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• El Patio Drive In #2 Returns!
  By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Orange County Restaurant Reviews

  Here's a bizarre superstition for you: I don't review restaurants located in buildings that once housed places I previously reviewed. In my mind, I feel guilty that my write-up didn't help the... Read more about this restaurant >>

• Señor Pollo Peppers Its Chicken
  By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Orange County Restaurant Reviews

  There are hot sauces, and then there's the marvel called ají de rocoto that Señor Pollo in Garden Grove presents to every table in a squeeze bottle. You don't think much of it... Read more about this restaurant >>

• Sanaya Indian Cuisine Makes Irvine More Desi
  By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Orange County Restaurant Reviews

  Irvine is rightfully celebrated for its Taiwanese food, Persian eateries, Diamond Jamboree. But it doesn't nearly get enough credit for Indian cuisine. From office-park gems such as Vishnu to... Read more about this restaurant >>

• Emporio Sushi Serves Mexican Sushi
  By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Orange County Restaurant Reviews

  Anyone who still buys into the laughable idea there's such a thing as "authentic" Mexican food should go to Emporio Sushi in El Modena, look at the menu, then run away screaming. Here are seeming... Read more about this restaurant >>

• The Donuttery Is Surf City's Ultimate Sweet
  By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Orange County Restaurant Reviews

  Huntington Beach might be known for a lot of things—the Pier, the surf, the white supremacists, the wacky politics—but the city's best-kept secret is its love of breakfast. Omelet for... Read more about this restaurant >>

• Tasty Sandwiches: The Last Bánh Mì Store?
  By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Orange County Restaurant Reviews

  Is the era of bánh mì over? A decade ago, Vietnamese sandwich shops were popping up all over Little Saigon, as the pioneering Lee's Sandwiches spread across Southern California to... Read more about this restaurant >>

• Terra Mia Pizzeria Keeps the Pizza Faith
  By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Orange County Restaurant Reviews

  One wonders what reservoirs of resolve the owners of Terra Mia Pizzeria in Laguna Hills drew from to open this spot. It's in Laguna Hills, for starters, a city that's actually quite underrated as... Read more about this restaurant >>

• Pamela's Tearoom Has a British Beaut
  By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Orange County Restaurant Reviews

  "I'm so sorry, dear," the Pamela of Pamela's Tearoom told a young boy who wasn't having her gentle chiding. "I'm English; I like to tease." Don't mind that kid: Everyone else loves Pamela. The... Read more about this restaurant >>

• El Camino Cafe Represents Mañana in Tustin
  By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Orange County Restaurant Reviews

  Dear Tustin: What the hell is wrong with you? Oh, you're a fine enough city, with one of the most-underrated food scenes in OC. But then I get to Old Town and see . . . barely anything. Empty... Read more about this restaurant >>

• El Torito Nuevo Is the Barbacoa King
  By GUSTAVO ARELLANO | Orange County Restaurant Reviews

  Over the past decade, Orange has turned into the barbecue capital of OC. From the down-home grub at Smokey Fred's to the epic platters at Smoqued to the eternally delicious Johnny Rebs',... Read more about this restaurant >>