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Cafe Chin Chin
Category:
Chinese Restaurants
2945 El Camino Real
Tustin,
California 92782
The "Pei Wei" spin off or possibly vice versa, irregardless Cafe Chin Chin is the better...
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The "Pei Wei" spin off or possibly vice versa, irregardless Cafe Chin Chin is the better of the two. Great tasting Chinese food seems to be the standard here. I tried it once and not a week went by before I returned for more. The Mongolian Beef is a good choice and Spring Rolls are a nice start , being freshly made and filled with a delicious mix of veggies. Being an admitted Kung Pao Chicken fan, I give them high marks for this delicious entree. Finally a place that makes Kung Pao the right way in Orange County. The atmosphere tries to be trendy and hip, but more important its comfortable. If you're in a rush the service is fast or even better get the food to-go.
Pros: Service, Casual Atmosphere, Good Food
Cons: Parking
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Haveli is my favorite Indian restaurant around. I love the atmosphere and the owners are...
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Haveli is my favorite Indian restaurant around. I love the atmosphere and the owners are welcoming and kind. The food is perfect every time. We have taken almost all of our friends there and everyone raves about it. I can't wait to go back.
Pros: Service, food, atmosphere (usually tables are available immediately)
Cons: none
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Zov's Bakery
Category:
Lunch Spot
17440 E 17th St
Tustin,
California 92780
Tucked away in a busy shopping mall in Tustin lies Zov's Bakery & Bistro. It's a simple,...
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Tucked away in a busy shopping mall in Tustin lies Zov's Bakery & Bistro. It's a simple, relaxing setting (their patio and inside) for a great lunch. We tried out the Bakery / Cafe side for Lunch and their Moroccan Salmon Salad is wonderful! The Salmon was wonderfully seasoned, with Moroccan spices served on a bed of M'jaddarah and fresh goat cheese and baby greens. I'm not a salad person, but it was well-done and very satsifying. My friend had the Grilled Lamb Sandwich which was very good also.
Great bakery of fresh-baked pastries and desserts were available also. Note that the Bistro is on the other side of the Bakery Cafe (same building).
Pros: Ambience, Food
Cons: A Little Pricey, Busy
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Pho Bac Ky
Category:
Korean & Vietnamese Restaurants
14207 Red Hill Ave
Tustin,
California 92780
I have been to this location a few times with friends and co-workers and have tried many of the...
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I have been to this location a few times with friends and co-workers and have tried many of the dishes on the menu. Honestly, I would just have to say the food is OK ... not bad ... nothing to write home about.
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Tropika
Category:
Local Favorite
17460 E 17th St
Tustin,
California 92780
Okay. I admit it. I eat at this restaurant practically every day. I love Malaysian food, and...
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Okay. I admit it. I eat at this restaurant practically every day. I love Malaysian food, and this is the only place in OC to get it. If you are looking for a healthy yet delicious dining option, a great place to bring a date, a quick lunch before heading back to the office, or a place to bring your family on a gastronomical trip to an exotic land for a few bucks, this is the place to go.
Tropika is located in Enderle Center next to the famous Zovs Bakery. Lunch ranges from $7-$8 and dinner is mostly $9-$15, with a gigantic portion of barbecued sea bass wrapped in banana leaves and topped with a delicious chili sauce at $22. Other favorites include satay, tender grilled pieces of meat dipped in peanut sauce; lamb rendang, delicate lamb simmered in lemongrass, tumeric, tamarind, onion, chili, coconut milk, galangal, cinnamon, and star anise; Hainanese chicken, tender boiled pieces of chicken served with fragrant chicken rice and a ginger chili dipping sauce; roti prata, a crispy Indian-style flatbread dipped in curry sauce; and belachan kang kung, Chinese water grass stir-fried in shrimp chili paste. Tropika also serves exotic shaved ice dessertsthe same you would purchase at the famous hawker stalls of Asia. Ice is shaved to the consistency of snow, and then topped with ingredients such as palm sugar, coconut milk, colored jellies, and exotic flavored syrups.
Tropika also has a beautiful dark wood sports bar with a giant flat-screened TV for those of you who have to watch that game. Its decor is elegant yet simple, with bamboo benches and light music playing in the background. Its capacity is 120, so if you want to impress your friends with your knowledge of exotic cuisine, it would be a great place to throw a party!
Pros: Delicious, exotic food at a good price; ambience
Cons: none
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Where else can you get great pizza with that special home made tast. It's all about feeling like...
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Where else can you get great pizza with that special home made tast. It's all about feeling like your close to home when eating papa john's.
Pros: great toppings, GREAT crust, HOT pizza
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Seoul Garden is one of my absolute favourite places to eat! My family discovered it when we helped...
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Seoul Garden is one of my absolute favourite places to eat! My family discovered it when we helped my younger sister move in when she started college at UCI. The buffet includes soups, fully cooked foods, and the usual side dishes as well as marinated meats that you pick up to grill at your own table. Lettuce leaves are provided to make wraps, and there are lots of fruits to enjoy after your main courses. Everything is delicious, so definitely check out this place!
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This place just recently changed hands, again but regardless, their food is still top notch. The...
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This place just recently changed hands, again but regardless, their food is still top notch. The original owner sold it, and just recently took the business back over. With her doing this, Their best food was probably the chicken long rice and their Korean pork. If you have never had hawaiian food, then OnoOno is the place to try. But now, she has added saimin to the menu and Portuguese bean soup. She has added a lot more hawaiian type foods to the menu. Over the next few weeks they will be finalizing their menu and rearranging their restaurant. But in the mean time, you need to go and try their food. The food is much better now than it ever way. Also, their food is not as oily as a lot of other Hawaiian restaurants out there.
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Mimi's Cafe
Category:
Restaurants
17231 17th St
Tustin,
California 92780
I went on a date to Mimi's in Costa Mesa one week ago. when we walked in the door the staff...
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I went on a date to Mimi's in Costa Mesa one week ago. when we walked in the door the staff greeted us imedeatly and quickly attended to us. The ...
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Visited this place a month ago and I keep coming back. Nice Live music, great diverse crowd (...
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Visited this place a month ago and I keep coming back. Nice Live music, great diverse crowd ( average age 40 ) but a little of everything. Everyone's been very friendly, the staff especially. Nice relaxed atmosphere, friendly people, not all the douche's and princess's in most OC bars... lots of dancing here, too.
Pros: Friendly, Diverse crowd.
Cons: It closes ;o(
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