A Costa Mesa burger joint has paused service, a Fullerton Mexican restaurant closes after 45 years and two longtime Dana Point Harbor spots prepare to sail off into the sunset come Halloween. Here\u2019s what to know about the latest restaurant closures in Orange County.<\/p>\n
Hungry? Sign up for The Eat Index, our weekly food newsletter, and find out where to eat and get the latest restaurant happenings in Orange County. Subscribe here<\/a>. After nearly two years, smash burger joint Matty\u2019s Patty\u2019s Burger Club<\/a> has stopped flipping burgers in Costa Mesa \u2014 at least for now. The Newport Boulevard eatery, from chef and \u201cThe Bear\u201d actor Matty Matheson and RVCA co-founder Pat Tenore<\/a>, announced a temporary closure effective Thursday, Oct. 22.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re proud of what we\u2019ve built here and so grateful for everyone who\u2019s been part of it,\u201d read an announcement the company posted to its socials. \u201cFrom our dedicated team to the regulars who became familiar faces and the guests who stopped by along the way, you\u2019ve made these past two years truly special.\u201d<\/p>\n The message concluded with a possible hint at a future return, saying, \u201cWe look forward to finding our way back to Costa Mesa when the time is right.\u201d<\/p>\n The Costa Mesa location, the first in the United States, opened in December 2024.<\/p>\n Don Carlos (Fullerton)<\/p>\n After 45 years in business, Don Carlos closed its doors at 300 E. Commonwealth Ave. According to a relative, the 84-year-old owner, Guillermo Pulido, is \u201cready for retirement,\u201d which, in part, prompted the closure.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are now closed,\u201d read an announcement the restaurant owners posted to Facebook on Oct. 19<\/a>.<\/p>\n Known for burritos, pozole, tacos, cheese enchiladas and more, the restaurant previously operated near the corner of Orangethorpe Avenue and Euclid Street. A development project forced it to leave that location in 2007<\/a> and move to Commonwealth Avenue.<\/p>\n No dining replacement, if any, has been announced.<\/p>\n Pound Mary\u2019s and Turk\u2019s (Dana Point)<\/p>\n Two more longtime Dana Point Harbor fixtures will say goodbye on Oct. 31, when Proud Mary\u2019s and Turk\u2019s close their current locations<\/a> as redevelopment<\/a> reaches the wharf. Their departures follow Wind and Sea\u2019s Sept. 15 closure<\/a>.<\/p>\n
\nMatty\u2019s Patty\u2019s Burger Club (Costa Mesa)<\/p>\n