Mimi’s Cafe Reopening Celebration - Irvine

Press release for Mimi’s Cafe remodel launch that is starting in Orange County.  They are going to be installing full service bars and updating the decor.

MIMI’S CAFE BRINGS NEW LOOK TO IRVINE

Upscale Casual Restaurant Plans Reopening Celebration on 4030 Barranca Parkway

TUSTIN, Calif. (November 17, 2008) – Mimi’s Cafe, a collection of upscale casual dining restaurants, will celebrate the grand reopening of its Irvine restaurant with a series of community events.   City officials and community members will attend the ribbon cutting on Thursday, November 20, while more than $3,000 worth of free gift cards and coupons will be offered to guests.  Prior to the ribbon cutting, Wednesday, November 19 will be a day of delicious fundraising with a percentage of the day’s proceeds benefiting Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC).  During these events, guests can experience the redesigned restaurant and sample Mimi’s Cafe’s new “Just Enough” – favorite menu items now available in smaller portions – and “Comfort Classics” prepared fresh daily from scratch.

“Mimi’s Cafe has been part of the Irvine community for many years.  We are thrilled to share the enhanced Mimi’s Cafe dining experience with our loyal guests and new visitors.” said Tim Pulido, president of Mimi’s Cafe.

The Irvine location follows recent reopenings in San Bernardino and Laguna Niguel as the newly updated décor will eventually roll out to the 139 locations nationwide.   The new design also includes a full service bar with specialty drinks including the Mimitini and Fresh Squeezed Margaritas.

As part of the Irvine reopening, Mimi’s Cafe will be raising funds for CHOC.  “We are thankful for all of the years of support from Mimi’s Cafe.  It’s a great way to get the community involved in a fun way,” said Zachariah Moonitz, manager of special events.  Funds raised will benefit the Childlife’s program, which has aided hundreds of thousands of Orange County families.

To mark its official reopening, Mimi’s Cafe has the following community events taking place:

Wednesday, November 19

Food, Friends & Fun Day – Irvine guests can help give back to the community.  With the support of the Small Guild, Mimi’s Cafe is donating 15 percent of the day’s proceeds to CHOC for everyone that presents the special flyer.   To receive the flyer, please contact Jeanne Turner at jeannet@mimiscafe.com.

Thursday, November 20

Meet Me at Mimi’s – The first 75, 18-year-old plus guests at Mimi’s Cafe will receive free gift cards valued up to $100 beginning at 11 a.m.  Other valuable offers will be awarded totaling more than $3,000 in giveaways throughout the day.  Mimi’s Cafe West Coast director of operations, Steve Standlea; city officials, Nour Al-Hashimi and Amy Choo; and CHOC will participate in the official ribbon cutting at 10:30 a.m.

The Irvine Mimi’s Cafe is located at 4030 Barranca Parkway and restaurant hours are from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more information on Mimi’s Cafe, please visit www.mimiscafe.com.

About Mimi’s Cafe

Mimi’s Cafe is a collection of upscale casual dining restaurants with 139 locations in 22 states.  Mimi’s Cafe is a unit wholly owned by Bob Evans Farms, Inc. a publicly traded company (NASDAQ ticker symbol BOBE) is known and loved for its full breakfast, lunch and dinner menus with high-quality, eclectic cuisine, unparalleled service and tastefully appointed décor.

About CHOC

Children’s Hospital of Orange County’s (CHOC) mission is to nurture, advance and protect the health and well-being of children.

Karl Strauss Brewing Company - Costa Mesa

After having my iPhone replaced at the Apple store in South Coast Plaza we decided to head over to Karl Strauss Brewing Company in Costa Mesa for a bite to eat.  This isn’t my first experience with Mr. Karl Strauss, I’ve drank his beer on occasion, and I’ve even had his fries at the ball game, but I’d never ate his meals.  First thing you notice as you enter the restaurant is that it pretty much looks like most Brewery/Bar/Restaurant places, which isn’t a bad thing; it’s dark, filled with HDTVs playing sports, and has the required beer making area.  Once again, this isn’t a bad thing; I like my Oggi’s and BJs so Karl just adds to the mix.  Beer is a big focus at Karl Strauss, they even have a Cask Night on the first Thursday of every month at 5:00 PM that I’m planning to hit some time soon.

Since beer is the focus and I usually like beer, I got myself beer.  Not just one beer, not just two, but SIX BEERS!

Ok actually I just got the Taster 6 ($6.95) which is a 2oz. tasting of 6 of their beers, but it’s still six beers (and they even gave me two more because of the food I bought!).

