Bon Iver - For Emma

HAPPY HOUR at The Crosby

Monday thru Friday, The Crosby in Santa Ana has a Happy Hour from 5:00-8:00. Their pizzas along with their sweet potato chilli cheese fries are only 5$ each. For the price and amount of food, their is no better meal in Orange County.

Cancun Juice- Orange, CA

There are a few of these around the Orange County Area. Luckily, there is one two minutes away from my house. I highly recommend their Tortas especially the Torta Cubana. Its a mexican style sandwich with a layer pork, breaded beef (Milanesa), ham and turkey with refried beans, lettuce, tomato, jalapenos, cheese, avocado, and chipotle mayo on a mexican roll.

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Comeback Kid- Symptoms and Cures.

Simply amazing.

Photos of Kauai, El Moro and The Wedge

Best of Orange County Part 2. Burgers, Fries and Shakes!

French Fries-Side Door, Corona Del Mar-"Beef Fat French Fries" or Lola Gaspar, Santa Ana -"Duck Confit Fries"
Sweet Potato Fries-Beach Pit BBQ, Costa Mesa or Veggie Grill, Irvine
Onion Rings- 25 degrees, Huntington Beach
Carne Asada Fries-Albatros, Lake Forest
Trio- The Counter, Irvine
Fast Food Shake- In-N-out, Irvine-"Chocolate-Vanilla Swirl"
Best Milkshake- Stricklands Ice Cream, Irvine-"Banana Milkshake"
Fast Food Burger-In-N-out Burger, Irvine-"Double Double"
Teriyaki Burger-The Habit Burger Grill, Orange
Unique Burger-Memphis at the Santora, Santa Ana-"Bison Burger"
Best Higher End Burger-25 Degrees, Huntington Beach-"#3 with Jalapeno Bacon" or Haven Gastropub, Orange-"Haven Burger"

Best Overall burger would either be In-N-out for a great burger at a reasonable price or the burger at 25 Degrees made of top sirloin. Depending on money, those are the two best overall burgers in Orange County.

Best of Orange County Part 1. MEXICAN FOOD

I've eaten at a lot of mexican places throughout Orange County and this list highlights my top choices for each category.

The Best Torta- El Gallo Giro, "Torta Cubana"-Santa Ana, CA
Burrito-(TIE)- Taqueria El Tapatia #2-"Carne Asada Burrito"-Santa Ana, CA or Taqueria El Triunfo-"Carne Asada Burrito-Anaheim, CA
Carnitas Plate-Taleo Grill, Irvine, CA
Combo Plate-Carnitas La Villa-"Enchilada and Taco Plate"-Newport Beach, CA
Tacos-El Toro Bravo-"Carnitas, Asada or Pollo Tacos"-Costa Mesa, CA
Fish-Bear Flag Fish CO.-"Mahi Mahi Burrito"-Newport Beach, CA
"Healthy" Mexican-Taco Mesa-"Blackened Chicken Burrito with whole wheat tortilla"-Costa Mesa, CA
High End-Gabbie's Mexican Kitchen-Orange, CA
Horchata-Taqueria El Granjenal-Costa Mesa, CA
Tortilla Chips-El Toro Bravo-Costa Mesa, CA
California Mexican-Albatros-"Carne Asada Fries or California Burrito"-Lake Forest, CA
Street Tacos-Taqueria El Tapatia #2-"Al Pastor, Pollo, Lengua or Asada Tacos"-Santa Ana, CA
Unique Tacos-Lola Gaspar-"Pork Belly or Chorizo and Potato Tacos"-Santa Ana, CA
Korean Tacos-Taqueria El Granjenal-"Kim's Tacos"-Costa Mesa, CA
Guacamole-(TIE)-Javiers Cantina-Irvine, CA or Taleo Grill- Irvine, CA
Best Overall Mexican In Orange County-This one is difficult to choose, but it's going to be a tie between Taqueria El Tapatia for having great tacos, burritos tortas, seating and quick service, but also El Toro Bravo for having a great selection of meats, large portions, delicious food and authenticity. Love them both.

Best pancakes in the world

Kountry Kitchen. Banana pancakes with coconut syrup. One of the best pancakes you will ever eat.

Amazing.

Sage Francis- The Best of Times

The Mac Daddy Pancake

Gigantic pancakes, as seen on the hit tv show Man V. Food. Came with three 14" pancakes topped with banana's, bacon and peanut butter drizzle. Weighed in at around 5 pounds of food. Delicious, but a little too much food for one human.

CD of the Week

The Gaslight Anthem-American Slang

There's a first for everything.

Today I've decided to start a blog about my life. My passion for food, movies, music and the adventures I take will be documented throughout this blog. I hope you enjoy.