Good Eats!

Maybe it was the pregnancy hormones.  Maybe it was the fact that we seemed to be house hunting right near mealtimes.  Whatever it was, when we were looking for our current home I was all about the restaurants.  My husband peered out the car windows as we drove through the area scoping out the details, landscapes and busyness of the local roads.  I, on the other hand, had my head hanging out the rear car window, tongue panting like a dog trying to savor any smell of food.  If it flashed “eatery”, “delicatessen”, or “restaurant” within walking distance of the home we were looking at my radar went off!

 So you say that food and housing don’t mix, but I tell you that they are one in the same.  I have often plugged my area to young moms touting the fact that I can walk to not only parks, but Chuck E Cheese in order to let the bambinos burn off some energy.   Yes my friends, culinary delights are essentialy when looking at the area.  So what’s new in our area?

According to the OC Register, Mission Viejo is getting two new chains and Laguna Hills has one new local grill to grab some grub. 

At the shopping center off of Alicia, right near Via Fabricante (just southwest of Jeronimo is a shopping area acquiring two new places to feast your tastebuds in the near future!

First is Rubio’s.  Any local resident knows that dinner doesn’t come much cheaper on Tuesday afternoons/evenings when you hit up Rubio’s for some $1 fish tacos on Taco Tuesdays.

The second restaurant is a chain, but not quite as well-known in the area:  Gandolfo’s.  After checking out their website, I’m trying to justify an Italian feast of meats on a hoagie roll for breakfast.  The menu looks good and the reviews I found sing the deli’s praises.

But fear not you Laguna Hillians, there is a new place for you to nosh as well.   The Register also reports on a new place to grab some quick food – Bbop Grill.  This is no chain, but the reviews I read are good.   Located in the shopping center on the northeast corner of Paseo de Valencia and Alicia the Bbop grill claims to serve up Korean grilled delights.   Relatively healthy (they report to not use MSG or trans-fat oil according to the Register) and reasonably priced I can’t wait to head over there with my kids to try something other than the same old, same old we usually dine on.

So there we have it folks – new dishes, new diners and hopefully some new memories as you check out what our cities have to offer.