Tuesday, September 8, 2015

Orange County's Top 5 Restaurants

1 Taco Maria

Carlos Salgado has rightfully earned accolades for his upscale modern Mexican restaurant at the OC Mix Mart, which — besides being delicious — actively seeks out pre-Hispanic ingredients and heirloom products to work with. Taco Maria is, in many ways, helping to change the way Orange County thinks about Mexican food. [Photo: Yelp]
3313 Hyland Ave
Costa Mesa, CA, 92626

 

2 Little Sparrow

Husband and wife team Bruce Marsh and Naseem Aflakian have helped put Santa Ana’s dining scene on the map with their neighborhood bistro that always seems to be buzzing, thanks in part to a stint on Bravo’s Best New Restaurant. [Photo: Facebook ]
300 N Main St
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 265-7640

 

3 Brodard Restaurant

The gold standard for spring rolls in Little Saigon, Brodard still plays hosts to large weekend crowds on any given weekend. [photo: Yelp]
9892 Westminster Ave #R
Garden Grove, CA 92844
(714) 530-1744

 

4 Playground

An integral part of downtown Santa Ana’s renaissance, Playground is part gastropub, part fine dining, and all about the experience. Guests can move from high-end pork buns to fried chicken to lamb belly al pastor in the blink of an eye. [Photo: Yelp]
220 E 4th St
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 560-4444

 

5 Stonehill Tavern

Part of the Michael Mina family of restaurants, Stonehill Tavern has for years been a home for promising food in Dana Point. Exec chef Raj Dixit is changing hearts and minds with dinner menus that fly as high as Siberian caviar, or hover at lower altitudes with tuna tartare and straightforward steaks — but it’s the inventive stuff that feels the most important. [Photo: Yelp]
1 Monarch Beach Resort
Dana Point, CA 92629

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