By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano You’ve heard – or maybe used the term – “just wing it.” That usually means to improvise quickly or carelessly, the outcome of the finished product […]
Bird Talk: some high-flying wings
Raising Cane’s is raising the chicken bar
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano We don’t usually do chain restaurants in Chow Lines unless there’s something original or interesting about them. Such terms can apply to Raising Cane’s, a fast foot […]
SteelCraft opens with taste, crowds
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano Garden Grove went officially hip last week with the opening of the StreetCraft food hall on Euclid Street near Garden Grove Boulevard. The cutting-edge outdoor urban eatery […]
Italy meets Ireland and more at Finbars
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano The hottest genre in dining these days is “fusion.” That is, a blend of culinary tastes such as Chinese-Japanese, Tex-Mex and others. How about something more along […]
Louie’s, Louie’s: maybe you gotta go
This is the bar for the no-bar folks. Does the image of the classic watering hole with boozy customers slumped over their brewskis and a menu that runs from beer nuts to […]
Burgerim moves into fast-food elite
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano There was a time – in the days when dinosaurs roamed the Earth – that you only had two fast food choices for hamburgers. There were the […]
A cozy breakfast time with Aunt Yese
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano On the inside of the front wall of Aunt Yese’s Home Cooking in Garden Grove is the motto “Friendship.” That, in a word, sums up much of […]
French cafe lifestyle in Garden Grove
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano If you’re not so flush with Bitcoins that you can’t jet across the pond daily for a taste of the French café lifestyle, there are a couple […]
Big food at the Board & Brew in HB
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano Like hamburgers before it, the submarine sandwich has conquered a central spot in the fast food landscape. And like the burgers before it, the less expensive and […]
Paying full-price for paradise burgers
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano A coach’s saying ran like this: “Anything is ours if we are willing to pay the price.” Do you want one of the tastiest hamburgers anywhere to […]
