Dining
Cozy BBQ
03.05.10
There’s nothing like good ol’ BBQ to make you yearn for some carefree summer days. At Beach Bit BBQ in Costa Mesa, you can capture that feeling and eat it on a plate, too. The adorable eatery blends in almost perfectly with the picturesque homes around 17th Street. A quaint white picket fence surrounds the red cottage-like restaurant, with a screen door to boot. Our favorite at Beach Pit BBQ is the tri-tip steak sandwich: generous slices of tender tri-trip slathered with a tangy (but not too sweet) BBQ sauce all tucked in a fluffy potato bread bun. Must-order sides: the blueberry cornbread, sweet potato fries and fried okra. Don’t forget to sit outside at any of the picnic-style wooden tables.
Great daily and weekly specials, too: $10 lunch (sandwich, fries and fountain drink) during the week and all-you-can-eat ribs on Wednesdays, plus more.
Beach Pit BBQ is located at 1676 Tustin Ave (nearest cross street is 17th Street) in Costa Mesa
949.645.7427
Flavorful bet: Bangkok Thai
02.22.10
For years, Bangkok Taste in Santa Ana has quietly been dishing up some of Orange County’s most solid and authentic Thai fare. The strong flavors shine through, from the lemongrass-infused broth of the Tom Yum (hot&sour) soups to the adequately intense heat of traditional offerings like larb, a delicious salad of minced chicken or beef doused in a dressing of fish sauce and lots of lime, accompanied by some cabbage wedges that make for perfect scooping utensils. Thankfully, there’s not much watering down of the flavors—so if you ask for an item to be spicy, it will be.
The $5.95 lunch specials are a big draw here and includes an entree, rice & fried wontons. The small but clean restaurant in tucked away in a nondescript strip mall: it doesn’t get more unassuming than being next to a Big Lots, but the food speaks for itself.
Bangkok Taste is located at 2737 N. Grand Avenue in Santa Ana
714. 532.2216
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