OCVibe Adds Five Dining Concepts to $5B SoCal District

The Samueli family has added five more dining concepts to the 50,000-square-foot market hall set to open next year as part of the $5 billion mixed-use development called OCVibe surrounding the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.

Don Churros Gomez, MFK | Modern Filipino Kitchen, Mojo, Pull & Roll and Gelato Paradiso are the five new food options, adding Mexican, Filipino, Northern Chinese and Italian menus to the 21-kitchen market hall named Katella Commons. They join a growing roster at OCVibe, which earlier added concepts from chefs behind Amiga Amore, Burritos La Palma, Evil Cooks, Manaao Thai Comfort Food and Darkroom Restaurant and Wine Bar. Beloved Los Angeles chef Roy Choi is also bringing his Best Friend restaurant to the district. 

OCVibe did not disclose the values of the leases or the sizes of each space.

OCVibe Senior Vice President Scott Frick recently told Commercial Observer that the Samueli family’s ownership structure has allowed the project to take a hands-on approach to restaurant leasing. Ownership is funding Katella Commons down to the kitchen equipment, allowing tenants to avoid substantial upfront costs of fitting out the new spaces.

“Any tenant that comes in doesn’t have to come in with capital to fit out the kitchen — basically bring in your own knives and we’ll turn on the menu boards,” Frick said. 

That strategy is part of a broader effort to make OCVibe a year-round destination rather than a district that comes alive only when professional hockey team the Anaheim Ducks are playing. Frick said the project’s residential, office, hotel and entertainment components are intended to create a Monday-through-Sunday customer base for restaurants and other tenants.

Katella Commons is expected to open in early 2027, following the debut of OCVibe’s concert hall, which can accommodate 5,000 people. The Weave, a six-story mass-timber office building, is also scheduled to open in 2027.

Once complete in 2033, the 100-acre district is expected to include more than 2,500 residences, more than 35 dining concepts, three entertainment venues and 20 acres of parks and open space.

Gregory Cornfield can be reached at gcornfield@commercialobserver.com.