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DNH Daves Not Home Member Spooky Hallow So. Cal. Joined: Oct 05, 2006 Posts: 512	DNH Daves Not Home Posted posted on Thu, Feb 4, 2010 2:47 PM Published: Feb. 3, 2010 Updated: Feb. 4, 2010 12:21 a.m. Goodbye frozen yogurt, hello Hawaii By BRITTANY LEVINE THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTERStory Highlights Hulaville, a new restaurant featuring island-inspired food, will replace Frugurt, a food and yogurt shop that is shutting down. After more than a decade in Hawaii, Jean Navarra, a tourism marketer, left because of the islands' struggling economy. But she hasn't given up her Hawaii dreams just because she moved to Orange County. She plans to open Hulaville Island Cafe & Company Store at 2720 Camino Capistrano in San Clemente by March 1. The restaurant, which Navarra describes as over the top, will feature tiki huts and other island decor. It's more about Polynesian pop culture than sticking to a traditional Hawaiian look. "It's about the fantasy of Hawaii," Navarra said. She plans to serve specialty pizzas such as kalua pork and garlic shrimp. There also will be Hawaiian beer and homemade pies, including lilikoi cream pie and chocolate haupia pie. Haupia is a type of coconut pudding; lilikoi is a form of passion fruit. Hulaville also will sell Hawaiian food products such as honey and macadamia nuts shipped straight from the islands. It will steer toward a casual, family crowd, Navarra said. "San Clemente was the closest I could get to Hawaii without actually being there," she said. Navarra is taking over the spot once occupied by Frugurt, a food and frozen-yogurt establishment that opened in 2008. Jackie Nazarian, Frugurt's owner, said the business wasn't making enough money, so she decided to shut down. She flirted with the idea of later hours and selling liquor to better fill the cash register but opted to get out instead. Nazarian also owns Ma Jolie Salon in the same shopping center as Frugurt. She said the restaurant was always secondary to her salon, which will stay open. The official switch of the property from Frugurt to Hulaville is Feb. 14. For more information, call 949-498-8949.

Published: Feb. 3, 2010
Updated: Feb. 4, 2010 12:21 a.m.
Goodbye frozen yogurt, hello Hawaii
By BRITTANY LEVINE
THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTERStory Highlights

Hulaville, a new restaurant featuring island-inspired food, will replace Frugurt, a food and yogurt shop that is shutting down.

After more than a decade in Hawaii, Jean Navarra, a tourism marketer, left because of the islands' struggling economy.

But she hasn't given up her Hawaii dreams just because she moved to Orange County. She plans to open Hulaville Island Cafe & Company Store at 2720 Camino Capistrano in San Clemente by March 1.

The restaurant, which Navarra describes as over the top, will feature tiki huts and other island decor. It's more about Polynesian pop culture than sticking to a traditional Hawaiian look.

"It's about the fantasy of Hawaii," Navarra said.

She plans to serve specialty pizzas such as kalua pork and garlic shrimp. There also will be Hawaiian beer and homemade pies, including lilikoi cream pie and chocolate haupia pie. Haupia is a type of coconut pudding; lilikoi is a form of passion fruit.

Hulaville also will sell Hawaiian food products such as honey and macadamia nuts shipped straight from the islands. It will steer toward a casual, family crowd, Navarra said.

"San Clemente was the closest I could get to Hawaii without actually being there," she said.

Navarra is taking over the spot once occupied by Frugurt, a food and frozen-yogurt establishment that opened in 2008.

Jackie Nazarian, Frugurt's owner, said the business wasn't making enough money, so she decided to shut down. She flirted with the idea of later hours and selling liquor to better fill the cash register but opted to get out instead.

Nazarian also owns Ma Jolie Salon in the same shopping center as Frugurt. She said the restaurant was always secondary to her salon, which will stay open.

The official switch of the property from Frugurt to Hulaville is Feb. 14. For more information, call 949-498-8949.

Post #508981 by Daves Not Home on Thu, Feb 4, 2010 2:47 PM