OC Bites
Jul 19 2010
There are numerous gourmet food trucks that travel throughout Orange County and we want to know which are your favorites? Are you a Dos Chinos Fan, Kogi BBQ, or more of a Cupcake person? Let us know in the comments.
Jul 19 2010
We forgot to include a picture to include on The Counter Burger post earlier. Enjoy
Jul 19 2010
It’s an exciting Monday as The Counter Burger opens up at the Westcliff Plaza on 17th & Irvine on Monday. Bringing in a top notch, any burger the way you want it will be an exciting thing. The only other Orange County location for Counter Burger is Irvine and tests over the weekend seemed positive. Congrats to them and we’ll have pictures on Monday.
OC Register Link To Counter Burger Story
May 17 2010
We had a weekend argument here at OC Bites and need the readers and visitors to our site to settle our dispute. Where are the best nachos in Orange County? Leave your votes in the comments and we’ll tally totals at the end of the month. Rubios? Albertos?
May 17 2010
We had a chance today to check out Costa Mesa’s newest Mexican restaurant, Cafe Rio. Cafe Rio is located on 17th street where it faces a number of local mexican food competitors including Los Primas, MiCasa, Caliente, and others. Does it hold up?
We walked in Cafe Rio and see an almost “chain” feel to the place. Lots of lights, seats, and a feed line essentially fills the place. No menu’s to be seen until you get in line and at that, you only see the menu after glancing to your left. We decided to order a fire grilled steak burrito and chips & salsa to try it out. A cheesy feeling filled the room as the staff yelled “first timer” to the group ahead of us. This is what we despise about Fatburger and didn’t start this trip out right. We ordered the steak burrito to find out it would be 2-3 minutes so we switched to the pork burrito covered in enchilada sauce and cheese. A generous amount of chips and a mediocre salsa was included. Price for that with a large drink? $13. Was the food worth it? Not really in our minds. The burrito tasted fine but it turned the burrito into a soupy mess and didn’t offer any stability to it. We almost had to use a spoon to eat the burrito but the pork was pretty good. The steak nachos beside our table might lead us back to a second visit to Cafe Rio, but Caliente in the same mall was a better option for us. Even a steady contender like Taco Mesa or Taco Rosa could overshadow Cafe Rio in our minds
Overall, it’s a decent chain restaurant, but overpriced. Rated the best mexican food by a PR firm in a highly ethnic area makes it a tough entrant to the mexican restaurant culture. Maybe in Omaha or Reno, but doesn’t come close in Costa Mesa.
Jan 14 2010
OC residents love their burgers and love the choice of burgers in Orange County. So the question comes up, where is your favorite burger? In N’ Out, Tommy’s, The Counter, TK Burgers, anywhere else? Post your favorite burger in the comments and we’ll post the results.
Oct 01 2009
We have decided to remove all 3rd party content on ocbites.com per c&d requests from various sources. We hope to return soon with freelancers who want to work with ocbites.com to distribute food talk in the OC. Thanks
Jul 29 2009
Are you a local OC restaurant and looking to talk for a few minutes about your restaurant and cuisine? We’re looking to do a 5 minute weekly podcast that’ll showcase local OC restaurants and it’s offerings. We’ll be conducting the interview over Skype and no additional information from you is needed other than a phone. If interested, email us at ocbites@gmail.com with the subject line “podcast”, and we’ll get back with you asap. Thanks
Jul 24 2009
We are looking for advertisers on ocbites.com. If you’re an OC restaurant and looking for a side banner on our site, hit us up at ocbites@gmail.com. Rates are cheap and we’ll place it asap. Get it for a month or rest of ’09. $10/mo or $50 for the rest of the year. Grab it quick!. Thanks
Feb 15 2009
Bon Apetit and Welcome to OC Bites. We are a new food blog that is dedicated to the restaurants of Orange County, California. We will be adding restaurant reviews and news as the site grows and wish you to follow along. Thanks
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