To go along with my beer I got the Big Beer Burger ($11.95) which I can only describe as their menu does

“Basted with Karl Strauss Amber Lager, topped with Red Trolley Ale onions, I.P.A. mushrooms, Woodie Gold brined seasoned bacon, gruyere, tomato, lettuce, and fries. Served with I.P.A. steak sauce.”  The burger was good, nothing really stood out, and the patty was huge (1/2 lb. I think), I think it would stand up better as a 1/3 lb.

I couldn’t really taste the steak sauce which meant the burger was a little on the dry side, but all the toppings mostly made up for that.  Sticking to tonight’s burger theme (oh you thought the theme was beer?) Mrs. DanGarion got the BBQ Cheeseburger ($10.50) that comes with, Red Trolley BBQ sauce, white cheddar, lettuce, tomato, crispy onions, and fries.

She liked it and was enjoying it till she got close to the center and realized that her medium well burger was actually medium rare, so she tossed out more then half the patty and ended up just eating the toppings and bun.  We both enjoyed the fries, they were thin and crunchy, just the way I like them.

Service was good, the waitress explained what the numbers meant on the beer tasting sheet and explained that I should drink from light to dark (which I already knew), it’s nice to know they at least are acting like the know what they are serving.  Overall it was a good meal, except for the fail on the one burger patty, unsure how it didn’t get as cooked as mine since they were ordered together, but I’ll give them a pass since this was our first visit.

Visit on 10/28/08 @7 PM

Pros : Beer, Beer Tasters, Burgers made with Beer
Cons : Undercooked Burgers, Not Enough Sauce

Rating:  

Karl Strauss Brewing Company
901A South Coast Drive
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 546-2739

The Olde Ship - Santa Ana

Not only was it an adventure for us to arrive to The Olde Ship in Santa Ana it was also our 1st and then 5th choice of meals last night.  Mrs. DanGarion and I invited my parents out to dinner but first we had to run an errand.  When we first left EatinOC headquarters, I couldn’t remember the name of another restaurant in Downtown Santa Ana so we were determined to have dinner at The Olde Ship for our first time, but after we were done with our errand we had changed our minds and decided to head to Original Mike’s in Santa Ana for the first time.  Unfortunately when we arrived at Original Mike’s there was a sign on the door that said they were “Closed for Cleaning”…  We have some questions in our minds as to what type of cleaning they could be doing, was it the type of cleaning you would normally do during your closed hours, or was it the type that is required by the county health inspector, I guess we will never know.  After that failed attempt I remember the name of The Crosby and we headed down Broadway, unfortunately no one ever told me how to actually locate The Crosby.  Where the heck is The Crosby?!!? We drove around in a circle a couple times and I even saw their address 400 N Broadway, but the business at that address didn’t appear to be open.  Then we thought about going to Z Pizza, but that would have been a trip all the way to South Santa Ana and it was already starting to get late.  This then led us back to our original plan of having dinner at

The Olde Ship in Santa Ana, and what a delicious decision it was.  This particular location of The Olde Ship has been in business for about 8 years, while their other location in Fullerton has been in business for 15.  Inside is a nice older looking pub style look, that sort of is like a real English pub, although I think the bar was a little small.  Overall it was real nice inside and I liked their current Halloween decorations throughout the establishment.  I got a pint of Old Speckled Hen ($6.50)

to start of the night, they have about 13 selections of beer on tap, along with about 10 bottled selections from the UK, I did not see Bud or Miller on the menu!

With four of us ordering you would think there would be four meals for me to share and review, but honestly, I only can share 2 meals, since everyone other then myself ordered basically Fish and Chips ($14.95)!  The pieces of Icelandic Cod fish are large and from my understanding of those that ate them were really good, the chips were English cut chips that were nice and crunchy, also along for the ride was a cup of slightly bland cole slaw, and tartar sauce.

My dad ordered the Whitby Platter ($15.95) which is the cod along with 3 large prawns, English cut chips and cocktail sauce.  I on the other hand got their Monday dinner special of Prime Rib of Pork
served with “bubble & squeak” ($19.95).

The “bubble & squeak” is basically a type of potato cake with some other veggies in it (onion, not sure what else) it was nice and crunchy on the outside while moist on the inside.  In addition I got some fried chunks of potatoes that were perfectly cooked to crunchy perfection, some most likely boiled veggies (carrots and peas), a side of gravy, and a side of apple sauce!  The pork was just amazing, I’m not sure what they cooked it in, but it had a sort of sweet taste on the outside, and it pulled off the bone to perfection.

