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Tea and Boba to Make Their Way to San Juan Capistrano

Kozan Teahouse will set up shop this fall at Dan Almquist’s River Street Marketplace

A Plant-Based Concept Has Expansion on the Brain; First Stop: Costa Mesa

The Plot will set up shop at Costa Mesa’s eco-friendly retail campus, The Camp

A Claremont Butcher Shop and Restaurant is Coming to Orange County

The Meat Cellar will set up shop this fall at Dan Almquist’s River Street Marketplace

Big, Benevolent Cookies are Coming to San Juan Capistrano

Hudson’s Cookies will open a third retail outpost at Dan Almquist’s River Street Marketplace

Nashville Hot Chicken is Coming to a Hot Spot in OC

Bred Nashville Hot Chicken will land at River Street Marketplace this fall

Hawaiian-Inspired Soul Food Will Land Again at the Rodeo

Stanton’s Rodeo 39 and Ontario Ranch’s Rodeo X already house Harold Walters’ Shootz Hawaiian. Now, Dan Almquist’s Rodeo at River Street marketplace will take on the deliciously innovative eatery

Mendocino Farms Will Get a Second San Juan Capistrano Location

Dan Almquist’s River Street Marketplace will have 10+ fast-casual concepts, including Mendocino Farms

Long Beach-based Cafe to Come to OC

Danielle Soldati and Fellippe Esteves’ Ubuntu Cafe has landed a spot at San Juan Capistrano’s River Street Marketplace

Santa Barbara-Based Hospitality Group to Bring Mexican Concept to OC

Upscale Mexican restaurant La Vaquera will come to the River Street Marketplace this fall

A Sustainable Ice Cream Chain is Coming to San Juan Capistrano

McConnell’s Fine Ice Cream will land in Orange County for the first time

My Greek Kitchen Founder Discusses Expansion and Retirement

In a brief interview with What Now Orange County, Tasos Lilis of My Greek Kitchen tells of his restaurant’s future

A Mediterranean Chain is Coming to Santa Ana

The Great Greek will soon set up shop on South Bristol Street

A Taco Concept is Coming to Newport Beach

Mercado Taco Shop is coming to Marine Avenue

A Coffee and Bread Concept is Expanding Throughout LA and OC

Smoking Tiger has five incoming locations

A Laid Back Beach Spot is Opening a Summertime Satellite Location

Cruisers Pizza Bar & Grill will soon debut a truncated model of its lauded Newport and Huntington Beach locations

Aleppo’s Kitchen Owner “Passes the Torch” to His Son, Family Rebrands and Expands the Concept

Aleppo’s Kitchen – a family-owned Syrian concept – was founded on authenticity and quality. Today, that mission remains the same, but the model looks a little different

Bamboo Bistro is Expanding

A planning document filed with The City of Newport Beach details the Vietnamese eatery expanding into the space next door, with a remodel also in the works

A Hot Chicken Concept Will Soon Open in Fullerton

The minds behind the adjacent La Casa Mexican Grill are opening an eatery called Zecto, with plans to continue expanding the concept

A New Pizza Concept is Coming to SoCal

Truly Pizza is back on track for its Dana Point debut

Pandor Artisan Bakery and Cafe is Coming to Mission Viejo

Raffi and Tiffany Sepetjian’s well-considered French venue will soon have a fourth outpost