Best Spicy Miso Ramen in Orange CountyLook I had to break out the Ramen winners into sub categories because there is SO MUCH good Ramen here. For the best spicy miso, you hav...
Best Shoyu Ramen in Orange CountyOrange County is a hot spot for Ramen, especially Costa Mesa, which has been referred to as Ramen City, USA. So it follows that the best...
Best Mexican Food in CaliforniaIf you want the best Mexican food, you need to get closer and closer to Mexico. And way down near the border and native to San Diego Cou...
Best Phở in Orange CountyThere are a lot of Pho places in Orange County, but one of the oldest places is still the best. Pho 79 opened in 1982 and helped usher V...
Best Philly Cheese Steak in OCThe ultimate comfort food, Philly cheese steaks combine the perfect amount of cheese, meat, and bread, in a gooey, delicious sandwich. T...
Best Frozen PizzaFrozen Pizza?! Most of 'em suck. But this pizza, from Lou Malnati's in Chicago, is something else. Lou's is also my favorite deep dish...
Best Restaurant in Orange CountyNo surprise here, Playground 2.0 is Brode's Best. Playground 2.0 is an experience. You buy a ticket in advance and it covers your meal, w...
Best Birria in Orange CountyWhen I worked at Gina's Pizza, the cooks used to make a spicy soup each morning for breakfast. I loved the soup and had been searching f...
Best Restaurant, periodI have eaten at some fancy ass restaurants in my life, but none of them beats out this Beverly Hills icon: Lawry's The Prime Rib. This i...
Best Burger in Orange CountyLook I wouldn't blame you if you felt this one should go to In-N-Out Burger. I think In-N-Out is probably #3 on my list. Number 2 is TK...
Best Fried Chicken in Orange CountyIt's Korean Fried chicken, and it's inside a Korean grocery store. If you can find Furai Chicken, I think you'll see why it's earned the...
Best Italian Food in Orange CountyI'll be honest, the Italian Food in Orange County kind of sucks. However, Tutto Famiglia is good enough that it breaks through the haze ...
Best Yakitori in Orange CountyIt can be hard to find a table at Honda-Ya; the line is often hours long. But once you make it through the door, you're in for a long ni...
Best Ddukbokki in IrvineI haven't been deep enough to know if this is an "all-OC" Brode's Best, but it's a at least the best I've had in Irvine. The Ddukbokki i...
Best Poke in Orange CountyTen years ago, you couldn't find Poke in Orange County. Now there's a Poke place every few blocks. The best one is a tiny lunch spot od...
Best Hot Dog in Orange CountyHot dogs are not "trendy" right now, but that doesn't stop the Dogzilla food truck from serving up Brode's Best. You'll have to track the...
Best Donuts in Orange CountyThis one's not even close. The best donuts are at Sidecar Doughnuts & Coffee. Shit, they're probably the best donuts in California. Ha...
Best Thai Food in Orange CountyThai food. So good, right? There are plenty of excellent Thai places, but the most excellent is Spice Thai. I judge a Thai place on th...
Best Afghan Food in Orange CountyThere's actually a few Afghan places in the OC, but I've been going to Chili Chutney since it was a 2-table hole-in-the-wall next to a co...
Best Creole Food in Orange CountyCreole and Cajun food are uncommon in Orange County, so it's great that one of the few Creole restaurants here is also a showstopper. Ro...