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Santa Ana’s City Place recently suffered through the abrupt closure of their McCormick & Schmicks restaurant, but there is good news to report now, as a new restaurant called Paninoteca Maggio opened its doors at 195 City Place Dr., in April of this year.
“Turns out, this isn’t your average sandwich shop - Chef Sharron Barshishat [...]
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No Comments »The Restaurant Community Stakeholder Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 20, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. in the City Hall Ross Annex First Floor Conference Room 1600, 20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, to discuss the proposed changes to alcohol policies in the Santa Ana Municipal Code.
If you have any questions, please contact Verny Carvajal, [...]
Posted in alcohol, Bars, Civic Affairs, Public Safety, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: alcohol policy, bars, downtown, meeting, Restaurants, Santa Ana No Comments »Looking for a nice restaurant in Santa Ana to take your loved one to this Valentine’s Day? Look no further – here is a list of local restaurants, with Valentine’s Day specials noted as well:
Avila’s El Ranchito - Traditional Mexican food served in a classy setting
Bistro 400 - Music, great food and a great location, by the [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Bars, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: bars, menus, offers, Restaurants, Santa Ana, specials, valentine's day 4 Comments »Are you ready for New Year’s Eve? There are a lot of New Year’s Eve events happening right here in Santa Ana!
Antonello Ristorante - Where Orange County’s power elite and private groups dine on Northern Italian cuisine and drink from an extensive wine list. SPECIAL NEW YEARS EVE DINNER MENU. $69.95 per person (excludes tax & gratuity). [...]
Posted in alcohol, Bars, Dance, music, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: 2012, bars, dinner specials, new year's eve, parties, Restaurants, Santa Ana No Comments »[ September 1, 2012; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ]
Help make a difference by touching someone’s life. Santa Ana North’s Rotary Club is dedicated to doing just that. Join us in Fund raising this Saturday with “Discover the Taste,” which will benefit our Community. Click on our beneficiaries page to see who we serve.
Saturday October 1, 2011, 6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Discovery Science Center: 2500 North [...]
OC Beer Week is a week of delicious food and beer, that starts tomorrow, Oct. 2! The list below of great Restaurants in Orange County have all created fantastic menus with either beer pairings or beer flights. The menus allow OC foodies to try new restaurants or visit your favorites while enjoying fabulous food and [...]
Posted in Bars, Orange County, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: beer, chapter one, memphis at the santora, OC Beer Week, Orange County, Restaurants, royal khyber, Santa Ana No Comments »I stopped eating meat about three weeks ago. I cook dinner most nights for my family – and now I also cook a vegetarian dish for myself as well. My wife and kids are still carnivores, and so I still prepare steaks, chicken and the occasional shrimp scampi or fish tacos for them.
My diet is [...]
Posted in Business, Food, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: niki's indian food, Restaurants, Santa Ana No Comments »OC Wine Week starts today, September 25. This two week event will take place at OC’s top restaurants and offer food, wine and beer aficionados fantastic dining options and really great prices.
This delicious event will begin with OC Wine Week September 25 – October 1. Menus will be prix fixe and offer wine pairings or [...]
Posted in Food, Orange County, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: 2011, chapter one, memphis at the santora, oc wine week, Restaurants, royal khyber No Comments »
[ April 24, 2011; ]
Great Vigil of Easter on Saturday, April 23, from 7:30 pm to 9 pm, at Episcopal Church of the Messiah, located at 614 N. Bush St., in Santa Ana.
The Great Vigil (in English). This ancient liturgy is the principal Easter celebration. We begin in the patio blessing a new fire and a new paschal candle. [...]
Posted in Churches and Religion, Entertainment, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: brunch, easter church services, Restaurants, Santa Ana, specials No Comments »
[ February 14, 2011; 6:00 pm to 11:00 pm. ]
McCormick & Schmick’s, in Santa Ana, is a great place to dine over Valentine’s Weekend. They are offering delicious Chef’s features including Seared Ahi Tuna for Two, Lobster Ravioli, Filet Mignon & Shrimp Scampi and a Hawaiin Seafood Trio. They will also be including custom menu messages, flowers and more. Click here to check out [...]
[ February 6, 2011; 3:30 pm to 6:00 pm. ]
Are you ready for the big football game on Sunday? If you are having a big party, don’t worry about the cooking – Santa Ana’s El Pollo Norteño has a great deal for you! How about four whole, marinated, Mesquite-grilled chickens, along with three large side orders, which can include whole or refried beans [...]
Posted in Bars, Entertainment, Restaurants, Santa Ana, sports Tags: bars, bullseye bar, el pollo norteno, football, memphis, Restaurants, Santa Ana, santora, specials, super sunday No Comments »
[ February 5, 2011; 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm. ]
Free English classes for Spanish speakers are being conducted at MacArthur Plaza this Saturday, Feb. 5, by Robert Sanchez, of Valley High School, from 1pm to 2 pm.
MacArthur Plaza is located at 2 Hutton Centre Drive, off of MacArthur Blvd. and MacArthur Place.
Click here to print your Buy One get One Free coupons, good at [...]
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Latinos, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: english classes, esl, macarthur plaza, Restaurants, robert sanchez, spanish speakers No Comments »
[ February 5, 2011; 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. ]
The next First Saturday Santa Ana Art Walk will be held this Saturday, on February 5th !
Visual Arts / Music / Dance / Theatre / Dining
Four blocks of new & established galleries, studios, and artists lofts.
Santora Building of the Arts
Grand Central Art Center
OCCCA ( Orange County Center for Contemporary Art )
Empire Building
and more !
Parking available [...]
Posted in Arts and Culture, Bars, Entertainment, music, Restaurants, Santa Ana Tags: art walk, bars, empire building, grand central art center, music, occca, Restaurants, Santa Ana, santora, studios No Comments »
Some of the artists in downtown Santa Ana’s Artist Village are not happy about a new valet parking service that is being coordinated by the Downtown Santa Ana Restaurant Association and the City of Santa Ana.
I received a number of emails about this, but held off on writing about it until I had more information. [...]
Many Santa Ana residents are thinking about tamales, for the holidays. Fortunately there are a lot of good tamales to be found in town.
Sarinana’s Tamale Factory
2218 W 5th St., Santa Ana. (714) 558-8650.
My family has been buying holiday tamales from Sarinana’s for years. They also make great crispy tacos!
El Gallo Giro
1442 S Bristol St., Ste 1A, Santa [...]
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