Thread: What restaurant in your area, now closed forever, do you miss the most?

Originally Posted by Annapurna

There is also one on Olympic near Fairfax in the Miracle Mile area. My favorite chicken as a kid. I need to go back there.

I should hit it up next time I visit. Hawaii had one when I was growing up, it was good but I got sick from it once.

Farrell's was a great place as a kid, I just heard they opened up one in Hawaii again.

McDonalds

I really wanted a carne asada burrito from Carmels today.
Used to be on the corner of El Toro and Rockfield in Lake Forest.
It was replaced by a Chronic Tacos...what a shame.


I hear rumor that the employees opened a place called El Progresso in Lake Forest off Raymond and El Toro, and "copied" the Carmels menu. Haven't tried it yet! Anyone here know of it? I know there are quite a few of you LGK peoples in the Saddleback Valley area.

Tell me what's good and I can give it a try next week

Originally Posted by WingHater

Tell me what's good and I can give it a try next week

At Carmels, my standard order was a carne asada burrito and 2 taquitos. The burritos were huge. Some people don't care for refried beans in their asada burritos, but the beans and the steak were so good together. I would have to compare the new place to that order to get a good idea if it's the same.

Originally Posted by KingThomas

I really wanted a carne asada burrito from Carmels today.


I hear rumor that the employees opened a place called El Progresso in Lake Forest off Raymond and El Toro, and "copied" the Carmels menu.

Looks like its not a rumor.

http://www.yelp.com/biz/el-progreso-...nt-lake-forest

I'll have to stop by and give a try.

I miss Papa's, from various locations in Long Beach, then Los Alamitos.

Best tri-tip ever, slow roasted with absolutely no sauce. Homemade beer-based salsa, and a no frills down home attitude.

That place had the worst luck ever - grew out of its first place, leased a new building with severe plumbing problems, moved into the kitchen of a bar near the race track in Los Alamitos while the new building was being built, then the entire strip mall of their new location burned down.

Originally Posted by KingThomas

I really wanted a carne asada burrito from Carmels today.
Used to be on the corner of El Toro and Rockfield in Lake Forest.
It was replaced by a Chronic Tacos...what a shame.


I hear rumor that the employees opened a place called El Progresso in Lake Forest off Raymond and El Toro, and "copied" the Carmels menu. Haven't tried it yet! Anyone here know of it? I know there are quite a few of you LGK peoples in the Saddleback Valley area.

Oh wow that place closed? I remember Carmels.....used to be by the old Tower Records location.