Wood Ranch BBQ Sells All-American 'Cue

Irvine Spectrum is proving, yet again, to be the last frontier for chains that have made it everywhere else. In the past we've seen Cucina Enoteca, a branch of Tracy Borkum's Urban Kitchen Group based out of San Diego; Wood Ranch Grill, a BBQ...

It's rare that Donald Bren's empire will give you something for nothing…and this isn't one of those times; but the free Circus Vargas tickets The Irvine Spectrum is offering (with purchase) is more than I would usually expect from Bren & Co. So...

Paul Fleming, the man behind Fleming's Steakhouse and the P.F. in P.F. Chang's, has plans to open the first OC location of Paul Martin's American Bistro. Though one wonders why he didn't just call it “Paul Fleming's American Bistro,” his...

The Buffalo Spot, which originated in Long Beach, has opened at Irvine’s Campus Plaza. The specialty of the house is Buffalo Fries, which are fries are topped with bits of fried chicken covered in Buffalo sauce. Wings and chicken tenders are also...

Capital Seafood, the Chinese restaurant at Diamond Jamboree that I reviewed some time ago, is adding a second Irvine store. Their parent restaurant group, which also operates eateries of the same name in Garden Grove, Rowland Heights, Vegas, and...