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.

iPho in Fullerton

We ordered well done brisket pho and Pork sandwich. The pho was pretty good. Pork sandwich was marinated, tasty but baguette could be more crispy, it also came with soup. This place is reasonably cheap. Two people for $14. They gave us loyalty card, 10 times is on them.

Pho Factory in Irvine

Vietnamese cruise in Irvine. My wife ordered a Vietnamese style french baguette and I ordered a large portion pho with well done brisket and flank. The pho was ok, nothing special. But the baguette was really good, definitely worth going there for more in future.

Koko Cafe (可口港式西餐) in Irvine

This is one of the few Hong Kong style cafe in Orange County. It opens between 11am and 11pm daily, located opposite to the Irvine Valley College, seats around 60+ customers. We came here for lunch. They served soup as part of meal order. We ordered baked seafood in creamy sauce and Singaporean fried rice noodle. The food was pretty good. Two people for $21 with drinks.

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.

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.