If you're in the SoCal area, get off your buttocks, put on your mask and go out and find a Kogi truck. Support the genius that is Roy Choi and luxuriate in the earth-shatteringly mind blowing flav...
I loved greek Island Grille in Costa Mesa/Santa Ana (on Bristol and Sunflower). Anyone know if any alum chefs opened up a place using their recipes?
For Ramadan, a reprise of #TacoTrucksAtEveryMosque for "Creating Healing Spaces, Fighting Hate, One Halal Taco at a Time". Ramadan service, author Gustavo Arellano talking about Latino-Muslim u...
Love Porto's and it was close by when I lived in Burbank but now even Buena Park one is about 20 miles away.... So do you know of any similar places nearby?
In search of grassfed beef soup bones, a friend pointed me to Electric City Butcher in Santa Ana, said to be Orange County's only whole animal butcher. I stopped by last week, and indeed, the suppl...
My visit to 4th Street Market earlier this month was much too brief. I did manage to check out Electric City Butcher https://www.chowhound.com/post/electric-city-butcher-4th-street-market-alta-baja...
My final stop at the Fourth Street Market was at Alta Baja, a combination cafe, grocery store and michelada bar. I rued not being able to order something from the michelada menu, but I had too many...
Earlier this month I had a chance to grab a bite at Falasophy's brick-and-mortar counter at the 4th Street Market in Santa Ana. An order of Falafel Bites, $4.50, served with tahini dipping sauc...
Any Taco Tuesdays worth trying in the Irvine/Tustin/Costa Mesa/Santa Ana area? I've had Arribas (both at the University Center across from UCI and also the one over in MetroPointe), but they're ...
Hello fellow Chowhounders, It's been like over 25 years since I last been to LA so I'm sure alot has changed. Will be in for a 4 days (travelling alone and splitting the days in Anaheim (for a s...
Where can one frequently find whole cut up rabbit in Santa Ana, Tustin, Orange stores?
After eating at several restaurants in the Little Saigon area, I have to say the SGV Vietnamese food scene (Rosemead, El Monte, San Gabriel) really sucks. The Vietnamese food in the 626 seems t...
Has anyone had the khao soi at Noodle Tramp in Santa Ana? Any thoughts about it? Noodle Tramp is a food stall inside the 4th Street Market, and has been drawing a lot of attention from media. Su...
Do you like cachapas? I do. And now I know where to get my fix. Tried the jamon and the carne machada (aka ropa vieja). The sweet corn pancake was light and fluffy, and the fillings provi...
Pie Not + Sidecar Donuts - I dont have many comparisons to pie not but the crusts are buttery and flakey. The filling range from good to very good. Most of them are very rich but contrast nicel...
Stumbled on this place while driving around Anaheim today. I did a quick search and didn't see any mentions here yet, so I thought I'd write up a quick post. The place is called Ochoa's Chorizo ...
First of all, is this a good idea? Purely tentative at the moment - I'm driving back to LA from SD on Friday night (probably after 10pm), and figured I can knock off another to-dine restaurant off ...
Hello. I need a good, casual place in or near Santa Ana for dinner tonight. Fresh fish options a strong strong positive. Price can be up to moderately expensive (though less expensive options are f...
Meeting someone in Santa Ana for early dinner on Sunday. He is staying at the Holiday Inn @2726 Grand. I have no clue what might be in the area. No Mexican food please and the price should be under...
Might be going there tomorrow, need recommendations.