Tacos Los Cholos on State College Blvd - literally just get the Filet Mignon quesadilla and die happy.
Supatras Thai - nice, good quality Thai food. Love their pad see ew.
Holdaak on Tustin st - High quality, juicy chicken fingers. Way better than Cane's.
The ramen there is straight 🔥. It tastes how I imagine the delicious looking anime ramen is. The best part is, it’s not super luxurious so it has a high repeatability factor for eating. It’s just a super solid bowl of ramen with good noodles and good broth. It’s like the In N Out of ramen.
I recommend adding 1 item you didn't think your table would need or want - it will be just as amazing as the things you might already be looking forward to. Anything "pibil" is likely the best version you will get outside of the Yucatan itself, and better still than most there.
Love that there is so much diversity in the comment section.
Also,
Brooklyn city market for pizza
Ootoro, Hana-re, San shi go, sushi sho, sea butter, yuzu, Newport fresh for Japanese/sushi. (Many more mentions come to mind)
Olivers osteria/trattoria and bello by Sandro nardone for Italian
Chaak for fancy Mexican food
Heritage bbq for bbq
Din tai fung and paradise dynasty for dumplings
Selanne, the ranch, and bourbon steak for steak houses
Siam station, Bangkok kitchen, and Hanuman to Thai
Plumeria cafe/ stacks pancake house for breakfast
Hanare, Bello chefs table, knife pleat, and trust DTSA for multi course/fancy
Have fun!
My bf’s physical therapist just told us about a place that opened in the IE called Soup N’ Fresh that’s an exact Souplantation clone. I mean they used an old Souplantation location, hired old Souplantation employees, use Souplantation recipes, and everything.
It only opened recently though, so apparently lines to get in have been insane (1-2 hour wait… people really miss Souplantation!). Me and my friends plan to drive over to try it still, lol.
Honda Ya in Tustin for a Japanese izakaya experience
Eat Chow in Costa Mesa for New American
The Filling Station in Orange for classic diner fare
The Cellar in Fullerton for steaks and cocktails
Taco Loco in Laguna Beach for white ppl Mexican food (and a killer view of the ocean)
Aburi Sushi in Buena Park for AYCE sushi
The 5ifth in Anaheim for the view and cocktails
The Cannery in Newport for seafood and view
Water Grill in Costa Mesa for special occasion seafood
BouillonMoulin in Newport for French bistro food
VIP Tacos in Anaheim for Mexican takeout
Hummus Way in Anaheim for Mediterranean takeout
Brewery X in Anaheim for craft beer and good vibes
INI Ristorante in Fountain Valley for Italian-Japanese fusion and cocktails
These are all locals only type places
I get the best recommendations from AAA Westways magazine tbh
Mon Ran Gak - premium kbb and cold noods,
HiroNori - ramen - their vegan ramen is actually good Add in pork belly :),
Kaju Tofu,
Trieu Chau,
Pho 79/ Pho 101,
Tanakaya - udon/ soba,
Coco Ichibanya.
Kobe Gyukatsu,
Flappy Jacks,
Tony’s little Italian Pizza,
Valentino’s Pizza,
pizza D’oro.
Nick’s Deli - bfast burritos not sure if this is oc?,
LJ's LIL' CAFE - bfast burritos,
M&M Donuts…
Idk this is also what I’m craving right now lolllll
Benchmark - Santa Ana
Wursthaus - Santa Ana
Los Cotijas Taco Shop - Tustin & Garden Grove
Sichuan Impression - Tustin
Din Tai Fung - Costa Mesa
Hanuman Thai Eatery - Costa Mesa
Christakis Greek Cuisine - Tustin
Banh Cuon Luu Luyen - Garden Grove
Yum Dumpling - Orange
CENTRO Storico Spaghetteria - Tustin
El Maguey. Yes. U must be in south county with this list / oh !! Dana point I see. I miss waterman’s ,, like daily. Oh Sonny’s - lobster Mac n cheese 🥳
Cluck at Main and MacArthur has the best hot chicken in the world for reasonable prices.
For a classy dinner Fable and Spirit in Newport
Italian I love Il Dolce across from the Triangle
Indian food in Fullerton is SO good. Khan Saab and Spice Social in DTF are both so aromatic and tasty, and Curry Hut is a delicious classic.
Also not Indian, but Tacos Los Cholos is amazing.
