Comfort Foods restaurants in Orange County

SideDoor

3801 E. Coast Highway, Corona Del Mar, CA 92625

This latest gastropub in Corona del Mar is an adjunct to Five Crowns, part of the Lawry's Restaurant empire (yes, the one synonymous with prime rib). Charcuterie is its... More »
Bruxie

215 W. Birch St., Brea, CA 92821

Bruxie makes a waffle similar, if not identical, to the one cooked on the cobblestone streets of Brussels. The airy tic-tac-toe-patterned honeycomb, delicate as spun sugar... More »
The Sticky Pig

665 N. Tustin St., Orange, CA 92867

The Sticky Pig in Orange is a small store that sells candies and other goodies based on�?"you guessed it�?"bacon. With a nickname like the Bacon Vixen, you know... More »

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Recent Critic Reviews

EDWIN GOEI writes for OC Weekly on Crave Restaurant and Cafe

There was once a place in Santa Ana called Café Chiarini. It was fabled for its soups, salads, giant cookies and, most of all, enormous tri-tip sandwiches made from inch-thick, crusty, homemade sourdough and meat slowly cooked in a backyard smoker. Although open a few short months, it quickly became a popular lunch-time refuge for those who worked in and around the city. In an...
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DAVE LIEBERMAN writes for OC Weekly on Haven Gastropub

Ever heard the joke about how drinking Coors Light is like having sex in a canoe? Because both are fucking close to water? It's an old, tired joke, sure, but back when Santa Ana's Mayor-for-Life Miguel Pulido was a wide-eyed innocent, 3.2 percent beer was all that was available in OC. Those days are happily going the way of the Great Park boondoggle. The craft-beer revolution, which reached...
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EDWIN GOEI writes for OC Weekly on SideDoor

Here’s an easy prediction: OC will see more gastropubs. The Crow Bar and Kitchen got the ball rolling a little more than two years ago in Corona del Mar. Then came Haven in Orange. The latest is SideDoor, also in Corona del Mar, an adjunct to Five Crowns, part of the Lawry’s Restaurant empire (yes, the one synonymous with prime rib).
Corporate affiliation aside, if every...
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Recent User Reviews

jeremy.ginsburg wrote a review for Haven Gastropub
04/22/10

Love the burgers. They have a chicken dish served at dinner time only that is flat out the best preparation I have ever had anywhere. Beer and wine selection is great as well. Highly recommended!
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