By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Considering what’s happening in the restaurant industry with the rise of fast-and-casual eateries and fast-food drive-throughs, it takes some guts and a better product to […]
By Marilyn and Jim Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Sometimes when we go out for tacos we want something cool to balance out the heat. But there’s a place where you can combine the […]
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano You don’t need to go to the ends of the earth to find a pleasing blend of seafood and burgers in an informal, idyllic setting. You […]
By Jim and Marilyn Tortolano/Orange County Tribune Manana, El Pollo Loco. Colonel Sanders, you’ve been demoted. Raising Cane’s, you may need to raise your game. What is arguably the best fast food […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