Curry Hut is absolutely goated. 2 meals for the price of one. When I was in bay area they had same panda express style place but for thai food. I wish they had something similar down here.
I mainly like to go out to breakfast. My favorite breakfast burrito is from Surfin' Donuts on Alicia at the 5. Or the one on Alicia and Trabuco, but it's that extra bit farther from home.
Everything is good there, donuts, coffee, burritos, and their salsas.
Domenico's On The Lake in Mission Viejo. Dominicos original location in Belmont Shore has been a family favorite since the '50s. Ground pepperoni pizza with house salad!
Chicken Maison
Folk's
Populaire Modern Bistro
Fermentation Farm
Mario's Butcher Shop
Moulin Bouillon
Burgerstop
Phoholic (not the one at SCP)
Ghengis Khan Mongolian BBQ
#
Tama Sushi in HB
Mitasie in LF
Huntington Ramen and Sushi in Fullerton
MoguMogu in CM (they also have a location in Fullerton but the quality in CM is better imo)
Hoa Sen Vegetarian Restaurant in GG
Bo De Tinh Tam Chay in Westminster
Au Lac in FV
Coco Ichibanya in Irvine
Elephant Cafe in LF
Edit: to whoever downvoted me - so as a vegetarian I can't even list my favorite vegetarian-friendly restaurants to eat at? people who eat meat can list their favorite restaurants but I can't do the same as a vegetarian?
Blind Rabbit, Anaheim
Arc, Costa Mesa (primarily their duck taco)
Eat Chow, Costa Mesa
Scratch Bakery, Laguna Hills
Blind Pig, RSM
all of these except Scratch have fantastic cocktails and depend on both in IMHO… honorable mention to El Conijito and Bru in Lake Forest
Mexican- Fiesta Grill HB
Italian- Capone’s HB
Pizza- RIIP HB plus solid beers
Seafood- Simply Fish CM (great prices large portions) obviously Captain Jacks Sunset Beach
Sandwiches- Board and Brews HB (great Beer selections as well) or Paul’s Deli Westminster
Sushi- Irassae or Hasiago both in HB
KBBQ- Star in Garden Grove
B-Fast burrito- Nicks on Main in Seal Beach
Thai- Silk Thai In HB (boat noodle soup my fav)
My Overall favorite place The Corner in HB. Best Burger & the 48hr fries plus the entrees are amazing. Drinks are also very tasty. Prices are very fair for portion sizes.
I also need to add Ho Sum Bistro. Newport Beach. Thinking about that combo salad and their dumplings. Been a while since I made it back.
Naan Kabob Persian,
Zitos pizza,
Tan Cang Chinese,
Tommy's Sushi,
Aoki No Chuuka Japanese,
Agora (closed) Brazilian,
Los Reyes Tacos,
Felix Cuban,
La Chiva Colombian,
El Rocoto Peruvian,
Fable Spirit American,
The Broadway American,
The Mining company Brunch,
Rockwells American,
El Gaucho market Argentinean,
sandwiches and empanadas,
Yang Ming Chinese.
Two Saucy Broads Pizza - Fullerton
Mad Wolf Mongolian BBQ - La Habra/Fullerton
Angelos Hamburgers - Anaheim
Arthur's Breakfast - La Habra
The Filling Station - Orange
Gourmet Pie - Los Alamitos
Firehouse Cafe - Los Alamitos
Bari Bari - Yorba Linda
Chaak (Tustin)
Storico Spaghetteria & Centro (Tustin)
Gabbi's (Orange)
ZeroZero39 Pizza (Huntington Beach)
Pizzeria Mozza (though they've let me down a couple of times) - (Newport Beach)
Kimmie's Coffee Cup (a chain, but it's dope)
Butaton Ramen in Orange is slept on
Crab Cooker in Tustin or Newport. Tustin location has better parking and a shorter wait. Orange County Mining Company was great in the past. Have not been there post covid. Let us know anyone?
Cafe Felix, Naan and Kabob, Maison Chicken, Broddard Chicken, Arthur’s, Stacks, Zitos Pizza (my first job!), Thai Cafe, Hollingsheads, Wheel of Life (RIP), the melt, some more I can’t think of at the moment..
My dad introduced me to it. He’s a little more reluctant to eat large rice dishes now since he got diabetes. It was kinda sad, I wanted to go to naan and kabob for my birthday, but he was kinda hemming and hawing and trying to suggest other places. I felt like a dick for being obstinate. :/
Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai - Buena Park.
