The best local food happenings this month.
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Fast, nutritious and convenient: Corner Bakery Try: Chicken Pomodori panini (sliced chicken breast, basil, spinach, tomatoes, provolone cheese with pesto mayonnaise on grilled sourdough country bread). Locations throughout OC CornerBakeryCafe.com $6.19 - $6.99 Open daily for lunch Coastal favorite for 40 years: Crystal Cove Shake Shack Try: Peanut butter and jelly sandwich 7408 Coast highway, Newport Coast 949.464.0100 Open daily for lunch $4.50 - $9 A longtime local favorite: Great Mex Try: Shrimp tacos (shrimp grilled with chipotle sauce, served with cabbage and pico de gallo in warm corn tortillas). 703 E. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach 949.675.0808 Open daily for lunch $4.95 - $8.95 Fresh, fun and funky: Gypsy Den Try: Waldorf chicken sandwich (chunks of chicken mixed with apples, celery, walnuts, red grapes, mayo, with lettuce on a fresh croissant). 2930 Bristol St., Costa Mesa / 714.549.7012 125 N. Broadway, Santa Ana / 714.835.8840 GypsyDen.com $4.99 - $6.99 Open daily for lunch Home of the classic Double-Double since 1948: In-N-Out Try: Double-Double Combo (two 100% beef patties, lettuce, tomato, spread, two slices of melted American cheese, served with fresh cut potatoes) Locations throughout Orange County in-n-out.com Open daily for lunch $2 - $6 Healthy and delicious upscale Mexican fast food: La Sirena Grill Try: Calamari tacos or burrito (calamari sautéed with special cabbage blend, spicy pico de gallo and aioli sauce). 30862 S. Coast Hwy., Laguna Beach 347 Mermaid St., Laguna Beach lasirenagrill.com 949.499.2301 Open daily for lunch $4 -$9 Fun for the whole family: Ruby’s Diner Try: Albacore Melt - homemade albacore tuna salad on grilled sourdough with melted Swiss and American cheeses Locations throughout Orange County rubys.com Open daily for lunch $6 - $13 Children’s menu: $4 Thirty years of healthy and green goodness: Rutabegorz Try: The Walnut that Kissed the Chicken (Chicken, walnuts, olives, tomatoes and celery sandwich) Locations in Fullerton, Tustin, Orange Rutabegorz.com Open daily for lunch $4.50 - $9.25 Popular OC original for two decades: Wahoo's Fish Tacos Try: #2 Two Taco Combo Platter (grilled wahoo or blackened mahi-mahi, cabbage, pico de gallo and mild cheddar cheese on soft corn tortillas, served with ahi rice and black beans or spicy Cajun white beans) Locations throughout Orange County wahoos.com Open daily for lunch $2 - $6 Succulent chicken since 1962: Zankou Chicken Try: _ chicken plate (rotisserie chicken served with hummus, diced tomatoes, pita bread) 2424 West Ball Rd., Anaheim ZankouChicken.com 714.229.2060 Open daily for lunch $4.59 – $8.49 |
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