On Wednesday morning, Nov. 8, a fire broke out in the kitchen at Avila’s El Ranchito in Huntington Beach on the 300 block of Main Street, effectively shutting down the Mexican restaurant until further notice.
The fire, which broke out shortly before 6 a.m. Wednesday, was discovered by someone from a nearby business, who smelled smoke and called 911, potentially saving other storefronts.
With Chapman University and Old Towne a stone’s throw away from the platform, the Orange train station has an abundance of cafes, dessert shops and restaurants within walking distance of the old whistle stop.