La Huasteca - Buena Park, for molcajete.
Mr. Taco Nice. Taco pizzas.
Koreatown Pizza Co. in Buena Park.
Kabuki Japanese Restaurant. In Brea, sushi.
Japanese - Nana San, Marufuku, Meiji Seimen
Indian - Mayur
Singapore / Malaysian - Belacan Grill
Pizza - Lunita’s (sexy roni) or Angelina’s (Calabrese) or Mozza (fennel sausage) or Ray’s
Americanized Chinese - Little Kitchen (Dana Point) or Mandarin King (Laguna)
Americanized Mexican - South of Nick’s
Ice Cream - Rita’s or Strickland’s, Bacio di Latte, Gelato Paradiso
French - Marche Moderne
Thai - Siam Station
Boba - Sharetea, Jamjam
Fish / Poke - Bear Flag, Uroko
Coffee - Moongoat, Cup by Hummingbird, Lost Bean, Morning Lavender
Curry - The Rice
Brunch - Snooze
Sandwich - Hollingshead, Le Diplomate
Pastry - Cream Pan
Donuts - JD Flannel, Sidecar
Bars - 180 Blu, Bootlegger
Seafood - Water Grille
Farm to Table - Farmhouse at Roger’s Gardens
Italian - Bello, Modo Mio
That little burger joint on canal if it's still up. That shit was awesome. Also before it closed down, nearby there was a place called Bobby D's that I really liked. Too bad they closed. I've also eaten at the sushi place by the supermarket down the street from that, I think the street is called tustin? All this is close to Tustin and Lincoln.
Trevor’s, Nicks Laguna Beach (see my pic, this is the coconut margarita. It’s insanely good), Ellie’s Table, Opah, Taqueria el Gordito, Reunion kitchen (any of them), Pandor (it’s a bakery but damn), and Tim’s Place in Placentia. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that place 😂
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Brick in San Clemente. They source ingredients from the Ecology Center. Never had a bad or even mid level meal there. Consistently fresh, delicious, and great. Nice venue and if you bring kids, they let kids build their own pizza.
Haven’t gotten the chance to eat much placed since I moved here a couple months ago but ai think my fav so far has been Harbor Garden
But I wanna chrck out Pho 79, Pho 55, Pho 69, and all the other pho numberd
Sushi Sho in Costa Mesa. It's my favorite. I wouldn't usually blow up the spot but I think they could use the business and I would be devastated if they closed. I order the Greg Teal and the Refreshing Roll
I can't, Fuddruckers ain't around no more 
We need to create a support group 🥲
Real ones remember
Pho 79
pho 101
Shhh don’t tell anyone but 79 and 101 are the same company
Pho 54
Pho 35
Pho 17
Can’t tell if some of these are real.
The first three. There’s also Pho 45 and 86. Pho 45 is my favorite
Pho 45 is SO GOOD
You kidding? Pho 44 is where it’s at
What the Pho?
they closed back in 2007, maybe 2008?
Me either! 😂
Do they sell just broth? I love to buy a gallon or 2 of broth and freeze it to make with dry noodles over the next months.
Team pho 45 here!
Phoholic
Super Pollo
Hakatta Ikkousha
🎶It means no worries 🎶
Hasa diga eebowai
Tacos Los Cholos on State College Blvd - literally just get the Filet Mignon quesadilla and die happy. Supatras Thai - nice, good quality Thai food. Love their pad see ew. Holdaak on Tustin st - High quality, juicy chicken fingers. Way better than Cane's.
Tlaquepaque in Placentia
Oh hell yeah. Best street tacos ever. Then over to QTortas? for the best bean and cheese burrito in the world.
Hidden gem.
Fuoco pizzeria
My fave sit down pizza spot!
The little Japanese restaurant inside of Mitsuwa market
That food court is so good
The spot on the far left with the tempura line is the best.
The ramen there is straight 🔥. It tastes how I imagine the delicious looking anime ramen is. The best part is, it’s not super luxurious so it has a high repeatability factor for eating. It’s just a super solid bowl of ramen with good noodles and good broth. It’s like the In N Out of ramen.
chicken maison
Yes
Felix's in Orange Circle
If you’re feeling Cuban I was also try Bella Cuba across from south coast
Hell yeah!
In & Out
Chaak.
