Fusion restaurants in Orange County

Cafe Hiro

10509 Valley View St., Cypress, CA 90630

A warm, inviting bistro in a forgettable mini-mall in Cypress, Cafe Hiro is an oasis of Japanese cooking in a desert of chain restaurants. The menu features European... More »
Avanti Cafe

259 E. 17th St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627

While the Avanti menu is strictly vegetarian, with faux meats and cheese, the steak-and-potatoes crowd will hardly notice or care. Every entree, appetizer and dessert... More »
Ziing's Bistro and Bar

209 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832

Ziing's owners consulted a feng shui master during the design, and the results seem to vindicate their expenditure. This applies particularly to the... More »
Sutra Lounge

1870 Harbor Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92627

On weekend nights, Sutra is a typical club scene of hot bods rubbing to thumping beats, bathed with strobe lights, and soaked in booze. But there'sanother face to the... More »
Matador Cantina

111 N. Harbor Blvd., Fullerton, CA 92832

A massive bar with solid attempts at high-end Mexican food. The queso fundido, melted cheese mixed with chorizo, will make you forsake its Tex-Mex brother... More »
230 Forest Avenue Restaurant & Bar

230 Forest Ave., Laguna Beach, CA 92651

The list of starter plates at 230 Forest Avenue gives you plenty to decide among, including wild-mushroom strudel wrapped in phyllo with a dark... More »

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Recent Critic Reviews

MATT OLIVER writes for OC Weekly on POSCH Restaurant & Cocktails

In all instances of a successful double team, two rules apply: 1) The members have to have different personalities, and 2) The combination of their last names has to have a ring to it. If that's the case, DJs Daniel Minaya and Shane Vikus are the ultimate Odd Couple of EDM.

Minaya—a long-haired, quirky, quiet type—is the yin to Vikus' fist-pumping, party-rock...
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SHUJI SAKAI writes for OC Weekly on Cafe Hiro

When doing a cover story about noodles, the first thing you need to do is get rid of all the bad headlines that quickly pop into your cliché-addled brain. "Oodles of Noodles!" "Noodling Around!" "Noodle Knowledge!" "My Life As a Noodle!" "Portrait of the Artist As Young Noodle!" Um . . . yeah.

One thing that isn't silly, though, is the concept. Next to meat and rice, the noodle...
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EDWIN GOEI writes for OC Weekly on Anepalco's Cafe

Like Break of Dawn's Dee Nguyen and the Playground's Jason Quinn, Danny Godinez cut his teeth and proved his chops during stints at the most expensive and uppity restaurants in the county, including Michael Mina's Stonehill Tavern and Charlie Palmer. He lists Thomas Keller's and Ferran Adrià's cookbooks as essentials. And when we asked him where he sees himself in five years, he...
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