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2009 Winner
2930 Bristol St.This restaurant features your standard Cuban fare—everything from succulent mango pulled pork to plantain-crusted chicken sandwiches—and more gourmet offerings such as osso bucco, but the best stuff on the menu are the drinks. Whether you prefer a...Jerralynne wants to do this12 days ago -
2012 Winner
15361 Culver DriveIf shabu shabu is smooth jazz, then Mongolian hot pot is acid rock. That's not water in those pots; it's an honest-to-goodness broth that could serve as its own form of sustenance. And oh, the smells! You don't walk into such a restaurant as much ...Jerralynne wants to do this12 days ago -
2012 Winner
1956 N. Tustin St.We named Ohshima the Best Japanese Restaurant back in 2010, and it's still a great place to feast on noodles, rice and other dishes from the Land of the Rising Elders. But its true speciality is sushi, for which chef Shige—who kind of resembles Ra...Thuy has done this before16 days ago
All 2012 Food & Drink Awards
- Best 24-Hour Mexican Restaurant
- Best Bagel
- Best Baguette
- Best Bakery
- Best Bar In Orange County
- Best Barbecue
- Best Bartender
- Best Beer Selection
- Best Bikini Bar
- Best Breakfast
- Best Brewery
- Best Burger
- Best Burrito
- Best Chinese
- Best Coffee
- Best Coffeehouse
- Best Corn Tortillas
- Best Culinary Experimentalist
- Best Deli
- Best Dessert
- Best Dessert For Any Party Involving Guys
- Best Diner
- Best Doughnuts
- Best Filipino Restaurant
- Best Fish And Chips
- Best Fish Taco
- Best Flour Tortillas
- Best Fries
- Best Gelato That Makes Your Mouth An Offer It Can't Refuse
- Best Hamburger That Didn't Win In Our Online Burger Tournament
- Best Happy Hour
- Best Health-Food Store
- Best Hot Dog
- Best Ice Cream
- Best Indian
- Best Italian Restaurant
- Best Japanese
- Best Jerk Chicken
- Best Korean
- Best Late Night Eats
- Best Luxe Lonchera
- Best Margarita
- Best Martini
- Best Meat Market
- Best Mexican
- Best Middle Eastern
- Best Milkshake
- Best Neighborhood Bar (south County)
- Best Neighborhood Bar, Central OC
- Best Neighborhood Bar, Coastal OC
- Best Neighborhood Bar, Long Beach
- Best Neighborhood Bar, North OC
- Best New Bartender
- Best New Restaurant
- Best North Vietnam-Style Vietnamese Restaurant
- Best Old-School Lonchera
- Best Omelet
- Best Outdoor Dining
- Best Pho
- Best Pie
- Best Pita Bread Writ Gargantuan
- Best Pizza
- Best Place To Be Hit On By Someone You're Not Interested In
- Best Place To Spot A Local Powerbroker
- Best Place To Start A Hot Date
- Best Pub
- Best Restaurant
- Best Restaurant Decor
- Best Restaurant When Someone Else Is Paying
- Best Salad Dressing
- Best Sandwich
- Best Sausage
- Best Seafood
- Best Secret Menu Item
- Best Service
- Best Shabu Shabu/Hot Pot Restaurant
- Best Shot
- Best Signature Cocktail
- Best Steakhouse
- Best Sunday Brunch
- Best Supermarket Success Story
- Best Sushi
- Best Taco
- Best Taco Tuesday
- Best Teahouse
- Best Thai
- Best Vegan
- Best Vietnamese
- Best Waitstaff That Demands You Ogle It Blatantly
- Best Waterfront Dining
- Best Wings