Category Archives: Orange County

Brodard Restaurant, Fountain Valley CA

Brodard Vietnamese Coffee Grilled Pork Spring Rolls (Nem Nướng Cuốn) – Grilled Pork, Rice Paper, Lettuce, Cucumber, Carrot, Cilantro, Chive, Daikon, Wonton Skin, Mint, House Special Sauce Duck Buns – Roasted Duck, Homemade Flour Buns, Scallion, Cucumber, Cilantro, Plum Sauce … Continue reading

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Bake & Che, Westminster CA

Bake & Che Cassava Cake Durian Pandan Layers Mung Bean Cake Taro Cake Palm Sugar Cake House special – Durian, red beans, white beans, mung beans, pandan jelly, pomegranate seeds, fresh jackfruit, palm seeds, taro paste, special house milk, peanuts … Continue reading

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Banh Khot Lady, Westminster CA

Banhkhotlady Cafe Sua Da Banh Khot Although Banh Khot is lesser-known than the traditional Vietnamese Crispy Pancake called Bánh Xèo there is one place in Orange County where the dish from Vung Tau is everything for a husband and wife … Continue reading

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Phở 79, Garden Grove CA

Phở 79 Cafe Sua Da Pho Ga Pho Chin Pho Bo Vien Gan Sach Bun Rieu Goi Cuon Part of Garden Grove since 1982 Phở 79 is considered by many to be the best bowl of Vietnamese Beef Soup in … Continue reading

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Modo Mio Rustic Italian Kitchen, Newport Coast CA

Modo Mio Bread – Olive Oil, Balsamic Marinated Mushrooms – Olive Oil Bee Sting – Bar Hill Gin, Liquid Alchemist Ginger, Honey, Lemon, Bee Pollen Short Rib Ragout – Short Rib Ragout cooked in Burgundy Wine Sauce, Handmade Pappardelle Lasagna … Continue reading

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Hans’ Homemade Ice Cream, Santa Ana CA

Hans’ Homemade Ice Cream Vanilla Caramel Wafer Ice Cream, Butter Pecan Ice Cream, Waffle Cone Serving Orange County from their Santa Ana location since 1972 Hans’ Homemade Ice Cream prides itself on making every flavor on-site, a use of Cream … Continue reading

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Quán-Mii, Fountain Valley CA

Quán-Mii Rice Paper Cafe Den Nong & Lanh – Vietnamese Coffee Cuon Tom Thit – Vietnamese Spring Rolls Bánh Xèo Dặc Biệt Quán-Mii – Crepe, Pork, Shrimp, Squid Located on Brookhurst in Fountain Valley, the original location part of Bolsa … Continue reading

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Tacos Y Birria “El Guero” (West Edinger Avenue,) Santa Ana CA

Tacos Y Birria “El Guero” Horchata Carne Asada Taco, Al Pastor Taco, Chorizo Taco, Tripa Taco, Suadero Taco Quesabirria Taco Begun as a Food Truck, but now brick-and-mortar with four locations in Santa Ana, Tacos Y Birria “El Guero” has … Continue reading

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Truly Pizza, Dana Point CA

Truly Pizza Everything But The Bagel Tomato Carpaccio – Heirloom Tomato, Feta Cheese, Shallot Vinaigrette, “Everything” Seasoning Classic French Fries – French Fries tossed in Sea Salt, Ketchup, Housemade Herby Ranch Garlic Pull Apart Bread – Garlic, Butter, Romano Cheese … Continue reading

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JD Flannel Donuts and Coffee, San Juan Capistrano CA

JD Flannel Donuts & Coffee Pure Maple – Raised Donut, Maple Glaze made from Pure dark grade-A Maple Syrup Chocolate Chipper – Vanilla Chocolate Chip Cake Donut, Salted Brown Butter Glaze, Cookie Dough Butter Cream, Chocolate Chip Cookie Crumble Apple … Continue reading

