| Name | Location | Address | Phone | Description | Prices | Thanks to | ||||
| RESTAURANTS | ||||||||||
| Clancy's Crab Broiler | Glendale | 219 N Central Ave. | Bob O’Brien | |||||||
| Dockside Terrace | Westlake Village | 32131 Lindero Canyon Rd | 818.707.9378 | Right on the lake! great view! | Medium | Steve Geldman | ||||
| Fins Seafood Grill | Westlake Village | 982 S Westlake Blvd | 805.494.6494 | Near the 101 | Not cheap | Steve Geldman | ||||
| Fins Creekside Restaurant | Calabasas | 23504 Calabasas Road | 818-223-3467 | Medium | Ed Reese | |||||
| Gorden Biersch Brewing Co. | Burbank | 145 S. San Fernando Rd. | 818.569.5240 | Great Food, Micro Brew, relaxing atmosphere | Medium | Steve Geldman | ||||
| Mandevilla Restaurant | Westlake Village | 951 S. Westlake Village Blvd. | 805.497.8482 | Medium | Steve Geldman | |||||
| Padre's | Agoura Hills | 818.865.3700 | Martini Bar & Restaurant | Not cheap | Steve Geldman | |||||
| Piatti | Westlake Village | 101 Westlake Blvd. | 805.371.5600 | Medium | Steve Geldman | |||||
| Villa Piacere | Woodland Hills | 22160 Ventura Blvd. | 818.704.1185 | Not cheap | Steve Geldman | |||||
| The Proud Bird | LAX | 11022 Aviation Blvd | Bob Ploudre | |||||||
| The Warehouse | Marina Del Rey | 4499 Admiralty Way | 310-823-5451 | Medium | Ed Reese | |||||
| Capistrano's | Santa Ana | 1325 E. Dyer (W. of 55) | 714-241-3377 | Very nice, quiet, in Embassy Suites | Medium | |||||
| China Palace | Tustin | 13444 Newport Ave. | Chinese, tablecloths | affordable | Gary Schoenbachler | |||||
| Jack Shrimp | Irvine | S. of 405, E. off Jamboree | Nice, open patio not too big, good food | average lunch price | Gary Smith | |||||
| Kaplan’s Deli | Costa Mesa | W. of Harbor just S of 405 | Typical deli | Typical deli | ||||||
| McCormick & Schmick | Irvine | on Main near Von Karman | Nice, busy, somewhat noisy | Not cheap | ||||||
| Mr. Stox | Anaheim | Katella W. of St. College | Nice | Not cheap | Rich Grenn | |||||
| Opah | Rancho Santa Margarita | 22332 El Paseo | seafood | Medium | David Derksen | |||||
| Orange Hill Restaurant | Orange | 6410 E Chapman | (714)997-1904 | Nice | Not cheap | Rich Grenn | ||||
| Pepinos | Mission Viejo | On Lake MV | Italian | Medium | David Derksen | |||||
| Sabatino's | Mission Viejo | Alicia & Olympiad | Italian | Low | David Derksen | |||||
| Salt Creek Inn | Monarch Beach | PCH & Crown Valley | Everything | Medium | David Derksen | |||||
| Souplantation | Irvine | 2825 Main St at Jamboree | cheap and healthy | cheap and healthy | Gary Smith | |||||
| Summit House | Fullerton | St. College at Bastanchury | Nice | Not cheap | Rich Grenn | |||||
| Tap's Fish House & Brewery | Brea | 101 E. Imperial Hwy at Brea Blvd | 714-257-0101 | Medium | Ed Reese | |||||
| The Catch | Anaheim | St. College S. of Katella | Sea Food and more | Medium | Rich Grenn | |||||
| Tommy Bahama's | Newport | Seafood - Hawaiian | Medium | David Derksen | ||||||
| Kings Seafood | Several | www.kingsseafood.com/restaurants.html | Fast Finder! | Good. Usually crowded. | Not cheap | Jerry Becker | ||||
