Best thing I ate: a Vietnamese pho that stands out from the crowd

Chef Ryan Adams of Laguna Beach’s 370 Common has opened Buttermilk Fried Chicken in Orange in the space formerly occupied by LinX. The concept is adapted from 370 Common’s popular fried chicken night, which only happened once a month. 238 W...

Orange County’s Little Saigon isn’t so little anymore. It is a sprawling wonderland of food in Westminster, Fountain Valley and Garden Grove that grows bigger by the minute. You could eat Vietnamese food every day for a year and still not keep up...

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“Do you like it spicy?” I love hearing those words. It’s a question I got recently from the cashier at Southern Spice in Irvine. When I said, “Yes. Yes I do,” she steered me toward an incredible eggplant curry. “You want it spicy?” asked a...

It’s a mostly Canadian thing. And now it’s an Orange County thing because a new pho shop has just arrived in Garden Grove by way of Alberta. Pho Hoan Pasteur operates nine Vietnamese restaurants in Calgary and Edmonton, where the tagline beneath...

You don’t have to drain your bank account to eat well around here. You just have to know where to look. Here’s a quick guide to 25 really great meals that cost no more than $15 (prices subject to change): Tacos al carbon at Tacos Los Cholos...