October was as busy a month for restaurant closures; but it seems it was a busier time for openings. Here's a recap this month's notable “open and shut cases”, to steal a phrase from Westword, a sister paper out in Denver.
RESTAURANTS/VENUES OPENED IN OCTOBER:
Kami Sushi, Tustin
Le Napoleon, Irvine
Liang's Kitchen, Irvine
Pizzelle's Bistro, Tustin
The Capital Grille, Costa Mesa
The Kickin' Crab, Santa Ana
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RESTAURANTS/VENUES CLOSED IN OCTOBER
Illiano's, Tustin
Taco Adobe, Santa Ana (note: this Adobe, while the original location, is no longer associated with the real Taco Adobe, which now operates in Orange)
If you sighted a new or shuttered restaurant in the last month not listed here, chime in.
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.