Nishi Poke & Ramen Bistro Does Both Ramen and Build-Your-Own Poke in Buena Park

Photo by Edwin Goei Nishi Poke & Ramen, a restaurant that serves both ramen and build-your-own poke, has opened in Buena Park. It is the first in OC but the third restaurant from a concept that began in the Rancho Park neighborhood of LA. Poke...

Ready to fortify yourself for the harsh winter? Photo by Edwin Goei If you blindfolded me and fed me a strand of the noodles from the new Ramen & Tsukemen TAO in Buena Park, I’d tell you it was udon. These are the most bloated ramen noodles in...

This story begins not at Huntington Ramen, but at a new restaurant I was originally planning to review for this issue. It looked promising at first: The place had a catchy name, well-curated social-media accounts, an eclectic menu and a bar with...

I don’t know if I’ve ever encountered anything in Orange County as beautifully plated as the abalone panna cotta at Anchor Hitch. It was stunning. Picture a bowl of cereal milk with four gorgeous lobes of uni hovering above it as though they were...

I admit I was excited that Irvine’s Palm Café Food Court was being renovated. For years, I’d been going there for Franco’s Pasta Cucina, Gourmet Burgers and the Chippy, which, in my opinion, made the best fish and chips in Orange County. But the...