Felix Continental Cafe
36 Plaza Sq
Orange, CA
(714) 633-5842
Cuisine:
Cuban, Breakfast, Spanish
August 4, 2008
Delicious!
I scheduled a Meetup.com event here for a group of 20 people. Although they forgot that we were coming (they have a really unorganized calendar), they had us seated in 5 mins. The service was wonderful & super quick. The waitresses didn’t mind answering our questions on “what’s that”, etc. I’ll definitely go back again!
Dishes I tried:
Felix Combination
OMG, this was wonderful! All of the meat was cooked perefectly, the spinach was creamy & the maduros (fried plantains) were interesting. This was so good, I may not even want to bother trying anything else!
Rice Pudding
I was expecting a very thick pudding when I ordered this dessert & was suprised to find it was quite thin (almost soupy). That threw me off a bit but once I tasted it, I was in heaven! The cinnamon compliments the pudding wonderfully!
Quinn's Old Town Grill
405 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA
(714) 731-2263
Cuisine:
Irish, American, Seafood
September 1, 2008
I'll Be Back!
I tried this restaurant with my Good Eats meetup group. The service was great & all the girls were super nice. The restaurant was nice enough to supply us with a complimentary cheese plate to have with our wine (no corkage fee), and later, with a DELICIOUS dessert, The Blarney Stone. I can’t wait to go back!
Dishes I tried:
Bloody Mary's Calamari Steak
I’d never had (or seen) Calamari Steak in a restaurant before so I had to try this! It was everything I had hoped for and more. I even had my seafood phobic husband try it (& like it) because of the yummy, crunchy panko breading!
The Blarney Stone
MMM, mmm, good! Our group had just enough room in our bellies to completely devour this delicious dessert. The caramel rum sauce was awesome & had a wonderful texture.
Prime Rib of Beef
I only had 1 bite of this plain (no horseradish sauce) but it was delish! Super tender & juicy.
Original Garlic Bread
This was pretty darn good. I got 1 little hunk eaten before my husband devoured the rest of the loaf!
Artichoke Hearts
I got to try 2 of these little jewels. They were very good & not at all what I had expected. Yum!
Short Rib "Gene Autry"
These were so tender that they literally fell apart. Very good & the BBQ sauce wasn’t overpowering!
pleasurepalate
08/04/2008I would have never thought of spinach and plantains on one plate together, but it sounds like it absolutely worked. :)