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Phuong Restaurant's Viet Funk
[Hole In the Wall] This Garden Grove classic serves messy, wonderful bowls of soup and noodles
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November 29, 2012
Even in the messy world of Vietnamese dining—in which the gentlest noodle slurp unleashes a cascade of soup drippings; a bite into a bánh mì... More >>
Dana Point's the Point: Spot On Check out this bar where kids are welcome
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November 21, 2012
Who says you can't take your kids to a bar? That's the point of the Point, a new bar and restaurant that pretty much encourages you to do so.... More >>
Franco's Pasta Cucina: Food Court Done Right
[Hole In the Wall] This Irvine stall serves Italian classics quickly and wonderfully
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November 21, 2012
When your plate is ready at Franco's Pasta Cucina, chef Gloria Mogollón doesn't call out your order number, even though her cashier issued you... More >>
Foxfire's Cougars and Men The Anaheim Hills legend is still the place to meet experienced women and have mostly mediocre food—but how can anyone ever hate it?
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November 15, 2012
We've all heard the stories, the anecdotes, the not-so-secret reputation of Foxfire as the hallowed hunting grounds for the species of woman... More >>
Tito's La Familia: Taco Steam Bath
[Hole In the Wall] This Orange taquería sells tacos al vapor, one of the rarest—and tastiest—types of tacos in OC
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November 15, 2012
Orange County has hard tacos and soft tacos, lonchera tacos and those bought at drive-thrus. Korean tacos and gourmet ones, varieties bought... More >>
Surah Korean BBQ & Sushi Will Put You on a Beef Bender The Buena Park restaurant's all-you-can-eat meat feast is not for the weak-willed or of the partly full stomach
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November 08, 2012
The all-you-can-eat deal at Surah Korean BBQ & Sushi is an endeavor that demands steely commitment, stretchy pants and the accompaniment of at... More >>
End of the Line At La Habra Heights Cafe
[Hole In the Wall] American food with Mexican flourishes in the birthplace of the Haas avocado
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November 08, 2012
The westernmost point in Orange County is the mouth of the San Gabriel River; the southernmost point is somewhere off San Clemente's beaches. But... More >>
South of Nick's: Cal-Mex Class The San Clemente hotspot proves that rice-bean-chips-margaritas Mexican doesn't have to be derivative
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November 01, 2012
The first thing you should know about South of Nick's is that it's the kind of Mexican restaurant that inserts a decorative, hole-punched,... More >>
Chaba Thai: Second
[Hole In the Wall] This Stanton Thai joint will use any edge to lure you from Thai Nakorn
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November 01, 2012
Along with being the OC GOP's Latino-outreach coordinator or cleaning Huntington Beach after the Fourth of July, one of the most unenviable... More >>
Ennar Calasian Grill Puts Japan in Little Saigon The new izakaya takes over Xanh Bistro's old space
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October 25, 2012
Ennar Calasian Grill has gigantic-yet-dainty shoes to fill—Haley Nguyen's, to be exact. Xanh Bistro, Nguyen's Vietnamese eatery, has been gone... More >>
Paninoteca Maggio: Paradise In Hell
[Hole In the Wall] This Santa Ana sandwich shop makes some of the best espresso in Orange County
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October 25, 2012
A couple of years ago, Santa Ana officials proudly announced the opening of City Place, a bizarrely shaped development of live/work lofts ringing... More >>
Congregation Ale House: Eat, Pray, Glug Drink beer and eat burgers with other blasphemes at this Long Beach brew house
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October 18, 2012
When ordering the rib-eye burger at Congregation Ale House, don't expect anything massively portioned or customizable. This isn't that kind of... More >>
The Eiffel Café Is the Greatest Mall Stall of Them All
[Hole In the Wall] This Little Saigon restaurant in Asian Garden Mall makes French-Vietnamese food
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October 18, 2012
The Asian Garden Mall in Little Saigon is wonderfully, stubbornly stuck in the 1980s, a clash of neon, tacky tile, songs bleeding into one... More >>
