rice with seafood that you have to order a day in advance at Cuban restaurants, but the...

As you walk into Tabu Burgers & Bites, you see a big, gaudy drawing of a hamburger with a chile relleno hovering in the middle of it. It's a subtle nod that this new burger joint wants to be an indigenous part of SanTana, a reminder that as you...

Eat your heart out, Bob. Photo by @ocwmktgdirector The first thing I thought of when I saw that Graze—the new 4th Street Market vendor—had a burger with black garlic in it was Bob’s Burgers. If you’re a fan of the show, as I am, you’ll remember...

Does Rock & Brews in Buena Park need to be reviewed? No matter what I say in the next 800 words, you've already made up your mind if you know what it is: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley's rock-themed restaurant. Either it's your kind of joint or it...