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…
Get a $5 Habit Burger Grill combo and help feed needy kids on 9/18 at the O.C. Register
On Sept. 18, 2015 a food truck operated by Irvine-based Habit Burger Grill will be offering a $5 meal special to benefit the nonprofit Share Our Strength. The Habit Truck will…
Eat at CPK on 9/15-16 and support injured and ill CA firefighters and their families
CALIFORNIA PIZZA KITCHEN SERVES “PIZZA WITH A PURPOSE” TO SUPPORT FIRE FAMILY FOUNDATION Partnership To Raise Money for California Firefighters & Their Families California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), the authority in creative…
Bella Marri’s Ristorante Italiano is a hidden gem in north Santa Ana
Magdy and his wife, Fiby, Towfeless met in Eqypt over 28 years ago. He went on to develop a very successful career in aerospace engineering. Madgy purchased an Italian restaurant in…
Time to fall in love with Santa Ana’s CPK again
When was the last time you visited California Pizza Kitchen (CPK), in Santa Ana? They have been located at the Main Place Mall for over 20 years. But Santa Ana's CPK…
Benavides welcomes Bustamante back to the City Council chambers
Disgraced former Santa Ana Councilman Carlos Bustamante returned to the City Council Chambers at this Tuesday's City Council meeting, where he was warmly welcomed by his old friend, Councilman David…