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Sandwiches and more at Mil Jugos
11.03.09
Stuck in your usual lunchtime rut? Liven up your taste buds with some arepas and fresh fruit juices at Mil Jugos. As Orange County’s only Venezuelan restaurant, the small shop in downtown Santa Ana has been delighting locals with its humble but delicious arepas—a cornmeal pancake that’s stuffed with any number of savory meat fillings or cheese.
The palm-sized pancakes are cooked on a griddle—sweet, fluffy and slightly crisp, and then split to create a little pocket sandwich. Try the pollo or chicken arepa: it’s stuffed with moist and flavorful shredded chicken, or the house special, the Pabellon, which is filled with shredded beef, black beans, grated white cheese and juicy and tart plantains for a lovely mix of savory and sweet. Best yet, the arepas are just $3 to $4 each.
For dessert, consider the cachapa con queso, a sweet corn pancake that’s cooked like an omelette and filled with white cheese and fresh cream. It’s the perfect marriage of salty and sweet, all tucked inside a warm, golden cake. Sold! Don’t leave without trying the restaurant’s namesake offering, fruit juices. Mil Jugos, which translates to “a thousand juices” actually offers a dizzying variety of beverages made with fresh fruits like apples, guanabana, guava, papaya, pineapples, plums and the most popular, the passionfruit. All you have to do is decide whether you want it straight or as a thick shake or smoothie.
Mil Jugos is located at 318 W. Fifth St. in Santa Ana.
714.836.4601
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Farrell’s Is Back, Sweeter than Ever!
11.02.09
For those of you who can’t remember (or weren’t born yet?) Farrell’s Ice Cream Parlour, it’s been closed for at least 20 years, now you can see what all of the hype is about. It’s making its return to OC Wednesday at Mission Viejo!
Farrell’s is an old-fashioned ice cream parlor complete with sit-down dining, and popular candies. Seating is first-come, first serve basis. As of Jan. 1, 2010 Farrell’s will debut party packages in its private room for groups of 20 to 45. Open 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Monday through Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight Friday and Saturday; 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday. 799 The Shops Blvd, at The Shops at Mission Viejo. 949.364.5411.
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