The Geisha House at Santa Ana’s stylish City Place development is one of our favorite Japanese dining choices in OC. And even more reason to go to this modern and eclectic hot spot are its new promotions: Monday nights 50% off all food; Tuesdays, a high energy rock and roll night with great music and $7 sushi rolls; Wednesdays, Lipstick + Liquor night where anyone wearing lipstick gets 50% off their liquor; and Saturdays, buy one bottle or carafe of sake, get the second one free!
And there’s more: every Tuesday through Thursday, Geisha House offers no corkage fee, and the sake special that runs all week long if you buy one flight of sake, you get the second for just $5. Menu highlights at Geisha House include the tuna tataki sashimi with ponzu; Pacific tuna with crispy white onions; and the maguro spicy taru-taru crispy rice, a select grade of tuna served on a bed of crispy, toasted rice. Happy hour is offered Monday-Friday in the lounge which features plush, woven leather banquettes for comfortable seating and a wall of plasma televisions.
Open for lunch 11:30 a.m. to 1:30p.m. Monday through Friday; open for dinner from 5 p.m. Open for dinner from 6 p.m. Saturday. 2773 North Main Street, Santa Ana. 714.564.0350.
It’s rare that you can find high-end designer furnishings priced $200 and under. Yet you can at The Designer Tag Sale in Costa Mesa Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Top OC and LA designers will be selling side-tables, lamps, rugs, pillows, art, accessories and more at incredibly low prices—even as low as $5. Great holiday gifts potential!
You’re going to love the participating interior designers, a few of them include Jolene Ballard and Amanda Malson of Domicile Interior Design, Zak Graff of Barclay Butera, Natalie Umbert of Atelier Natalie Umbert, Rick Campos of Christopher Tracy Interiors, and Steve Jones of Better Shelter. The Designer Tag Sale also features mini-consultations and appraisals, a silent auction, a raffle and more. Entertainment includes a bar, light passed appetizers and beauty treatments. Be one of the first 30 attendees and receive a gift bags with gift certificates, coupons, and other fun items. Entry fee is $10. Cash only. Credit cards not accepted. 466 East 18th St. in Costa Mesa.
We’re longtime regulars at Memphis, the OC-based restaurant in Costa Mesa and Santa Ana and their sister entertainment hubs including the live-music venue, Detroit Bar and Tin Lizzy Saloon (a gay friendly bar) in Costa Mesa. And we’re thrilled that Memphis is spreading the love (for when we visit) and for those who live in Manhattan Beach.
Memphis at the Beach is serving its signature down-home Southern foods and lighter contemporary classics made with fresh produce, premium seafood, and fine meats. Just one block from the pier, the new Memphis at the Beach is pretty green: eco-friendly furniture, wheat board paneling, a cork bar with recycled scrap metal top, low VOC paints, and LED lighting.
And good news for everyone! All three Memphis restaurants have added recession minded menu additions, on-going daily specials from bottom line BBQ dinners to half-off meat loaf nights, and early bird and late night Happy Hours to bottomless mimosas at brunch.
Memphis at the Beach is at 1142 Manhattan Ave. in Manhattan Beach. 310.545.5405; Memphis Santora is at 201 North Broadway (Artists Village) in Santa Ana. 714.564.1064. Memphis Café is at 2920 Bristol St. in Costa Mesa. 714.432.soul (7685).
Celebrate survivors and the lives of those lost to breast cancer with cocktails, good friends and raising money for a great cause at the third annual Cocktails for the Cure fundraiser Friday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 pm. This year’s event is held at Walker Zanger’s incredible tile showroom in Tustin. Those in attendance will be numerous building industry leaders, associates and friends who will enjoy cocktails, appetizers, swag bags, a silent auction, and more. Founders of Cocktails for the Cure Kendall Carre and Jasvina Gill ask for a minimum $25 donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation for admittance. For the invite and RSVP, click here. Walker Zanger Showroom at 1702 Edinger Ave. in Tustin, CA 92780 US 949..842.4872 or 714.955.3323.
OPAH at The Market Place in Irvine just added new spring fixed price menus for lunch and dinner. Lunch entrees cost $10, and three-course dinner menu costs $30. And every item on the dinner menu is 50% off on Monday nights! Just a few items on the menu: grilled shrimp tacos; lobster and ricotta ravioli with tomatoes, smoked bacon, sweet peas, arugula and lemon saffron cream; and Kobe beef sliders. You must know, Opah is famous for its warm chocolate croissant bread pudding served with vanilla bean ice cream and bourbon anglaise! The Market Place, at 13122 Jamboree Road, off Irvine Blvd. in Irvine. 714.508.8055.
Hear the maestro: One of the world’s most acclaimed maestro’s Valery Gergiev of Russia will be performing with the Mariinsky Orchestra this Wednesday at 7 p.m. at the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. 615 Town Center Drive in Costa Mesa. Find tickets and more info here.
Indian Style: Can’t wait for this! Garden Patch Market, OC’s largest Indian specialty food store at Irvine Market Place, is hosting a Food Tasting Festival on Saturday and Sunday from 2 to 6 p.m. The event features India’s cuisine and culture with more than 100 food samples, including pickles, curries, snacks, sweets, breakfast items, sauces, and more. Also, enjoy music, free henna tattoos, and giveaways throughout the day, including a two-night stay at a Newport Beach hotel. 13230 Jamboree Road, off Bryan, (between Target and Bank of America) in Irvine. 714.508.7700.
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