Best thing I ate: This hidden gem on a channel in Newport Harbor serves incredible french fries

Critic Brad A. Johnson thinks the french fries at the Galley Cafe are best appreciated when eaten in solitude.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • March 6, 2019
These fries are insane. A single order would be more than enough for several people to share, but I’m happy to devour an entire platter on my own at the Galley Cafe, an old pint-sized diner on a sleepy cul-de-sac among the maze of harbor channels...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

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