Drive-In to Distraction at Ruby's

Some people have moaned that Ruby's–which has gone on to practically monopolize eating at the end of a pier from Oceanside to Malibu–has a habit of subjugating old beloved places for its empire. A Ruby's Crystal Cove Shake Shack post I wrote a few...

Besides seagulls, no other group has monopolized eating by the shore than Ruby's. Along the O.C. coast, at the end of almost every pier, there's a Ruby's. But it doesn't stop there. Ruby's owns and manages The Beachcomber, a beach-side restaurant...

Funny thing: The most recognizable beach-dining destinations in Orange County aren't even on the beach—they're perched on the Newport Beach and Huntington Beach piers. Now, the Ruby's Diner folks have opened an actual beach eatery, the...

I didn’t pay much attention to the Cut when it was just a food truck. As with so many luxe loncheras before it, the Cut did burgers, and I was tired of burgers. To me, it sounded like more of the same. Sure, it employed the right buzzwords:...

You've read enough of these intros from the rest of the gang, so let's just get to my list of five favorite drinks, shall we? ] 5. The “That's What She Said” at CUCINA enoteca There are drinks you order because it's your usual. There are drinks...