Let's get down to it, shall we? Here's our monthly roll call of what we like to dub “open and shut cases”. This list compiles what we've observed over a month that saw the momentous opening of Batali's long awaited Mozza in Newport Beach and Broadway by Charlie Palmer protege, Amar Santana.
See the list ahead.
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RESTAURANT/VENUES OPENED IN SEPTEMBER
Pizzeria Mozza, Newport Beach
Broadway by Amar Santana, Laguna Beach
House of Shabu Shabu, Irvine
Taco Maria Food Truck
Sexy Burger Food Truck
Merely Sweets, Brea
Restaurante Las Mulitas, Santa Ana
Lee's Sandwiches, Long Beach
RESTAURANT/VENUES CLOSED IN SEPTEMBER
Sorrento Grille, Laguna Beach
Rooster's Fun Bar, Irvine
Beach Pit BBQ, Laguna Niguel
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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.