An all-you-can-eat sushi restaurant called O Sushi has opened in Laguna Hills. It replaces You & I Sushi, which was also an AYCE sushi joint.
25381 Alicia Pkwy. Ste M, Laguna Hills, CA 92653
Bien Hen, a Vietnamese seafood and hot pot restaurant, has opened in Westminster. The restaurant also serves goat, deer, quail, and wild boar.
14092 Magnolia St. Ste 121, Westminster, CA 92683
i8 Food and Drink has opened in Santa Ana. This Vietnamese restaurant offers bo kho, a rib-eye banh mi, chicken wings, and desserts of yogurt and jelly.
5425 W 1st St. Ste D, Santa Ana, CA 92703
Basil Mediterranean Food has taken over the spot of Local. Healthy Tapas & Sake in Costa Mesa. Basil specializes in Persian fare including koobideh, barg, and soltani, served with rice and salad.
1907 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Chaba Thai Noodle & Grill has closed in Stanton and is now called Mine Eathai, which is also a Thai restaurant serving pad see ew and drunken noodles.
10444 Knott Ave., Stanton, CA 92804
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.