Dining

ZTEJAS LAUNCHES CHILE FEST MENU!
09.02.11
By Sheryll Alexander
Every September, we get excited about the annual "chile fest" menu at South Coast Plaza’s Z’Tejas. Held from Sept. 6-25, this year’s chile fest features eight chile-inspired dishes. Plus, $1 from each child fest entrée is donated to the Costa Mesa Fire Department’s Woman’s and Orphan’s Fund.
Start your meal with a frosty margarita and an order of chile-and-onion rings ($7.99). Next, order an entrée such a chicken tinga rellenos ($11.99/lunch and $12.99/dinner), jambalaya farfalle ($16.99/lunch and $18.99/dinner), prickly pear glazed meatballs ($10.99), Ancho trout ($17.99) or green chile carne guisada ($13.99). Lunch-only items include chile chicken salad ($12.99) and Corona pork enchiladas ($10.99).
Z’Tejas Southwestern Grill, South Coast Plaza, 3333 S. Bristol St., Costa Mesa, 714-979-7469, www.ztejas.com.
Sheryll Alexander runs a news media agency based in Costa Mesa, California. Follow her! @sheryllalexande
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OC Street Fair
09.02.11
Head over to Orange for the OC International Street Fair starting tonight from 5 to 10 p.m. at Orange Plaza at the intersection of Chapman and Glassell.
Every Labor Day weekend for the past three decades, the Orange International Street Fair has been the downtown Orange destination to experience a wide variety of food, music and dance from cultures and ethnicities throughout the world.
The fair continues from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
The event promises good food, good beer and good times and alcohol sales at 9 p.m. each night.
The OC Street Fair is located at Chapman Ave and Glassell St (Orange Plaza). Parking will be available at various city and private lots managed by local non-profits for a fee, as well as free street parking.
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