Service was great, our waiter Dustin took care of us and was very nice.  When I asked him if he had a preference on their ales and told him I usually get Smithwicks or Newcastle, he suggested the Old Speckled Hen, and it was a very solid selection.  I’m really glad we ended up where we were going to go originally.  The Olde Ship in Santa Ana is definitely a treat and a good place to check out if you can’t afford a trip to England.  I already want to go back again to try more of their menu!  Also wanted to note they are British owned and operated.  And for those wanting more information on British things in the Orange County area check out The British Grocer as well as BritWeek.

Visit 10/13/08 for dinner

Rating:  

- I can’t give a 1st visit a 5, but I can highly recommend.

The Olde Ship
1120 W 17th St.
Santa Ana, CA 92706
714.550.6700
Open daily 11am - 11pm
Sundays open 9am - 11pm
Live Entertainment on Fri & Sat
Weekly Soccer shown

Bobby McGee’s - Brea

Let me tell you a story about a guy whose parents would every once in awhile go to this restaurant / nightclub years ago when he was a kid.  Now this guy is in his thirties and figured he’d check it out for dinner one night with his wife.  You would figure a business that has been open since 1971 would actually have a reason it’s been open for over 35 years, but for this particular business you would be wrong.

I have a question for those of you reading this at home or the office is it wrong to expect a restaurant to actually serve their food the way it is described in the menu? (I want you to think about that question and answer me back in the comments…)

When you enter Bobby’ McGee’s you realize this isn’t your normal restaurant, all the staff from the hostess to the bus boys are dressed like it’s Halloween.  Of course there really isn’t a theme to why or how they are dressed, Super Mario, Indian Jones, Rainbow Brite, and a Football Referee were seen during our meal.  My wife and I were fortunate (or possible unfortunate) to be waited on by Super Mario, no Luigi was to be found.  The menu was basic and takes no risks whatsoever.  The prices however make you think the food might be really good, if only that was actually the case.  We both saw that they had garlic and herb fries when you order sandwiches so we had hoped to get them in place of a side, but our waiter smashed our dreams by saying they didn’t serve the garlic fries anymore (Strike #1).  Mrs. DanGarion ordered the fried shrimp, along with the shrimp she was to get steamed seasonal vegetables and a baked potato ($16).  I ordered the baby back ribs which came with cole slaw and GARLIC and HERB fries ($23).  After our waiter left the bus boy delivered a just out of the oven loaf of sour dough bread.  We hoped it was a sign of good things to come and we devoured our loaf.  The waiter asked us if we wanted more bread, we declined since our meal was arriving soon.  We waited for about 20 minutes, which is probably right since the ribs were grilled and not smoked (which is fine as long as they are prepared well).  Then the moment of truth arrived!  My wife’s plate consisted of a baked potato surrounded by 6 breaded jumbo shrimp that were drowning in melted butter that was on the potato, with veggies to be found (Strike #2).  My plate was a bed of thin PLAIN fries covered by a rack of lamb, and no cole slaw (Strike #3)…  How hard is it to get the menu straight?  Maybe the problem was that we weren’t celebrating anything, since according to their menu and website they are “The Best Place to Celebrate Anything”.  But to me the lack of a correct menu is like trying to celebrate your birthday without a birthday cake.  The food wasn’t even good.  The shrimp were over breaded and heavy (probably from the oil not being hot enough and then being overcooked).  The ribs were ok; they were meaty but were tough; I don’t want to fight with my food to eat it (Tulsa Rib Company, Blake’s Place, and Chili’s have no competition here).  At least the BBQ sauce I asked to use with my fries was serve to me hot, I love it when you get hot BBQ sauce it enhances the flavor.

So after our meal was over Super Mario took my debit card for our payment.  It took awhile for him to come back because in between he decided to serve the meals to a party of 12 that he was also waiting on.  Once he got back when our check our debit card was missing.  We then had to wait to try and flag him down and tell him our card was missing (Strike #4?).  It took him about 5 minutes to track down where he misplaced it.  We left the minimum 10% tip since the service had been flakey the whole meal and quickly left for home.

Granted Bobby McGee’s isn’t a total failure I joked with my wife after we left that at least the costumed hostess was cute in her outfit.  Amazingly she knew I was going to bring it up.  Other then that the bread was good, and it was free…

Don’t even get me started on the looks of the place; it needs more than just a fresh coat of paint.  Nothing appears to have been updated since the mid 80s.  I guess this is what you get from the few restaurant / nightclub establishments that are still alive from the 80s.  We will not being going back to Bobby McGee’s for food ever again, we might attempt to go there for dance some night but we’d probably have to be really desperate.

