August was literally a hot one in terms of weather and figuratively in terms of the number of restaurants that opened. We're still anxiously awaiting the debut of Batali's OC outpost of Mozza, which looked like it was about to open but then, not really. Never you mind: There was plenty of other new eateries to keep an itinerant diner busy. Here's what we've noticed in openings and also closings this month.
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RESTAURANT/VENUES OPENED IN AUGUST
Teo Sandwiches, Westminster
Two Forty South, Brea
Birch Street Bar & Grill, Brea
Pho King Way, Mission Viejo
Chef Hung, Irvine
Cafe Calacas, Santa Ana
Dang! Crabs, Garden Grove
Croutons, Irvine
Fish-o-licious, Fountain Valley
RESTAURANT/VENUES CLOSED IN AUGUST
Wong's Chinese, Garden Grove
The Helm, Costa Mesa
Greek Island Cuisine, Irvine
Sassoon Chicken, Orange
South Coast Winery, Santa Ana
Pat & Oscar's, Irvine
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Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.