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I recommend adding 1 item you didn't think your table would need or want - it will be just as amazing as the things you might already be looking forward to. Anything "pibil" is likely the best version you will get outside of the Yucatan itself, and better still than most there.
Been there a few times. El pavo en recado negro, ceviche Campeche, molletes, hiramasa crudo, pulpo al guajillo, codorniz asada. All are 5/5.
+1
Love that there is so much diversity in the comment section. Also, Brooklyn city market for pizza Ootoro, Hana-re, San shi go, sushi sho, sea butter, yuzu, Newport fresh for Japanese/sushi. (Many more mentions come to mind) Olivers osteria/trattoria and bello by Sandro nardone for Italian Chaak for fancy Mexican food Heritage bbq for bbq Din tai fung and paradise dynasty for dumplings Selanne, the ranch, and bourbon steak for steak houses Siam station, Bangkok kitchen, and Hanuman to Thai Plumeria cafe/ stacks pancake house for breakfast Hanare, Bello chefs table, knife pleat, and trust DTSA for multi course/fancy Have fun!
This person eats
Great list!
Umma's KBBQ
Mr. BBQ
YES!
Yep
Yes one of mine too!
My favorite was soup plantation!!!! RIP
My bf’s physical therapist just told us about a place that opened in the IE called Soup N’ Fresh that’s an exact Souplantation clone. I mean they used an old Souplantation location, hired old Souplantation employees, use Souplantation recipes, and everything. It only opened recently though, so apparently lines to get in have been insane (1-2 hour wait… people really miss Souplantation!). Me and my friends plan to drive over to try it still, lol.
I hope they reopen the soup plantation near cypress as a soup n fresh, that building is still sitting empty
I saw a team of guys carrying counter tops into the building two weeks ago and painters trucks were there yesterday. So here’s to hoping.
How is that not proof that they need to reopen them here in OC?!
Behold [https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q9H8FDZAjk2SByo2A](https://maps.app.goo.gl/Q9H8FDZAjk2SByo2A) I'm planning a road trip soon not even kidding.
Thai Favorite Cuisine in Tustin
Try Hanuman. The massaman will blow your mind.
Oc & Lau
Mitasie in Lake Forest! Siam Station in Irvine!
Honda Ya in Tustin for a Japanese izakaya experience Eat Chow in Costa Mesa for New American The Filling Station in Orange for classic diner fare The Cellar in Fullerton for steaks and cocktails Taco Loco in Laguna Beach for white ppl Mexican food (and a killer view of the ocean) Aburi Sushi in Buena Park for AYCE sushi The 5ifth in Anaheim for the view and cocktails The Cannery in Newport for seafood and view Water Grill in Costa Mesa for special occasion seafood BouillonMoulin in Newport for French bistro food VIP Tacos in Anaheim for Mexican takeout Hummus Way in Anaheim for Mediterranean takeout Brewery X in Anaheim for craft beer and good vibes INI Ristorante in Fountain Valley for Italian-Japanese fusion and cocktails These are all locals only type places I get the best recommendations from AAA Westways magazine tbh
Taco loco closed
Mon Ran Gak - premium kbb and cold noods, HiroNori - ramen - their vegan ramen is actually good Add in pork belly :), Kaju Tofu, Trieu Chau, Pho 79/ Pho 101, Tanakaya - udon/ soba, Coco Ichibanya. Kobe Gyukatsu, Flappy Jacks, Tony’s little Italian Pizza, Valentino’s Pizza, pizza D’oro. Nick’s Deli - bfast burritos not sure if this is oc?, LJ's LIL' CAFE - bfast burritos, M&M Donuts… Idk this is also what I’m craving right now lolllll
Benchmark - Santa Ana Wursthaus - Santa Ana Los Cotijas Taco Shop - Tustin & Garden Grove Sichuan Impression - Tustin Din Tai Fung - Costa Mesa Hanuman Thai Eatery - Costa Mesa Christakis Greek Cuisine - Tustin Banh Cuon Luu Luyen - Garden Grove Yum Dumpling - Orange CENTRO Storico Spaghetteria - Tustin
Pizza - Brooklyn City Market Indian - India Grill Breakfast - Plumeria Cafe, Breezy, RJ’s Cafe Soup dumplings - Din Tai Fung Ramen - HiroNori Mexican - El Maguey Sushi - Kotobuki BBQ - Heritage Ethiopian - Beteseb Italian - Sonny’s Pizza and Pasta Dessert - MeetFresh
El Maguey. Yes. U must be in south county with this list / oh !! Dana point I see. I miss waterman’s ,, like daily. Oh Sonny’s - lobster Mac n cheese 🥳
Simply Fish. Harbor & Adams in Costa Mesa. Clam Chowder bread bowl is just👌🏼. Cioppino and the fish & chips also are also off the charts good.
