Hidalgo’s Cocina & Cócteles in Fullerton has undergone a complete menu revamp. The restaurant recently launched a brunch menu including tacos, and more substantial offerings that are shareable, for the whole family. Start with some tacos… Nopales & Mushroom ($11) are really good, and vegetarian-friendly. The tortillas are filled with cactus, corn salsa, red onions, […]
Pickled Monk — Fullerton (part 2)
The second part of my Pickled Monk review focuses on its newly anointed brunch menu offered on weekends (along with their regular menu). If you’ve read part one, the menu is solid, and undoubtedly so, from the creative mind of Chef David Fune. The brunch menu features some great choices for everyone, with modern takes […]
Pickled Monk — Fullerton (part 1)
In recent years, downtown Fullerton has been quietly adding notable restaurants, bars, and anything in between. I don’t get to Fullerton much, simply because it isn’t close to me, and battling the 5 and 57 freeways isn’t something I enjoy doing on a weeknight. Recently, I visited Pickled Monk to try its regular, as well […]
impeccably done at D’Vine — Fullerton
I don’t travel to Fullerton much, but whenever I do, I find that the majority of places I end up trying are all pretty much solid and worthy of mentioning. This is no different with D’Vine, a Mediterranean restaurant and bar, located in the downtown SoCo (south of Commonwealth) area of Fullerton. The restaurant consists […]
Citizen Kitchen’s creative plates are a breath of fresh air
My first experience with Chef Zach Geerson is more than a year ago at a restaurant he is briefly at. I hear he is at Hotel Fullerton, but it takes me quite some time before I make it out that way, purely because I’ve been traveling a lot of late. After a few transformations, including Griswolds, […]