By Jim & Marilyn Tortolano Which is the hottest and coolest spot in Garden Grove? We’re speaking not of the weather, but of Phuc Long Coffee and Tea, recently opened on the […]
Coffee, tea and more on Main
New frontier of supermarkets
Travel with us now into a new frontier thanks to Jeff Bezos and crew …. No, we don’t mean that private rocket that propelled the billionaire Amazon founder into suborbital space […]
Bird Talk: some high-flying wings
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 […]
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 […]