Unless you want some good free bread we both suggest you steer clear of Bobby McGee’s, you won’t be disappointed if you do.

I’m usually very forgiving with my ratings and probably too nice but Bobby McGee’s is a big cup of FAIL.

Rating:  

Bobby McGee’s
200 S State College Blvd
Brea, CA 92821
(714) 529-1998

Tustin Brewing Company - Tustin

I’m back!  I know you all missed me.  My wife and I just celebrated our 2 year anniversary down in San Diego.  I’ll post about our eating experiences there probably later tonight; we had some great food and great times in LoCal.  And now back to the reviews!

Between the running of errands and house hunting in Tustin, we had the pleasure of going to the Tustin Brewing company for lunch today (8/03/08).  I figured they were pretty much a pizza joint, since most brewing companies in Southern California seem focus around pizza (BJs, Oggi’s, etc.).  I was right that they served pizza, but that it’s just a small part of their menu.  We were set on pizza when we entered so that’s what we had on our mind.  Of course this being a brewery I was also focused on beer.  So as the waitress asked us for our drink order I located their beers and ordered a Lemon Heights Hefeweizen ($4.00 a pint).

Now I’m not sure if they actually make their beer there, since a couple years back one of my friends smashed my dreams by telling me BJ’s and Oggi’s don’t actually brew their beer at their restaurants.  I lived through that devastating discovery!  But back to the Hefeweizen; it was a good solid unfiltered wheat, a great beer for a hot day.  Next was an order of Buffalo wings.

It appears they only serve them one way, spicy!  The wings came piping hot with a lot of sauce on them, they were juicy and extra hot in spicy.  Both I and Mrs. DanGarion enjoyed our 10 drumette wings ($8.95 or $6.95 during 3pm-6pm happy hour).  Then it was on to the main show, pizza.  Tustin Brewing Company only has one size of pizza since it’s just part of their menu, but they have nine different pizzas on their menu; three cheese to garlic shrimp.  Their pizzas are “wood fried” and can be made into a calzone for an extra dollar.  We went ahead and ordered the old standby Pepperoni Pizza with extra sauce ($9.95 others range up to $12.95).  They make it with homemade tomato sauce, mozzarella, pepperoni and oregano.

The pizza is about the size of a medium from a normal pizza place.  The pizza came out hot from the oven, with steam rising from it.  The crust was average, not too thick and not to thin and crunchy on the outside.  The sauce tasted fresh like it is was advertised with a good amount of oregano.  There wasn’t too much cheese and about 3-4 pieces of pepperoni per slice (6 slices).  We both agree that it was a good solid average pizza, one we would come back for.

Inside the place is open and airy.  Each wall has a couple medium size HDTVs on the wall as well as two huge projection screens on opposing sides.  It looks like a great place to watch the game, especially with their assortment of beers.  Service was average, can’t complain about average service.  There is a full bar, and also outside seating.  They are also going to celebrating their 12th anniversary later this month.

Rating:  

Tustin Brewing Company
13011 Newport Ave # 100
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 665-2337

Lazy Dog Cafe - Orange

Lazy Dog has already been one of my favorite places to go, ever since the first time I ended up at their Westminster location.  Once they opened up in Orange I was ecstatic that they were now so close, especially since they are in the same center that we go to watch movies in.  The first thing you notice when you walk up to and enter Lazy Dog Cafe is how open and airy it is, it’s a comfortable place to relax and enjoy your meal at, be it inside in the lodge like decor, or outside in their large patio that you can even have your best friend with you (dog)!