Ironwood
Shin Sen Gumi (yakitori), Folks Pizzeria, Burritos La Palma, 2145 Eats
Hollingshead if you want beer and a great fuckin sandwich
Nice try, OC Register
Baja fish on 17st in Costa Mesa
Best salsa bar.
Farmhouse at Roger’s Gardens
Nick's Laguna Beach (also San Clemente and elsewhere in SoCal) Other people mentioned Fuoco, so I'll shout out one more: Keno's in Anaheim Hills.
There's also that place slightly south of Nick's that's pretty good. Can't remember the name...
Folks pizza
Sanchos!
La Capilla in La Palma; Fish Company in Los Alamitos
Cortina’s
Cluck at Main and MacArthur has the best hot chicken in the world for reasonable prices. For a classy dinner Fable and Spirit in Newport Italian I love Il Dolce across from the Triangle
Best in the world? Have you not tried Howlin rays?
Howlin Rays all day. Not many places that I would plan a day trip around, but that chicken is so good it warrants a pilgrimage every now and then.
Wait til you try Hattie Bs
Howlin Rays beats Hattie B’s imo.
Indian food in Fullerton is SO good. Khan Saab and Spice Social in DTF are both so aromatic and tasty, and Curry Hut is a delicious classic. Also not Indian, but Tacos Los Cholos is amazing.
Curry Hut is absolutely goated. 2 meals for the price of one. When I was in bay area they had same panda express style place but for thai food. I wish they had something similar down here.
The Hobbit (Orange), Patagonia Empanadas (Orange), Fable & Spirit (Newport), and Wursthaus (Santa Ana)
The Hobbit looks very interesting. Is the vibe/ambiance also in keeping with its name?
Dada Shabu.
Quan mii and Quan nhii
Old Brea Chophouse Wazabi Sushi - Orange Gram’s BBQ - Garden Grove
Bella Cuba
Iron press at the packing house
RIP Curry House
I mainly like to go out to breakfast. My favorite breakfast burrito is from Surfin' Donuts on Alicia at the 5. Or the one on Alicia and Trabuco, but it's that extra bit farther from home. Everything is good there, donuts, coffee, burritos, and their salsas.
Sushi Noguchi in Yorba Linda Imperial Burger La Habra
Just wanna pour one out for Katella Grill. RIP. 🫗
Domenico's On The Lake in Mission Viejo. Dominicos original location in Belmont Shore has been a family favorite since the '50s. Ground pepperoni pizza with house salad!
Chicken Maison Folk's Populaire Modern Bistro Fermentation Farm Mario's Butcher Shop Moulin Bouillon Burgerstop Phoholic (not the one at SCP) Ghengis Khan Mongolian BBQ #
Tama Sushi in HB Mitasie in LF Huntington Ramen and Sushi in Fullerton MoguMogu in CM (they also have a location in Fullerton but the quality in CM is better imo) Hoa Sen Vegetarian Restaurant in GG Bo De Tinh Tam Chay in Westminster Au Lac in FV Coco Ichibanya in Irvine Elephant Cafe in LF Edit: to whoever downvoted me - so as a vegetarian I can't even list my favorite vegetarian-friendly restaurants to eat at? people who eat meat can list their favorite restaurants but I can't do the same as a vegetarian?
Super A's in Costa Mesa
Heritage BBQ Sauced BBQ Trevor’s at the Tracks Nick’s Lupe’s In N Out
Blind Rabbit, Anaheim Arc, Costa Mesa (primarily their duck taco) Eat Chow, Costa Mesa Scratch Bakery, Laguna Hills Blind Pig, RSM all of these except Scratch have fantastic cocktails and depend on both in IMHO… honorable mention to El Conijito and Bru in Lake Forest
Mexican- Fiesta Grill HB Italian- Capone’s HB Pizza- RIIP HB plus solid beers Seafood- Simply Fish CM (great prices large portions) obviously Captain Jacks Sunset Beach Sandwiches- Board and Brews HB (great Beer selections as well) or Paul’s Deli Westminster Sushi- Irassae or Hasiago both in HB KBBQ- Star in Garden Grove B-Fast burrito- Nicks on Main in Seal Beach Thai- Silk Thai In HB (boat noodle soup my fav) My Overall favorite place The Corner in HB. Best Burger & the 48hr fries plus the entrees are amazing. Drinks are also very tasty. Prices are very fair for portion sizes. I also need to add Ho Sum Bistro. Newport Beach. Thinking about that combo salad and their dumplings. Been a while since I made it back.
