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…
The poor health record at the 4th Street Market is why we still need restaurant letter health grades
[caption id="attachment_21924" align="aligncenter" width="294"] Bloody burger at The Playground in DTSA[/caption] Supervisors voted 4-1 this week against putting letter grades on restaurant windows, a method of alerting potential customers about…
Is the Dough Exchange’s failure a sign of things to come in DTSA?
"In late 2014, Jason Quinn, the chef-owner of The Playground, opened Dough Exchange next door to his critically acclaimed restaurant in downtown Santa Ana. But the Fourth Street bakery has…
Problems at The Playground?
Gross...and $16! I came across an interesting article over in the OC Weekly today, about Santa Ana's "The Playground" restaurant. Apparently one of the OC Weekly's readers visited The Playground…
Sneak a peek at Santa Ana’s new Playground restaurant this Saturday night
Open wide... Jason Quinn's Playground is about ready to open up shop. According to his Facebook page, Quinn is going to have sort of a soft opening this Saturday, Nov.…