Thursday, October 24, 2013

Introduction

Over the past 100 or so days, the OC Weekly paper has been publishing their 100 Favorite Dishes in Orange County. Some I've had, but most I've never heard of.

So, to start, I mapped them all so I could quickly pick out a place local to me that had something available from the list. On the page for the #1 favorite dish, Taco Maria, they list all the previous faves, so that's the best place to go for a comprehensive listing other than my map.

Of the favorite 100, I've had:

  • #100 - Bean and Cheese Burrito at Del Taco
  • #94 - Coney Dog at LinX
  • #93 - White Board Specials at Taco Adobe
  • #83 - Strawberry Basil Lemonade at Mick's Karma Bar
  • #70 - The Continuous Ramen Chronicles at The Playground
  • #40 - Tulsa Potatoes at Tulsa Rib Company
  • #36 - Lamb Burger at Haven Gastropub
  • #26 - Beer Brat at LinX
  • #22 - Sausage Anything at Sabatino's
I think the only one that I'm really unwilling to try is:
  • #52 - Free Happy Hour Food at Gulliver's
Considering it's FREE happy hour food, the fact that I'm unwilling to eat at Gulliver's should speak volumes about the quality of the food of late. I mistakenly chose to go there for my birthday in September, 2012, so, with a celebration ahead of us, our family of four ventured out to a restaurant of which I had fond memories. Unfortunately, my mother and I were both greeted with a very poor cut of prime rib, while my dad, wanting fish and chips, asked to get it from the lunch menu. We expected a mark-up of the lunch price, but they charged us almost double without getting any additional sides or quantity of fish. Ever since, I've basically vowed not to return.

So earlier this week, I set out to start trying some of the other items from the list. They won't be in order, and if an item isn't available, I'll try the most highly recommended item on the menu from a combination of Foursquare and Yelp.

Let the fun begin!

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