Top Orange County Restaurant Stories
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The Hooters of FroYo
Cups Frozen Yogurt Coming to Town More >>
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Ten Great Salads in Orange County
Because salad is food, food is salad. More >>
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Peking Dragon's Sweet-and-Sour Splendor
This Dana Point restaurant is a good, old-school Chinese restaurant More >>
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Lola's is the perfect Mexican restaurant for Long Beach's Retro Row with craft beer and frontside parklet seating adding contemporary flair to a menu full of regional Mexican favorites.... More >>
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"My main goal is to build a legacy for my mom and be a motivational speaker by inspiring others to pursue their dreams." Our final question delves into Xa's relationship with his mother, and... More >>
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Do we need a place that sells The World's Largest Box of Nerds, The World's Largest SweeTarts Candy, and The World's Largest Box of Pop Rocks? Probably not, but what in a candy store does... More >>
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"My cooking is a reflection of my life, very clean and straightforward." To call Shawn Xa confident is an understatement. Tell him what you are looking for in a meal (or not, if you're... More >>
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Another restaurant is now open at The Triangle, that M.C. Escher-ish mall at the end of the 55 that most of us avoided when it was called Triangle Square. The latest is H2O Sushi & Izakaya and... More >>
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I think we can all agree that the best thing at Panda Express is the Orange Chicken. Oh how those morsels of sugary-crunchy poultry pieces shine under the lights. I think Jennifer 8. Lee, the... More >>
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The Fullerton City Council lifted a ban on the evening operations of food trucks everywhere within its boundaries earlier this month...except the downtown bar and restaurant scene. The... More >>
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Julie Lim classed up an unassuming strip mall by SNA a few years ago, converting a liquor store into a wine mart and tasting bar. Equipped with dispensers that run on re-loadable cards,... More >>
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What do you get when you take two gorgeous, talented, funny, free spirited and stylish gals and add in a few cocktails? OK...get your minds out the gutter people. The right answer (of... More >>
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A new Cajun/Creole restaurant has opened in Santa Ana near the Costa Mesa border--an area that developers would like for you to refer as South Coast Metro. Ritter's Steam Kettle Cooking is... More >>
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Last week, we reported that Pita Grill in Irvine was suddenly and unceremoniously closed. After the post published, Amer Taha, its owner, got in touch with us and told us of his struggle with... More >>
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If you still haven't crossed the border, let the border cross you tomorrow night at Wildcoast's Baja Bash, a charity event to raise funds that will go to the preservation of Baja's coast and... More >>
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Greetings ladies and germs, let's take a quick look at this week in food... First, Edwin reviewed Eleven46 Kitchen and then he told us that Britta's Cafe in Irvine is closing. :( He also... More >>
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Mothers may carry us for nine months, but Fathers are parents, too. So we're taking a moment to check in on a few dining options this weekend. Let's pretend dad doesn't want to grill for... More >>
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You may have seen it making rounds on social media. You may have even tried to avert your eyes. But there's no escaping the fact that it's heading this way. Yup, the Krispy Kreme Sloppy Joe... More >>
Latest Reviews
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We all seem to think we know how to run a restaurant regardless of whether we've ever owned or operated one. So when you find yourself in a... Read more about this restaurant >>
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Here's the dirty secret about Mexicans in Orange County and Mexican food: most of us nos vale madre that so many regional treasures exist in... Read more about this restaurant >>
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Get with the Reconquista, people: This is carne asada country, so stop trying to slow-roast 'cue in some overpriced contraption, only to get... Read more about this restaurant >>
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It was Sunday night at Peking Dragon Restaurant in Dana Point, one of only three Chinese eateries in the seaside city, and every Naugahyde booth... Read more about this restaurant >>
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"That sauce bit you in the end, right?" the owner of Papa's Fish & Soul Food in Anaheim cracked from across the dining room, and I had to nod... Read more about this restaurant >>
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You realize the futility of having a reservation for Bistrot Massilia on the Thursday night before Mother's Day weekend when you get there.... Read more about this restaurant >>
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Some food critics are of the opinion that you can't judge a restaurant in its opening weeks, that you need to give them time to work out any... Read more about this restaurant >>
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There used to be a different Peruvian restaurant at the very spot Inka Mama's has recently claimed as its fourth Orange County location. By all... Read more about this restaurant >>
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We're now reaching a point in Little Saigon's history where the old-school places are slowly but surely changing. Some are closing shop; others... Read more about this restaurant >>
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The eateries you'll see on the 5-mile stretch of Beach Boulevard as it extends from the 405 down to Pacific Coast Highway can have the randomness... Read more about this restaurant >>
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From the Print Edition
Is Eleven46 Kitchen the Chipotle of Vietnamese Cuisine?
We all seem to think we know how to run a restaurant regardless of whether we've ever owned or operated one. So when you find yourself in a restaurant that… More >>
Here's the dirty secret about Mexicans in Orange County and Mexican food: most of us nos vale madre that so many regional treasures exist in these parts. If you're from… More >>
Carne Asada In OC
Get with the Reconquista, people: This is carne asada country, so stop trying to slow-roast 'cue in some overpriced contraption, only to get results not worthy of a Memphis trash… More >>
Peking Dragon's Sweet-and-Sour Splendor
It was Sunday night at Peking Dragon Restaurant in Dana Point, one of only three Chinese eateries in the seaside city, and every Naugahyde booth was taken. You had to… More >>
"That sauce bit you in the end, right?" the owner of Papa's Fish & Soul Food in Anaheim cracked from across the dining room, and I had to nod yes.… More >>
