Restaurants Around the Square
Artist's Village & Downtown:
Bistro 400 (formerly Shelly's Courthouse Bistro)
400 W. 4th Street 714 543-9821
(Jazz in the evenings - see schedule on their website)
El Curtido Salvadorian Restaurant
416 W. 4th St.
714 541-5667
Taco Adobe Review
1319 N. Main Street 714 543-2411
Tommy Pastrami
410 W. 4th Street 714.541.1777
3751 South Harbor Blvd, Santa Ana 714 540-2700
Authentic NY Deli (read review)
The Gypsy Den
125 North Broadway 714 835-8840
Jason's Downtown Restaurant and Wine Cellar
416 West Fourth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 347-1120
Memphis Cafe
201 North Broadway
714 564-1064
Mil Jugos Review
318 W. 5th Street 714 836-4601
Nature's Niche
322 W. 5th Street (5th & Broadway) 714 543-4264
M-F 9AM-4PM
Original Mike's
Review
100 South Main Street 714.550.7764
Park Tower Sandwich Shop
200 W. Santa Ana Blvd.
Santa Ana, CA 92701
714.648.0933
M-F 6AM - 3:45PM
Pop's Cafe
112 E. 9th Street 714 543-2772
a great place for weekend breakfast!
no website but here's an OCFoodBlog review
Trattoria Ciao
216 W 3rd
714-973-7788
Great Italian Food
17th Street:
The Olde Ship
1720 W 17th Street
714-550-6700
El Pico de Gallo Grill Review
17th & Flower
714 953-
7448
Peking Kitchen menu and review
413 W 17th
714-543-2383
(our favorite Chinese restaurant. Coupons in Cityline)
Super Antojitos
1702 N Bristol St 714 835-3619
lame website but good wet burritos.
The Hacienda
1725 N. College Avenue 714 558-1304
Thursday eve Southwestern, Sunday Brunch
Not Far Away:
Scotties Smokehouse BBQ
129 E. Collins (at Glassell) Orange 92687 714 997-3844
Best BBQ
in OC. Read Yelp reviews
Burrell's BBQ Read Review
305 N Hesperian
714-547-7441
If you live in Washington Square, you have to try Burrell's at least once.
Baja Fresh Mexican Grill
2220 E 17th
714 973-1943
The Chili Pepper
167 South Main Street - map
Orange, CA 92868
714 639-2840
your webmaster's favorite Mexican restaurant.
read the Christian Z review (with pictures).
Chicago Pizza
3332 S Bristol 714-557-5950
(they don't deliver to WS but worth the drive to Target Center on S. Bristol)
Chipotle
3705 S. Bristol 714-754-7380
coming soon to 17th Street next to Osh
no longer owned by McDonalds and still serving up burritos that look like airstream trailers and weigh about as much. Fun flash website too.
Juan Pollo
1231 W. Memory Lane
Santa Ana 714 550-0507 (read mini-review)
we like them so much they cater the WSNA Summer Party!
Johnny Rebs' Southern Roadhouse
"Put Some South in Your Mouth"
2940 E. Chapman Ave. Tustin 714633-3369
Philly's Best (Read Review)
1804 N. Tustin
Baja Fish Tacos (Read Review)
3644 South Bristol, Santa Ana 714 641-4836
Hollingshead's Delicatessen
368 S. Main Street, Orange 714 978-9467
(read review)
Farmer Boys
17th Street
Knollwood "World's Best" Hamburgers
2107 E. 17th Street 714 541-0555 Fazoli's
1801 N. Tustin 714 543-8008
El Torito
Main Place, Santa Ana 714 648-0058
don't miss Taco Tuesday .99 tacos 4-10PM
Enderle Center, Tustin
714 838-6630
El Torito Grill
951 Newport Center Drive Newport Beach 949-640-2875
1910 Main Street Irvine 949-975-1220
more upscale than the original and a fusion menu with great flavors.
The Newport Center location is a great getaway.
Zito's Bar & Grill 714 730-0003
Enderle Center, Tustin
Zito's New York Pizza 714 832-1111
takeout and delivery arm of Zitos above
17320 E. 17th Street • Tustin, CA 92780
4-9:30 Su-Th, 4-10 F, Sa
Tropika Malaysian & Thai Cuisine
Enderle Center, Tustin 714 505-9908
The Crab Cooker
Enderle Center, Tustin 714 573-1077
Great Seafood, Don't Look Up Here!
Zov's Bistro
Enderle Center 17440 E 17th St. Tustin, CA 92780 714.838.8855
considered by many to be one of OC's best restaurants, although pricey.
Olive Garden
MainPlace 714 531-8323
California Pizza Kitchen
MainPlace 714 479-0604
Jerry's Woodfired Dogs
2276 E. 17th (at Tustin) 714 245-0200
Wahoo's Fish Tacos
13791 Newport Ave. Tustin
3000 S. Bristol, Costa Mesa
also 3333 Bear St. #211 CM
a So. Cal original
Avila's El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant
2201 E 1st St
714-547-9129
George's Thai Bistro
3732 S Bristol
714-979-8366
Orange County Mining Co
10000 Crawford Canyon Rd
714-997-7411
on a hill above Chapman Ave.
open for Dinner 5-11PM, Sunday Brunch 9:30AM-2:30PM
Claim Jumper
2250 E. 17th Street
714 836-6658
The home of big food. Great salad bar though.
Nieuport 17
13051 Newport Ave.
Tustin 714 731-5130
Fine Traditional Dining, Zagat rated
Han's Homemade Ice Cream
3460 S. Bristol 714 979-8815
legendary ice cream but good sandwiches too.
For more information on dining in Orange County, check out The Happy Fork it's run by a friend, Brad Hagen who's a "foodie". Also Christian Z's Mex Food Blog is a good read and well illustrated.
For a listing of 281 Santa Ana restaurants and more go to Chowbaby or Let's Eat OC
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