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Rick's Atomic Cafe
Todd Barnes 

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3100 Airway Ave. Costa Mesa, CA 92626

714-825-0570 

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  • Cafe, Salads, Sandwiches
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  • Not Necessary
    Lot Available
Description

Rick's Atomic Cafe is an unassuming gem, a stunner of a mom-and-pop diner better-suited to Portland or Berkeley than a drab office complex. Running the place almost always by himself is Rick, whose black-framed glasses, close-cropped haircut and wiry body makes him look more like a Rust Belt steelworker than the soft-spoken gourmand he is. The back of each menu features his manifesto for local produce, and that commitment shows in the entrées-omelets, paninis, burritos, salads-and his service.







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