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La Súper Birria, Santa Ana CA

La Súper Birria Birria Tour – Red Taco, Taco Dorado, Quesabirria, Consommé Red Taco Begun as a Candy Shop mid-2015, but establishing itself as a Birreria in 2018, La Súper Birria has quickly emerged as one of Orange County’s most … Continue reading

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Hidden House Coffee Roasters, Santa Ana CA

Hidden House Coffee Roasters Cold Brew Coffee Banana Bread Blueberry Lemon Scone Almond Croissant Chocolate Chip Cookie Founded in 2010, and since expanded from San Juan Capistrano to Santa Ana, Hidden House Coffee is no longer so secret, though the … Continue reading

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Oliboli Donuts, Tustin CA

Oliboli Donuts Cold Brew Coffee Croque Madame – Yeast Donut, Prosciutto, Mornay Sauce, Comte Cheese, Gruyere Cheese, Duck Fat Fried Egg, Chives, Black Lava Salt Oliebollen – 40-Hour Yeast Dough, Apples, Currants, Raisins, Lemon Zest, Spices, Confectioner’s Sugar  /  Semla … Continue reading

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The Loop: Handcrafted Churros, Westminster CA

The Loop: Handcrafted Churros Cinnamon Sugar Churro with Nutella Strawberry Glaze Churro with Sprinkles Cinnamon Sugar Churro with Vanilla Soft Serve, Cookie Butter Syrup, Peanut Butter Cups, Biscoff Cookie Located just a hop, skip and a jump from Eiswelt Gelato, … Continue reading

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Eiswelt Gelato, Westminster CA

Eiswelt Gelato Vanilla Teddy Bear with Birthday Cake Taro Pig with Birthday Cake Piglet Black Sesame Puppy Dog with Cookiebutter Red Velvet Turkey with Coconut Located in the Orange County Suburb of Westminster, the tiny corner-store in a strip-mall gaining … Continue reading

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Zombee Donuts & Bakeshop, Fullerton CA

Zombee Donuts & Bakeshop Sour Cream Old Fashioned Black Widow – Glazed Donut and a Chocolate Covered Donut Hole Bleeding Heart – Chocolate Frosting, Raspberry Filling Zombee – Glazed Body, Raspberry Jelly Brains, Chocolate Face Eyeball – Red Velvet Donut, … Continue reading

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La Brea Bakery, Disneyland CA

La Brea Bakery Bread Pudding with Whipped Cream and Berries Raspberry Thumbprint Carrot Muffin Sticky Bun Chocolate Chip Cookie, Snickerdoodle Shut out for more than one Disneyland dinner, seating bluntly refused at casual Café Orleans despite arriving seven minutes before … Continue reading

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Jolly Holiday Bakery Café, Disneyland CA

Jolly Holiday Bakery Café Breakfast Sandwich – Butter Croissant, Bacon, Cheddar, Scrambled Eggs with Fruit Matterhorn Coconut Macaroon Black Forest Bundt Cake Gingerbread Éclair Blueberry Sourcream Muffin Mickey Sugar Cookie Raspberry Mickey Macaron Spending Thanksgiving at Disneyland, my first visit … Continue reading

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Chapter One: the modern local, Santa Ana CA

Chapter One: the modern local Scotch Egg – Turkey sausage-wrapped egg, bacon jam, frisee salad, mango mustard sauce Apple Pancakes – Cranberry-apple relish, maple syrup Elvis Live from Brussels – Belgian waffle sandwich, pecan butter, brulee banana, bourbon maple whipped … Continue reading

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The Donuttery, Huntington Beach CA

The Donuttery Maple Buttermilk Bar Apple Fritter Carrot Cake Old Fashioned Maple Almond Butterfly Apple Cider Strawberry Blueberry Lemon Salty Caramel Devil’s Food Cream Filled S’mores Red Velvet PB&J Long heralded as a destination for locals and tourists visiting the … Continue reading

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