Anaïs Tangie, Gourmet Gal [Best Of 2012] SoCo Farmers' Market empress on her other favorite things about Orange County
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October 11, 2012
Most people's first glimpse of Anaïs Tangie is a blur; she's running around the SoCo Farmers' Market at the OC Mart Mix on Saturday mornings,... More >>
Danny Godinez, Food Genius [Best Of 2012] The culinary genius at Anepalco’s shares his favorite things about Orange County
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October 11, 2012
Danny Godinez has always been working and learning. Born and raised in Acapulco, Mexico, he helped his mom to make pozole for her restaurant... More >>
Forrest Cokely, Liquor Expert [Best Of 2012] The Hi-Times Wine Cellars master's favorite things about Orange County
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October 11, 2012
When a cocktail recipe calls for a bizarre flavor of bitters, an esoteric kind of Portuguese brandy or a brand of tequila unavailable outside... More >>
Shuck Oyster Bar: Shuck Yeah! Leonard Chan continues his conquest of Costa Mesa's OC Mart Mix with an oyster bar
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October 11, 2012
Leonard Chan might be Costa Mesa's youngest, most prolific restaurant mogul. Though I don't know exactly how old he is, I'm pretty sure Chan has... More >>
Pepz Pizza Is a North County Secret
[Hole In the Wall] This North County chain is ready to go countywide
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October 11, 2012
Just admit it, Orange County: We are plagued by segregation—pizza segregation. Not only do we have neighborhood spots frequented only by locals,... More >>
Dublin Down at Dublin 4 Darren and Jean Coyle unveil a Mission Viejo gastropub that's a stunner
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October 04, 2012
A tip for aspiring restaurateurs: When you open your restaurant, do it as though you mean it. Follow the example of Darren and Jean Coyle and... More >>
Al Tannour: OC Iraqi
[Hole In the Wall] Try the lamb and Iraqi bread at this Anaheim gem
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October 04, 2012
"Where did you find that dish?" the kind owner of Al Tannour asked when I went to the register to pay for my gargantuan meal of a lamb shank... More >>
Kale to the Chef at Healthy Junk Root for the vegetarian food, even though it's so-so, at Anaheim's deserted-for-now Center Street Promenade
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September 27, 2012
If you're eating dinner at Healthy Junk, you aren't there by accident. You didn't happen to just stroll by and thought you'd try it on a whim.... More >>
Izalco Is Saving Salvadoran Food
[Hole In the Wall] Fernando Vallardes is making a go of it at his Santa Ana restaurant
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September 27, 2012
Next to 50-cent tacos, Salvadoran restaurants are the most endangered food genre in Orange County. We have enough of a Salvi population to keep... More >>
Battle DIY Pizzas! We compare and contrast the pies and the service at Pieology, the Pizza Press and Blaze Pizza
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September 20, 2012
"I'd like pepperoni, sausage, meatba—" I started to say to the Pieology worker when she cut me off.
"No, I only do sauces," she growled.
"Pardon... More >>
Troy's Drive-In: Breakfast Burrito Beaut
[Hole In the Wall] This Orange hamburger stand doesn't make great burgers—but the breakfast burritos are magnificent!
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September 20, 2012
Imagine my surprise when Troy's Drive-In became a foodie must-visit a couple of years ago. Troy's? That rinky-dink place off Lincoln in Orange... More >>
Early Bird Is Egg-cellent Eat a perfect omelet at Joseph Mahon's new breakfast spot in Fullerton
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September 13, 2012
It's said that before you can work in the kitchens of famed French chef Daniel Boulud, he'll ask you to make an omelet. He'll decide whether... More >>
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Pho Quyen: Absolutely Sweet Little Saigon
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 are moving to richer environs in South… More >>
For a Hot Time In Old Huntington, Go to the Black Trumpet Bistro
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 of what sticks on… More >>
Chixy Natural: Twirl-a-Bird
"Hey, man, you still going to use that?" the surfer-ish type guy asked as I scarfed down my meal at Chixy Natural. Oh, my lack of manners! This Costa Mesa… More >>
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