Taco Mesa Goes a Little Upscale

Those lucky enough to be anywhere in the vicinity of Costa Mesa should run right over to Taco Mesa, a pink brick edifice hard by a commercial block of West 19th Street. The restaurant is owned by Ivan Calderon, a former employee of the El Torito...

Photo by @ocwmktgdirector The first thing I noticed upon walking into Playa Mesa was its pastel-colored warmth. Since I knew the restaurant was the latest from owners Mario Marovic and Andrew Gabriel—the partners responsible for the Country Club...

If you are thinking about dining at one of these restaurants this weekend, too bad. You already missed the bus. Pent-up demand coupled with limited capacity have made getting into some restaurants next to impossible. Feeling lucky? These are the...

Mexican eateries can be divided into two camps. The first includes your El Toritos and Acapulcos—the upscale to mid-range places, usually chains, where the margaritas are more of an attraction than the food. Then there are the burrito joints and...

I waited nearly a year for Ecco to open at the Camp in Costa Mesa. It’s not that I was necessarily looking forward to another Italian restaurant, with Pizzeria Ortica and Il Dolce already existing in the same city. I was more interested in seeing...