Best thing I ate: Beef carpaccio with a Spanish accent

Critic Brad A. Johnson says the carpaccio de res at Ysidora in San Juan Capistrano might be small, it makes a big first impression.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • March 17, 2021
Ysidora, the signature restaurant at the beautiful new Inn at the Mission in San Juan Capistrano has a small dining room that hasn’t yet opened, although I suspect it will soon. However, the kitchen is up-and-running, serving a Spanish-inspired...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

Related Articles

Review: COVID comfort ratings for Orange County restaurants

Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • August 6, 2020
Is that restaurant safe? Do the servers wear masks? Are the tables properly distanced? Dining out has changed. And to keep everyone safe and to slow the spread of COVID-19, our state health officials and the Centers for Disease Control and...

Review: The 20 best pizzas still available in Orange County during the coronavirus pandemic

Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • April 23, 2020
Just because you are quarantined doesn’t mean you have to subsist on beans and canned soup. You can still have pizza. Great pizza. Here are 20 of the best pizzas in Orange County that are still available right now for takeout or delivery. Stock...
2145    Al's New York Cafe    Angelina's    Bello    Brick    Centro Pizzeria    Ciao Pasta    Filomena's    Folks    Il Dolce    Il Palco    North Italia    Parallel Pizzeria    Pirozzi    Pitfire    Pizzeria Sapori    Rance's    Sal's    Terra    TJ's Woodfire Pizza   

Trade food hall in Irvine finally gets a legit taco joint

Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • November 4, 2020
Irvine is slowly but surely erasing its longtime stigma of being OC’s taco wasteland. For years if you found yourself in Irvine and wanting a taco, you had to settle for the likes of Taco Bell, Rubio’s or Del Taco — or else drive to the next town....

Review: 20 great Orange County options for Chinese takeout and delivery

Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • May 14, 2020
We won’t be queuing up like sardines to squeeze into Din Tai Fung again anytime soon. But we can still eat great dumplings. And dandan. And barbecue duck. While a few of Orange County’s top Chinese restaurants have closed temporarily (Fu Wing Low...

Best thing I ate: Pizza, beer and fresh air

Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • April 21, 2021
The world needs more beer gardens, especially in times like these. And there will always be room for more great pizza like the New York-inspired pepperoni at Pizza X in Anaheim. The pizza comes from a food truck parked behind Brewery X. Because...