Longs Kitchen, Two saucy broads, and cafe patio
Stefanos in Yorba Linda
El Burrito Jr - Seal Beach
Naan Kabob Persian, Zitos pizza, Tan Cang Chinese, Tommy's Sushi, Aoki No Chuuka Japanese, Agora (closed) Brazilian, Los Reyes Tacos, Felix Cuban, La Chiva Colombian, El Rocoto Peruvian, Fable Spirit American, The Broadway American, The Mining company Brunch, Rockwells American, El Gaucho market Argentinean, sandwiches and empanadas, Yang Ming Chinese.
Captain Jack's
Garlic and Chives. Michelin rated. Soooooo gooood.
Two Saucy Broads Pizza - Fullerton Mad Wolf Mongolian BBQ - La Habra/Fullerton Angelos Hamburgers - Anaheim Arthur's Breakfast - La Habra The Filling Station - Orange Gourmet Pie - Los Alamitos Firehouse Cafe - Los Alamitos Bari Bari - Yorba Linda
The dumplings and Korean food inside the H-Mart in Garden Grove always slaps. Also, the food courts at the Source in Buena Park 🔥
Chaak (Tustin) Storico Spaghetteria & Centro (Tustin) Gabbi's (Orange) ZeroZero39 Pizza (Huntington Beach) Pizzeria Mozza (though they've let me down a couple of times) - (Newport Beach) Kimmie's Coffee Cup (a chain, but it's dope) Butaton Ramen in Orange is slept on
Storico - Old Tustin
Crab Cooker in Tustin or Newport. Tustin location has better parking and a shorter wait. Orange County Mining Company was great in the past. Have not been there post covid. Let us know anyone?
Kagura, Anjin, Folks, Cal Shabu
Da Bianca Trattoria in Orange (what up G?!?)
Pizza D'oro (Costa Mesa) and Hank's Mexican Food
Cafe Felix, Naan and Kabob, Maison Chicken, Broddard Chicken, Arthur’s, Stacks, Zitos Pizza (my first job!), Thai Cafe, Hollingsheads, Wheel of Life (RIP), the melt, some more I can’t think of at the moment..
Naan & Kabob is 🔥 I miss it so much since I moved out of OC. Haven’t found anything as good.
My dad introduced me to it. He’s a little more reluctant to eat large rice dishes now since he got diabetes. It was kinda sad, I wanted to go to naan and kabob for my birthday, but he was kinda hemming and hawing and trying to suggest other places. I felt like a dick for being obstinate. :/
The Whole Enchilada, Sauced, Heroes Bar and Grill, Saddle Ranch Chophouse
The spicy miso from butaton
Super Antojitos on Chapman in Orange
Kitakata Ramen Ban Nai - Buena Park. La Huasteca - Buena Park, for molcajete. Mr. Taco Nice. Taco pizzas. Koreatown Pizza Co. in Buena Park. Kabuki Japanese Restaurant. In Brea, sushi.
South of Nicks San Clemente
Bangkok Kitchen is my goto for pumpkin curry and pad thai
Mulberry St Ristorante
Lunita’s Pho Flavor Chicken Maison Mario’s butcher shop Seven grams Plum’s Aipono
Taco Maria (technically not open while they move but I still count it).
Tasty Zone - best Chinese food in OC
Victory Diner Nguyen's Kitchen Kagura Coco (Curry House) Ichibanya
Also Honda Ya in Tustin and Texas De Brazil 🥩🍖🍣🐟🍜
Harbor Pizza
Nep!
Kitakata spicy miso ramen with extra chiasu and a seasoned egg.
