Yoshinoya Ditches Asiana Grill Concept in Fullerton

As I reported months ago, Yoshinoya has converted its restaurant in Fullerton into a new concept called Asiana Grill–something that Yoshinoya Corporate is all too eager to announce is ready for franchising. They had their ribbon-cutting at the...

It's always a good thing when I find that there are more restaurants opening than closing when I do these end-of-month reports. Restaurant closures are sad.  Anyway, on with the post. Herewith is the roll-call of stuff we wrote about and/or...

If you read my twice daily ramblings on this blog with any regularity, you'll know that I have an unhealthy affinity with Yoshinoya. Apart from the mystery-meat tacos at Jack in the Box, it is one of the few fast food places that I eat at with any...

Have you noticed that wherever you are, you're no more than a few clicks from a Flame Broiler? There are three in Santa Ana, four in Orange, six in Irvine, and probably at least one in every single Orange County city. I don't know how many there...

Here were are again at the end of another month, which means it's time for our monthly roll call of open-and-shut cases. The big news this month was the sudden closure of Rainforest Cafe at South Coast Plaza, which, for the record, won't be the...