What's going on in Orange County

Soho Taco has earned fame for its tacos, made from fresh tortillas and quality cuts; the expert salsas of chef Gabriel Zambrano; and a masterful social-media campaign that had foodies craving the tacos long before they became commercially availabl...

We appealed to Randy Youngman, a longtime Orange County Register sportswriter (until he was unceremoniously jettisoned earlier this year, the dumb fucks . . .) and avid golfer for this one. He says the south course at Pelican Hill is the jewel in ...

​Great banh mi in Little Saigon is not news. Great banh mi a mile from Disneyland, though, is earth-shaking. As the name implies, they specialize in rotisserie chicken, which is shredded and piled onto what is one of the county's best sandwiches, ...

Order a Loucette at Laguna Beach's Broadway By Amar Santana, and you'll get a small, delicate glass filled with 42 Below vodka, Martini & Rossi Bianco, grapefruit juice, lime juice, honey and rosemary water. The combination of flavors is like a sw...

A pizza buffet replete with a fresh-doughnut maker and all-you-can-pour soft serve is exactly what parents don't want for their already sugar-loaded, barely controllable offspring. But at least John's Incredible Pizza—a gigantic, kid-friendly über...

Wahoo's needs no introduction, of course, but earlier this summer, for no reason and with no hullaballoo, the Lam brothers commissioned a mural outside the Costa Mesa location off Bristol Street. Painted by underground faves Bigfoot, Jason Maloney...

​You have to know what you're looking for at the Great Dane; the display cases showcase the mainstream of what every bakery in the county does. What's special, though, are the actual Scandinavian items. It's the only place in Orange County to bake...

Their Chicago-style deep-dish pizza is a retrofitted Italian masterpiece, beginning with a flaky yet sturdy crust as its base. No schmaltzy thin layer of dough overseeing this project. Tony's can withstand and protect precious cargo from the high ...

Skip the local McPlayplace, and instead take your kids to a place where they can get some fresh air and good food. In the "front yard" of the small house that is the Beach Pit BBQ proper, you'll find a white picket fence surrounding an Astroturf p...

Goodbye, Krispy Kreme; hello, Oh Those Donuts! The Costa Mesa bakery and deli offers buttery, rich, delectable doughnuts 24 hours a day—even via a drive-through. Whether you're starting off your day or capping off a bibulous night, the yellow-and-...

Two words: bacon waffle. And no, there's no punctuation error here. No comma, period, or the word "and" is needed. One of Original Pancake House's best items isn't a waffle with some bacon on the side--it's a waffle with bacon in it. Also great: D...

Costa Mesa is blessed with not one, not two, but three restaurants that specialize in the thin-crusted pizzas of Naples. Think of the pizzaioli at each restaurant as painters with a different vantage point of a model pizza Napoletana. Each renditi...