Ikko Japanese Restaurant in Costa Mesa

They labelled themselves as sushi & freestyle Japanese cuisine, and they don't serve American style rolls. We had shrimp with strawberry mousse, grill yellow tail cheek with ginger sauce, salt squid tempura, beef togue etc. Food is very good, but they are at a pricey end. Personally I don't prefer their dim environment. The restaurant is not too visible from the main road. Overall it is a good eat out place for special occasion.

Angotei (安吾亭) in Costa Mesa

A small sushi restaurant behind Mitsuwa marketplace in Costa Mesa. Limited seating, so expect to queue. We ordered rainbow roll, sushi set in regular size, soft shell crab and black cod. Food was good, service was efficient, and reasonable pricing. I would recommend this sushi place to anyone.

Onotria Wine Country Cuisine in Costa Mesa

An Italian restaurant in Costa Mesa, it has a couple of function rooms. There is courtesy valet, no self parking available. Nice setting and friendly service. After we ordered our dishes, the waiter pushed a trolley of tapas for us to choose an extra. Their special were wood fired pizza. The linguine was nice but without much cream sauce. The risotto was very tasty and delicious. Overall, we were impressed with the restaurant.

Anjin (燒肉) Japanese Restaurant in Costa Mesa

A Japanese BBQ restaurant in Costa Mesa that opens till 1am. The marinated beef was very nice. That also came with corn as side dish. We also ordered seafood dishes, which served inside tin foil, included salmon, scallop, prawn, enoki and onion. We enjoyed our food here. The only problem was a bit smoky inside.

Macy's Signature Kitchen at South Coast Plaza Mall

We stumbled upon this great restaurant/food court inside Macy's Home Furniture Store while shopping at South Coast Plaza. We often have impression that restaurant/cafe or food court inside a department store isn't usually nice or just pricey. But to our surprise, this restuarant served great food and price wasn't expensive at all. It features 3 different menus from 3 famous/celebrity chefs. They are as follows: 1) CCQ (Cat Cora's 'Que) - salads, sandwiches, wraps, and platters in BBQ style 2) Marc Burger (Marcus Samuelsson's) - a variety of burgers including a mini "kobe", turkey, and chicken breast 3) La Brea Bakery (Nancy Silverton) - classic sandwiches and grilled paninis, along with soup and salad

We chose La Brea Bakery and Marc Burge. The tuna melt panini was tasty and served with soup. However, the panini looked just like a 'toasty', rather than the proper European panini we had back in England. Lack a bit authenticity. The burger was real nice but it's weird to have crisps inside. Anyway, burger was juicy, lots of saucy, loved it. $16 for two people, affordable pricing. Recommended!

Corner Bakery Cafe at South Coast Plaza Mall

We found this lovely cafe while shopping at the South Coast Plaza. They have several combo sets on the menu. We chose the Ravioli combo that served with cesear salad - $8. It was lovely but not enough for 2 people to share, so we had to order an additional pasta. They have free wifi too. Worth going back for more.