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Eureka: How UCI got cool.

/ By / In Best Burger, Best of Series, Best Sweets, Booze with my Boos, Costa Mesa, ice cream, Irvine, Lunch Time, Newport Beach, Sandwiches, The Weekend Update, Time for Happy Hour, Weekend Wrap Up, What's for Dinner? / Leave Comment

Okay, I don’t know if it will make UC Irvine cool, but this new chain called Eureka is exactly what the campus needed.  Although the pub has been voted best bar in Orange County by OC Weekly, Eureka caters to the community not just students.  As much as I love the pub, it does make me feel like I am trying to relive my glory days.  Eureka doesn’t judge me.

And with a heavy heart I introduce to you…Iron Press

/ By / In Booze with my Boos, Brunch, Bummer, Costa Mesa, Lunch Time, Newport Beach, Orange, Sandwiches, Santa Ana, The Weekend Update, What's for Dinner? / Leave Comment

I really wanted to like this place.  Very badly.  Every time I visit The Mix, or OC Mix Mart, or SOCO, or whatever the hell that place is called, The Iron Press is always packed.  So on one sunny Saturday, I was stoked when there were tons of seats for my friends and I to sit down and grab some lunch.  I had been waiting months to have some chicken and waffles.
A piece of fried chicken and a waffle

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Lemonade: a fun, healthy counter spot.

/ By / In Best of Series, Coffee and Tea, Corona Del Mar, Fashion Island, Lunch Time, Newport Beach, Newport Coast, Sandwiches, The Weekend Update / Leave Comment

lemonade

Lemonade has recently appeared at Fashion Island’s “food court.”  Started in Los Angeles, it is another one of those places that you order your pre-made food as you walk down the line to a counter at the end.  (Think “glorified Souplantation”.)  The great part is that the food is actually quite extraordinary: fresh ingredients in ways that other restaurants of this type are just not creating.
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“Hole in the Wall” doesn’t mean bad.

/ By / In Coffee and Tea, Lunch Time, Sandwiches, Westminister / Leave Comment

Deep in the heart of Westminster…not really just right off the freeway actually…there is a little shack full of surprises.  I stumbled across this hole in the wall by accident really.  I was looking for a sandwich shop near(ish) to Costco and yelp had a 4 star 500 something review recommendation: Banh Mi Che Cali.
BBQ Pork, a bit fatty but still decent

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Beachwood BBQ

/ By / In Best Dinner, Booze with my Boos, Long Beach, Lunch Time, Sandwiches, The Weekend Update / Leave Comment

So I finally ventured out of my little comfort zone and made it to Long Beach.  While not actually a part of the OC, it seems that most residents of Orange County have been making their way to the restaurants, bars, and food festivals in the area.  So when I had to find a middle spot between LA and OC to meet my parents, I chose Beachwood BBQ.