Gyu-Kaku (牛角) Japanese BBQ in Tustin

This restaurant has some good reviews in Yelp, so we came here to try out. We ordered a few of their signature dishes, e.g. Harami miso, prime ribeye ribs, shrimp garlic and chicken garlic noodle. My wife liked the spicy cold tofu and harami skirt steak miso. Garlic mushroom and garlic chicken noodle were both a bit too salty.

They do happy hour all day on Monday, and 11:30-6:30 & 8:30-Closing everyday, food are almost half price. This restaurant has 9 other branches across LA and Orange County.

Overall food was not bad and service was pretty good, but this place was rather noisy, kind of a mood killer, maybe other branches are different. $46 for two people.

Nana San Restaurant in Newport Beach

Trying this sushi restaurant for the first time. It is located at Newport Beach off Jamboree. This place is not big, only has a capacity of 40+. It has a sushi bar as well. We turned up at 8:40-ish on Wednesday evening, still needed to wait for a table. I guess it is quite popular with some good reviews in Yelp. We ordered some sushi, oyster shooters, soft shell crab, etc. The oyster shooters were very spicy, so-so taste-wise. Soft shell crab roll was delicious though. Waitress recommended lotus roots with tuna, that was the best dish. 2 people for just less than $70, a bit on the pricey front.