Tacos Baja To Open In Santa Ana
Tacos Baja which claims to have the #1 rated fish tacos in LA will be opening up shop in Santa Ana soon. I’ve never tried the LA version of this establishment but I’m a big fan of fish tacos and can’t wait to see what the Santa Ana version tastes like! Tacos Baja will be located where JJs Hawaiian BBQ and Sushi used to be on Grand Ave. I will report back with the grand opening date once I receive word from the owners.
Tacos Baja Opening Soon.
Tacos Baja
Santa Ana, CA
2050 N Grand Ave
714 542 2665
Mini Cafe - Santa Ana (Review #2)
Mrs. DanGarion and I visited Mini Cafe in Santa Ana last night for dinner and it was once again a great experience. I don’t know any other place where one can order a combination of chicken and steak fajitas for only $6.25!
Mini Cafe - Combo Fajitas
I raved about Mini Cafe a couple a weeks ago when I tried them for breakfast and since then I’ve gone there on a couple other occasions, each time my experience has been as enjoyable as the first. I can’t understand how chef Mario can afford to keep his restaurant open with the prices he charges his customers. I had the combination fajitas which included beans, rice, and salsa ($6.25);
Mini Cafe - Combo Fajitas
no guacamole, cheese, or sour cream but trust me you don’t need them! Mrs. DanGarion ordered a cheeseburger ($3.50) and onion rings ( extra $1.00 to replace french fries). For our food and two sodas our total bill was just over $13. Other then at a fast food restaurant, I don’t know any other place where you can get two meals for such little damage. Not to mention this food is great! I saw the fresh chicken and steak tossed on the grill, along with the included veggies. The cheeseburger wasn’t anything to praise to the gods about, but it was just standard no frills flair which hit the spot perfectly for the Mrs. In addition to the food we ordered we even got a free appetizer as we waited for our meal; chips covered with some beans and salsa! (side note I usually catch up on my OC Weekly reading while I’m there, but I couldn’t because I had to savor our chips!)
Mini Cafe - Appetizer
Service was great as always, from my observation it’s a full on family run business, Mario, his wife, and their children are there at various times cooking, running the register, and serving food, and they always have a smile. Mini Cafe is the best bang for your buck that you can get in Orange County.
Visited on 11/07/08 for dinner at @6:00 PM
Rating: 
Mini Cafe
2370 N. Tustin Ave. Unit #C
Santa Ana, CA 92705
714-648-0891
Santa Ana Farmer Boys Reopens!
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I don’t have a press release for this, but I’d like to officially announce that the Farmers Boy on 17th St. in Santa Ana has reopened. The fast casual restaurant located at 2205 E 17th St. was open this morning as I made my way back home. I even turned around and drove by again to get a picture.
Santa Ana Farmer Boys Reopened!
This is a big deal to me, since Mrs. DanGarion is a big fan of their breakfast and their burgers. Nancy over at Fast Food Maven had annouced that Farmer Boys closed back in Sept. I’ve always been a fan of Farmer Boys because of their local business status and I know we will once again patronize them. Let’s hope they have fixed whatever caused them to close originally.
Farmer Boys
2205 E 17th St.,
Santa Ana, CA 92705
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Bangkok Taste (Review #2) - Santa Ana
This review has been sitting in my queue for awhile to where I can’t even remember much about the exacts. I do know that both myself and the Mrs. enjoyed our meal. Mrs. DanGarion isn’t normally a big fan of Asian food so I always jump at the chance to expand her tastes when she lets me! I have previously reviewed Bangkok Taste a couple months back, this most recent experience was just as good.
Here are the pictures I took.
Bangkok Taste Egg Rolls
Bangkok Taste Egg Rolls
Bangkok Taste Pad Pik King
Bangkok Taste Sweet and Sour Chicken
Bangkok Taste Sweet and Sour Chicken
Rating: 
Bangkok Taste Restaurant
2737 N Grand Ave
Santa Ana, CA 92705
(714) 532-2216
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 placemat
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)
The Olde Ship - Old Speckled Hen Ale
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.
The Olde Ship - Fish and Chips
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 Olde Ship - Pork Prime Rib
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.
The Olde Ship - Pork Prime Rib
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:
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
Mini Cafe - Santa Ana
I visited the Mini Cafe in Santa Ana this morning for the first time and I’m already impressed. Tucked away in the corner of the Stater Bros. parking lot at Tustin Ave. and Santa Clara, right next to The Fling is the unassuming little cafe with its unassuming name.
Outside Mini Cafe
Ask just about anyone that has lived in Orange County for the last 30 years to name their 10 favorite OC restaurants of all time and you are bound to hear the name Belisle’s come up more often than not, well Chef and I’m assuming owner Mario Gutierrez was once a chef at the famous OC restaurant. Of course Belisle’s closed many years ago, but it’s cool to see one of their cooks now runs his own little place.
Inside Mini Cafe
When I say little, I’m not joking, there are only 6 tables, but size does not make a restaurant good I’m glad to say.
It was breakfast time and I was on my way to one of my normal haunts when I decided to give some local love to a place I’d never visited, my only hope was that Mini Cafe would not disappoint. And not disappoint it did. First off the prices seem to be stuck in 2000, since I don’t know any other place you can get a
Mini Cafe breakfast burrito with potatoes and salsa
breakfast burrito with bacon cheese and potatoes for 3 bucks. The burrito wasn’t much different than the usual fare; grill toasted tortilla filled with 2 light and fluffy eggs 1 salty piece of bacon broken up, along with some melted cheese. On the side were some grill fried potatoes and a little cup full of salsa. The burrito wasn’t huge; it was perfect in size for what a normal person should really be eating. Too many times I run across a huge burrito that has no reason to be ate by one person that stuff my stomach with. But the star of the meal was the salsa, if I had to guess I would believe it was made from scratch because I’ve never tasted such a salsa from any restaurant, it rivaled the salsa (sorry chile) made by one of my friends moms. Even the peppers were roasted!
Mini Cafe roasted pepper!
I’ll have to do more research on their salsa and ask about it next time.
I’m almost hesitant to review Mini Cafe since I don’t want to let the secret out about how good it might actually be. Expect some updates soon, when I’m able to visit them for lunch and dinner and breakfast and lunch and dinner. I think this might actually end up being another one of my favorites, but only time will tell. And as Chef Mario sez: “CHOW DOWN!”
Chef Mario from Belisle runs Mini Cafe
Most of Mini Cafe
Visit on 10/04/08 @8:30 AM
Rating:
Mini Cafe
2370 N. Tustin Ave. Unit #C
Santa Ana, CA 92705
714-648-0891
Taco Adobe - Santa Ana
I went to Taco Adobe in Santa Ana last month. I took pictures and had every intention on posting my review quickly, but then I got side tracked and never got around to getting the post online. I honestly can’t remember exactly what I ordered. I think I got some type of chicken taco along with rice. Overall the food was average, but since I didn’t get much in my one experience there, I have added them back to my list of places I need to check out again.
Service was good as the wait staff was very attentive to my needs. I got in and out in about 20 minutes.
Rating:
Taco Adobe (link to OC Mexican Restaurant Blogs review)
1319 N Main St
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 543-2411
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