XA Sweet & Savory Cafe Revamps Its Menu

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • July 19, 2013
This week, Shawn Xa, owner and chef at XA Sweet & Savory Cafe in Orange, rendered the review I wrote on his restaurant outdated, but in a way I've always been anticipating. Xa has always promised that he would continually improve and change things...
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