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IKEA

1475 S. Coast Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Category: Retail

Region: Costa Mesa

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Las Brisas De Apatzingan

1524 S. Flower St.
Santa Ana, CA 92707

Category: Restaurant > Mexican

Region: Santa Ana

Nha Hang 1.99

11707 Edinger Ave.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Category: Restaurant > Vietnamese

Region: Fountain Valley

El Chinaco

560 W. 19th St.
Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Category: Restaurant > Mexican

Region: Costa Mesa

Banh Mi & Che Cali Bakery

15551 Brookhurst St.
Westminster, CA 92683

Category: Restaurant > Vietnamese

Region: Westminster

Lucias Tacos & Mulitas

16952 Beach Blvd.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Category: Restaurant > Mexican

Region: Huntington Beach

Al Sanabel Bakery

816 S. Brookhurst Blvd.
Anaheim, CA 92804

Category: Restaurant > Bakery

Region: Anaheim

Wholesome Choice

18040 Culver Drive
Irvine, CA 92612

Category: Restaurant > Middle Eastern

Region: Irvine

Champion Food Co.

17090 Magnolia St.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Category: Restaurant >

Region: Fountain Valley

Green Rice

17441 Beach Blvd.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647

Category: Restaurant > Mediterranean

Region: Huntington Beach

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At the swinging eatery beneath the shadow of the Ronald Reagan Federal Building called JASON'S DOWNTOWN, come for the music, stay for the bastilla. Jason's nod to Moroccan pigeon pie uses chicken, but it's just as complex, packed with slivered almonds and dusted with sugar and cinnamon. And for $15, it's ridiculously big—as wide as a steering wheel and as thick as a dictionary. Got a friend? It's enough for both of you. 416 W. Fourth St., Santa Ana, (714) 347-1122; www.jasonsdowntown.com.

Menudo is meant to be eaten by a group, not a lone diner. And $15 worth of menudo at EL CAMINO REAL will nourish a small army, the broth perfectly spicy, the tripe as deliciously chewy as al dente pasta. Available only on weekends, and bring your own pot so you can take the soup home. And get over the whole cow-stomach thing—we're in a recession, remember? 303 N. Euclid St., Fullerton, (714) 447-3962.