10 Great Sandwiches in Orange County

Banh mi are essential to Los Angeles, as embedded in the culinary landscape as tortas, shawarma, French dips, subs, hot chicken and Langer’s No. 19. The snap and sting of pickled carrots, daikon and chiles mingle with splintering bread, unctuous...

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Grinder, hoagie, hero, sub, torpedo. The name differs based on where you’re eating it. In Los Angeles, to most, it’s an Italian sub. Regardless of what you call it, a split roll stuffed with cured meats and cheese is generally a good idea. Adding...

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We all know pho tastes great when it’s cold. But it’s too darn hot right now for pho. Fortunately Vietnamese cuisine has its share of dishes and desserts tailor made for summer. Here’s a few of this critic’s favorites and where to get them in...

Walk anywhere in Little Saigon these days, and you can throw a chopstick and hit a pho restaurant. In fact, pho has so permeated our local food culture that every city outside of our county’s Vietnamese enclave has at least one restaurant serving...