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El Patio Drive In #2 Returns!
This Anaheim restaurant moves to a new spot but still sells its beloved Cal-Mex standards
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September 03, 2015
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,... More >>
Señor Pollo Peppers Its Chicken
This Garden Grove restaurant serves awesome Peruvian food
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August 20, 2015
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... More >>
Sanaya Indian Cuisine Makes Irvine More Desi
This Irvine restaurant serves Indian food that draws in office-park drones and leisurely diners alike
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August 13, 2015
Irvine is rightfully celebrated for its Taiwanese food, Persian eateries, Diamond Jamboree. But it doesn't nearly get enough credit for Indian... More >>
Emporio Sushi Serves Mexican Sushi
This Orange restaurant serves seafood from the Mexican state of Sinaloa—and yes, that includes sushi
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August 06, 2015
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... More >>
The Donuttery Is Surf City's Ultimate Sweet
This Huntington Beach restaurant remains popular, even though the doughnut craze has faded
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July 30, 2015
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... More >>
Tasty Sandwiches: The Last Bánh Mì Store?
This Westminster restaurant sells the beloved sandwich, which ain't as popular anymore
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July 23, 2015
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... More >>
Terra Mia Pizzeria Keeps the Pizza Faith
This Laguna Hills restaurant offers awesome pizzas, subs and strombolis
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July 16, 2015
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... More >>
Pamela's Tearoom Has a British Beaut
This Garden Grove restaurant offers English tea and wonderful service
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July 09, 2015
"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... More >>
El Camino Cafe Represents Mañana in Tustin
This Tustin restaurant serves an awesome Mexican breakfast and brunch
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July 02, 2015
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... More >>
El Torito Nuevo Is the Barbacoa King
This Orange restaurant serves the original barbecue
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June 25, 2015
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... More >>
Gather at Sumran Thai Cuisine
Join the cultural lovefest at this Westminster restaurant
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June 18, 2015
You can't find a better metaphor for modern-day Orange County than the birthday dinner I attended a couple of weeks ago at Sumran Thai Cuisine,... More >>
Now that the luxe-lonchera craze is nearly over, it's time to go back to the roots to visit where it all began: Main Street in SanTana. Every... More >>
Tanor Fresh Mediterranean Grill Is Persian for the People
This Anaheim restaurant serves Persian food to tourists, cabdrivers, expats—everyone
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June 04, 2015
Amir, one of the owners of Tanor Fresh Mediterranean Grill in Anaheim, usually stands outside his tiny restaurant, warmly greeting customers as... More >>
Willowick Golf Course: Eat While You Can
This Santa Ana course offers great breakfasts and lunches—and is in danger of closing
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May 28, 2015
Willowick Golf Course has long been a marvel: The oldest 18-hole public golf course in Orange County, it's a place where any working-class stiff... More >>
Mama's Kabab Is How Stanton Rolls
This Armenian restaurant draws in everyone from the working-class city with kebabs and more
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May 21, 2015
This is who I saw eating at Mama's Kabab the last I scarfed down a shawarma sandwich: a hipster gabacha and her black paramour. Armenian men and... More >>
Green Tomato Grill Goes for Glory
This Orange restaurant serves a buncha different types of food, all to great results
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May 14, 2015
What kind of food does Green Tomato Grill serve? Despite its Alice Waters-esque name, the restaurant explicitly admits on its website it... More >>
Akropolis Likes Its Greek Food Hot
This Newport Beach restaurant serves great Greak food and an interesting hot sauce
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May 07, 2015
In my nearly 15 years of reviewing restaurants, I've never come across the Greek hot sauce Akropolis in Newport Beach offers in ramekins on all... More >>
Las Tortugas Grill Is Quick Like a Turtle
This Santa Ana taco truck deserves everyone's business—even the OC Register's food critic
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April 30, 2015
Even though he doesn't believe it, I'm a fan of Orange County Register food critic Brad A. Johnson ever since his days at Angeleno and Riviera... More >>
Oasis Food Cafe Serves Balela in Brea
This Lebanese restaurant offers typical Middle Eastern fare—but also some rarities
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April 23, 2015
I thought I'd eaten all of what OC's amazing Middle Eastern restaurants had to offer: the sphihas and hot sauces and Iraqi bread and Egyptian... More >>
Açai Republic Is a Brazilian Beauty
This Tustin juice bar sells açai bowls—but ask for the small Brazilian menu
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April 16, 2015
I've said it before, and I'll say it again: The greatest shopping plaza in Orange County is El Camino Plaza in Tustin. Here is us at our... More >>
Soltani Restaurant Sells Persian Food for Paisas
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April 09, 2015
It's all sorts of awesome that Soltani Restaurant just opened in SanTana, and not just for the novelty of a Persian eatery in the middle of a... More >>
Urban Cactus' High-End Mexican Masterpiece
This Orange restaurant brings alta cocina Mexican to a taquería environment
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April 02, 2015
At first glance, Urban Cactus in Orange resembles a Chipotle clone as imagined by a fresa: the streamlined look; the emphasis on fresh, organic,... More >>
Pho Vinh Ky Sells Fish Pho
This pair of Garden Grove and Westminster restaurants sell a version of the iconic Vietnamese soup that's rare to find, even in Little Saigon
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March 26, 2015
You've had beef pho, of course, and probably chicken pho. Maybe you've even had the version of the soup with meatballs in it, and you've... More >>
Ink Waffles Redeems the Waffle Sandwich
This Santa Ana restaurant marks the latest Danny Godínez concept and debuts an exciting new chef
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March 19, 2015
When I heard last year that Anepalco's Cafe's chingón owner Danny Godínez was opening a waffle-sandwich concept, I had to admit I cringed. Bruxië... More >>
Nick's Deli II Makes OC's Most Famous Breakfast Burrito
This Los Alamitos restaurant is as great as the Seal Beach original
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March 12, 2015
I guess I can talk about the other, non-breakfast-burrito entrées at Nick's Deli II. The hot pastrami sandwich, for instance, is a beautiful pile... More >>
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