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Best Brunch in Orange County

There are no shortage of Brunch restaurants in the OC, but I find most of them to be pretty bad. Santa Ana Brunch Club bucks the trend...

Best Coffee Shop in Tustin

Tustin has delightful coffee shops, including another Brode's Best for their Hojicha Latte: White Sparrow. But Raised By Lions is...

Best Phở in Orange County

I used to have Pho 79 as the top Pho place in Orange County. However, I've recently been way into Súp Noodle Bar by Kei Concepts. Their...

Best Pita Bread in SoCal

Pita bread is good and all, but had never reached the level of blogging, until I tried the sourdough Pita from Lodge Bread. Much of the...

Best Shoyu Ramen in Orange County

Orange 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 California

If 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...

Best Philly Cheese Steak in OC

The ultimate comfort food, Philly cheese steaks combine the perfect amount of cheese, meat, and bread, in a gooey, delicious sandwich. ...

Best Frozen Pizza

Frozen 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 County

No 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,...

Best Birria in Orange County

When 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...

Best Restaurant, period

I 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...

Best Burger in Orange County

Look 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 County

It'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 County

I'll be honest, the Italian Food in Orange County kind of sucks. However, Tutto Famiglia is good enough that it breaks through the haze...

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