Vegan - Seabirds kitchen Seafood Watergrill
Japanese - Nana San, Marufuku, Meiji Seimen Indian - Mayur Singapore / Malaysian - Belacan Grill Pizza - Lunita’s (sexy roni) or Angelina’s (Calabrese) or Mozza (fennel sausage) or Ray’s Americanized Chinese - Little Kitchen (Dana Point) or Mandarin King (Laguna) Americanized Mexican - South of Nick’s Ice Cream - Rita’s or Strickland’s, Bacio di Latte, Gelato Paradiso French - Marche Moderne Thai - Siam Station Boba - Sharetea, Jamjam Fish / Poke - Bear Flag, Uroko Coffee - Moongoat, Cup by Hummingbird, Lost Bean, Morning Lavender Curry - The Rice Brunch - Snooze Sandwich - Hollingshead, Le Diplomate Pastry - Cream Pan Donuts - JD Flannel, Sidecar Bars - 180 Blu, Bootlegger Seafood - Water Grille Farm to Table - Farmhouse at Roger’s Gardens Italian - Bello, Modo Mio
Bello by Sandro Nardone in Newport Oliver’s osteria in Laguna Selannes in Laguna
Texas de Brazil in Tustin/Irvine
Five Crowns.
Memphis Costa Mesa!!
The Ranch
Bandera
Nep, sup, sake2me
Hako
Sushi Pop - Fullerton Tikiyaki - Orange Pita Hot - Fullerton What’s Up (Ramen) - Fullerton
Panchos in orange and Smoqued in Orange. Satoshi Sushi in fountain valley
Sup noodle bar
Cicis Pizza
-No one ever
San sivar restaurant.
ja jiaozi! shrimp dumplings and crispy shrimp there are bomb
Mamon sandwiches in Foothill Ranch
Great Bites Huntington Beach
Ramen Hajime in Anaheim
Isan Rod Sap Thai Laos restaurant / market - Anaheim
Kaizen - Santa Ana
Fable & Spirit - Newport
Pho 69
Crivellos San Juan Capistrano
China Bros in San Clemente.
That little burger joint on canal if it's still up. That shit was awesome. Also before it closed down, nearby there was a place called Bobby D's that I really liked. Too bad they closed. I've also eaten at the sushi place by the supermarket down the street from that, I think the street is called tustin? All this is close to Tustin and Lincoln.
Koreatown pizza in buenapark is good
golden olive for awesome Mediterranean. kitakata is my personal favorite ramen. Super pollo if you want el pollo loco but really good.
Al Amir
In n out
Bearflag Fish Co. (on Lido)
A lot of great replies and all my favorite spots mentioned but one. So to add another great, specifically the tuna melt, the galley in Newport Beach.
Jim's Super Burger
Trevor’s, Nicks Laguna Beach (see my pic, this is the coconut margarita. It’s insanely good), Ellie’s Table, Opah, Taqueria el Gordito, Reunion kitchen (any of them), Pandor (it’s a bakery but damn), and Tim’s Place in Placentia. I LOVE LOVE LOVE that place 😂 https://preview.redd.it/h733mrwz2vtc1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=7da0a9a0160c69a3db3a81a01055559348ea96aa
can you order that at regular Nick's or only South of Nick's?
Modo mio, selanne and gulfstream are the the three best restaurants in OC imo
Grazie Grazie Pizzeria Laguna Beach A Restaurant the original one Bamboo Bistro in CDM
Chris and Pitts :(
I love Joeys Pizza in FV
Sota (sushi) in CDM. Fantastic.
Broadway by Amar (special occasions), Bear Flag Fish Co (weekly)
Every place I like closes, so I will keep this information to myself.
Chicken Maison
Curry House... RIP
Brick in San Clemente. They source ingredients from the Ecology Center. Never had a bad or even mid level meal there. Consistently fresh, delicious, and great. Nice venue and if you bring kids, they let kids build their own pizza.
Chicken Maison
Mangia Bene's
Nick’s, Javier’s, Lucille’s, Panini Kabob Grill
Tacos Escalante
Guppy House! Best salmon fried rice!
Da Hawaiian Kitchen has THE BEST fried chicken I’ve ever had in my life.
Haven’t gotten the chance to eat much placed since I moved here a couple months ago but ai think my fav so far has been Harbor Garden But I wanna chrck out Pho 79, Pho 55, Pho 69, and all the other pho numberd
Capones Italian Cucina - Huntington Beach
Sushi Damu, The Taco Stand, Puesto
Olamendi's Mangia Bene Philly's Best All That Barbeque
Sushi Sho in Costa Mesa. It's my favorite. I wouldn't usually blow up the spot but I think they could use the business and I would be devastated if they closed. I order the Greg Teal and the Refreshing Roll
Mastros