In the last week and a half we went to Lazy Dog Cafe three times.  On our first visit Mrs. DanGarion ordered the Classic Cobb Salad (Half Order $8.95) which she really enjoyed, so much so that she went on to ordered it the next two visits as well.  She recommends ordering it tossed and with the dressing on the side, because if you don’t it tends to be a bit drenched with way too much dressing.  The salad’s ingredients are very fresh and even the half salad is more then enough for most normal human beings.  I ordered the Chicken Tortilla Soup ($2.95 with meal) and Ahi Fish Tacos ($9.95).  The soup is to die for and one of the best I’ve had in Orange County, the flavors of tomato, cheese, spices, and tortilla all come together to perfection.  The Ahi Fish Tacos aren’t your normal fish tacos, these aren’t your Rubio’s fried fish tacos, they are grilled Ahi covered with cabbage, island salsa, and horseradish tartar sauce.  They aren’t for everyone and I was hesitant to get them, but I’m happy I did, the island salsa was a great addition to the flavor of Ahi Tuna.  They are as far away from Rosarita style fish tacos as you can get, but great in their own special way.  Along with the tacos I was served a side of steamed rice and some blacked beans which I mixed together and enjoyed.  On our next visit I ordered the Bleu Burger ($9.75) with Cajun Fries with Chipotle Ranch ($.95).  The burger was a huge 1/2 pounder.  It was just a little on the well side even though I has asked it to be medium, but it was still good, loved the blue cheese flavor and one can never go wrong when there is bacon involved.  The Cajun fries were great as well and I enjoyed the chipotle ranch so much I had to get more.  On our last visit I ordered the Grilled Cheese ($8.25) which probably has more cheese then a person should eat in one day, cheddar, gouda, jack, and parmesan sourdough toast, just one short of the Mimi’s Cafe 5-way (oh did I mention the creator of Lazy Dog was the creator of Mimi’s Cafe?).

Service was excellent on our first two visits, our last visit left something to be desired due to our waiter being on break and when he got back didn’t realize that we had already ate and were waiting for our check.  Overall our service has always been good to excellent.  The restaurant is always clean and they have a nice sized bar for those nights you just want a drink and be able to watch the game.

Rating:  

Lazy Dog Cafe
1623 W Katella Ave
Orange, CA 92867
(714) 769-7020

Azteca Mexican Restaurant (Review #2) - Garden Grove

Ok I’m updating my Azteca review, because the last one was too short and because we went there again last night.

First thing you notice when you enter Azteca is the plethora of Elvis memorabilia that adorns the walls inside. One would wonder where the connection of Elvis comes with Mexican food, but honestly who cares, it’s the King and Mexican food; two of the greatest things ever wrapped into one! Elvis music plays throughout which an Elvis movie plays on one TV, along with sporting events on their other flat screen HDTVs. This place scores a 5 on atmosphere alone, but it’s a restaurant so let’s leave the overall score up to the food.

In my previous review I mentioned that the Carnitas plate was terrific. In fact I believe their carnitas is probably the tastiest carnitas I’ve ever ordered. It was cooked to the point that it was juicy, but also had some crisp on the edges. But I didn’t order carnitas last night, no my friends I ordered Arroz con Pollo (Rice with Chicken), which is quickly becoming my favorite Mexican meal.

Our meal started with the typical Mexican fare of Chips and Salsa. The chips were unsalted, so I had to add some salt to taste. The salsa was a little bland, it needed something added to it, but it wasn’t bad, just bland.

Now on to our main course…

I must admit the only other Arroz con Pollo I’ve ever had before was from El Faralito in Placentia, which is to die for, so I had a good litmus test to gauge Azteca’s on. I was not let down on Azteca’s version of Arroz con Pollo. It was slightly different then what I’ve had in the past; it basically was just a bed of Mexican style rice along with some of their mouth-watering chicken, that’s it, nothing else; no sour cream, no cheese, and not even tortillas to eat it with. But that’s OK! It’s only like $4.75, you can order tortillas, and you have yourself a pretty good size meal, I even had enough to eat today as leftovers! Since I wasn’t sure of the size of my main dish I also decided to try one of the Garlic Tacos with shredded beef, they are the typical shredded beef taco topped with a good helping of their special garlic sauce. It’s a hit or miss depending on how fond one is with high levels of garlic, personally I enjoyed it and was happy to know that if I encountered a vampire I would be able to fend him off just by breathing in his general direction! My wife ordered a Chicken Azteca Burrito, with lettuce, tomatoes, and beans inside. It was a good size burrito with lots of melted cheese on top (I stole some of it to use with my Arroz con Pollo). She loved the burrito, probably her favorite burrito at a restaurant. Kelly is very picky with the way chicken is prepared at Mexican Restaurants because normally the chicken has very little seasoning, it’s the same problem she runs into with ground beef tacos, she likes seasoned meat, but that isn’t always typical with Mexican food.

Along with our drinks our meal was just barely over 20 bucks, not bad considering the amount of delectable food we were able to consume. Service was good, with our waiter getting my wife’s order right (she had produce added to her burrito), and also checking on us from time to time.

Rating:  

Azteca Mexican Restaurant
12911 Main Street
Garden Grove, CA 92840
(714) 638-3790

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