Review: COVID comfort ratings for Orange County restaurants

I can’t speak for everyone else, but sometimes (most days?) all I want for lunch is a fried taco and a margarita. If that’s what you’re looking for today, you’ll have success at Carmelita’s in Laguna Beach.  The shrimp taquitos are meant for...

On a long, hot summer day the last thing on my mind is a large, steamy bowl of soup. But I’m sitting outside for dinner these days, and when the sun goes down and that chill suddenly sweeps in, a bowl of soup starts sounding a like a great idea. A...

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...

I’ve eaten chicken for dinner far too many nights in a row during this pandemic. Admittedly some of it has been very, very good. But in all these months I don’t think I’ve had a better chicken dinner than the family-style care package I picked up...

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...