DTSA’s Little Sparrow cafe has closed for now and will become BlackBox
Do you remember the Little Sparrow cafe in DTSA? They were opened just a few years ago in 2013, by Bruce Marsh and his wife, Naseem Aflakian, who live in Floral Park.…
More than 3,600 O.C. food establishments receive 2016 Awards of Excellence
More Than 3,600 Orange County Food Establishments Receive Awards of Excellence (Santa Ana) – The County of Orange Health Care Agency (HCA) has issued the 2016 Award of Excellence to 3,630 Orange…
Get a coupon for $4 off the Bowers Museum Mummies of the World exhibit at Chronic Tacos
Get Wrapped Up with Mummies of the World and Chronic Tacos Experience the World’s Largest Exhibition of Mummies and Savor California-Inspired Mexican Fare with New Cross Promotion Aliso Viejo, Calif.…
Another hip DTSA restaurant closes as North Left goes the way of The Crosby
The North Left, the downtown Santa Ana restaurant that replaced The Crosby after the awful murder of one of their patrons, who was literally kicked to death outside the restaurant…
Hometown Buffet has closed their location on South Bristol Street
One of the Hometown Buffet locations in Santa Ana (at 2321 South Bristol St.) has closed down, just weeks after their parent company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to the O.C.…
A Playground for cucarachas?
I wrote about Downtown Santa Ana's upscale hipster restaurant, The Playground, back in January of 2013. At the time their owner, former food truck chef Jason Quinn, was flaming customers…
Get a free cup of coffee at the Gypsy Den Cafe in DTSA on Wednesday morning
City of Santa Ana Community: Get Your Free Cup of Morning Coffee at the Gypsy Den this Wednesday Fox Channel 11’s Good Day LA program will be filming live from…
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There is a lot to love about Santa Ana despite the ongoing gang war
I get a little tired about the constant bashing of Santa Ana. Yes the ongoing gang war sucks but there is still a lot to love about our city, such…
Santa Ana lawyer sues Applebees after a fingertip was found in a salad
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Jess Block Nerren, jess@feltenmedia.com, 909-706-8525 Client of Eric Traut Sues Applebees After Finding Fingertip in Salad SANTA ANA, CA – The disturbing trend of biological…
Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que will open today at Santa Ana’s MainPlace Mall
Lucille's Smokehouse Bar-B-Que Opens at MainPlace Mall in Santa Ana Southern California’s favorite family-owned award winning barbeque destination, Lucille’s Smokehouse Bar-B-Que restaurant celebrates the opening on December 23rd of its…
Salata to reopen their Santa Ana location with a food giveaway on Thursday
Salata, which bills itself as the "Next Generation Salad Bar" is going to reopen their 1,100 sq. ft. Santa Ana location this Thursday and will be giving out a free salad or wrap to…
ZPizza has shut down their location at the City Place in Santa Ana
ZPizza in Santa Ana shut down in mid-November, according to the O.C. Register. They were located at the City Place, which is off of Main St. and Memory Lane, across from…
CPK to donate 20% of sales on 12/1-2 to support the family of fallen police officer Ricky Galvez
[caption id="attachment_57230" align="aligncenter" width="370"] Fallen Downey Police Officer Ricky Galvez[/caption] CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN TO DONATE 20 PERCENT OF SALES DEC. 1-2 TO SUPPORT FAMILY OF FALLEN DOWNEY POLICE OFFICER, RICKY…
Taqueria Jalapenos is opening in Santa Ana on Tuesday
Yet another taco shop is opening in Santa Ana on Tuesday. Taqueria Jalapenos is a new taqueria concept of the Mexican restaurant chain Japalenos, according to the O.C. Register. Taqueria…
Plaza Navideña event to include Santa Ana’s best tamale contest on 12/12
City of Santa Ana Community Alert: SANTA ANA’S BEST TAMALE CONTEST / CONCURSO ANNUAL DEL MEJOR TAMAL EN SANTA ANA The City of Santa Ana will be holding its Third…