| UNIQUE RESTAURANTS | ||||||||||
| 94th Aero Squadron | Van Nuys Airport | 16320 Raymer Ave | 818.994.7437 | Right near the runway! | Medium | Steve Geldman | ||||
| Granita | Malibu | 23725 W. Malibu Rd. | 310.456.0488 | Owned by Wolfgang Puck; on ocean | High | Steve Geldman | ||||
| Saddle Peak Lodge | Calabasas | 419 Cold Canyon Rd | 818.222.3888 | Rustic Rest.; Specialize in Game | High | Steve Geldman | ||||
| Sagebrush Cantina | Calabasas | 818.222.6062 | Sawdust floor; outside entertainment; Fun! | Medium | Steve Geldman | |||||
| L'Affair | 11024_SepulvedaBlvd._MissionHills | Medium | Bob Baxter | |||||||
| Naples Rib Company | Long Beach | 5800 E. 2nd Street | 562-439-7427 | (Off PCH) Opens at 4:00 weekdays | great bar-b-que | Jerry Becker | www.ribcompany.com/locations.html | |||
| Philippe | Los Angeles | 1001 N Alameda | "Home of the french dip" | Bob O'Brien | ||||||
| The Original Pantry | Downtown Los Angeles | Ninth & Figueroa | A Character place, open 24 hours | Not Cheap | ||||||
| Fisherman's Restaurant | San Clemente | on San Clemente Pier | California at it's finest, a pleaser for visitors | Rich Green | ||||||
| House of Blues | Anaheim | Downtown Disney | Medium | Rich Green | ||||||
| Las Brisas | Laguna Beach | On PCH | Nice. What a view. | Not Cheap | Rich Green | |||||
| Newport Rib Company | Costa Mesa | 2196 Harbor Boulevard | 949-631-2110 | (2 miles from 405) Opens at 4:00 weekdays | great bar-b-que | Jerry Becker | www.ribcompany.com/locations.html | |||
| The Phoenix Club | Anaheim | E. of 57, S. of Ball | Authentic German food, beer and ambiance | Rich Green | ||||||
| PJs Abbey | Orange | 182 S Orange St | Unique old church converted. | Rich Green | ||||||
| The Ritz | Newport Beach | Fashion Island | High | David Derksen | ||||||
| Wood Ranch BBQ | Several | www.woodranch.com | Fast Finder! | Open at 4:00 weekdays. Great bar-b-que | great bar-b-que | Jerry Becker | ||||
| ETHNIC RESTAURANTS | ||||||||||
| Buca di Beppo | All over | www.bucadibeppo.com | Fast Finder! | Italian food, you must be hungry | Medium | Jerry Becker | ||||
| Rubio's Fresh Mexican Grill | All over | www.rubios.com | Fast Finder! | Mexican fast food | Low | Dennis McGillis | ||||
| Wahoo's Fish Taco | All over | www.wahoos.com | Fast Finder! | Mexican fast food | Low | Ed Reese | ||||
| Moz Buddha Bar | Agoura | 30105 Agoura Rd., | 818.735.0091 | great food; Indian/Asia mix | Not cheap | Steve Geldman | ||||
| JJ's Steakhouse | Pasadena | 88 West Colorado | Nice and Expensive | Bob O’Brien | ||||||
| Mins Kitchen | La Canada | 1040 Foothill Blvd | Bob O’Brien | |||||||
| Ocean View Grill | Montrose | 3826 Ocean View Blvd. | Bob O’Brien | |||||||
| Cuban Pete's Caribbean Grill | Anaheim | 1050 W. Ball Road | 714-490-2020 | Wonderful chicken dishes, great atmosphere. | Very reasonable. | Jerry Becker | ||||
| Don Ricardos Don Jose | Huntington Beach | Goldenwest South of Bolsa | decent Mexican Restaurant | Medium | Al Thompson | |||||
| El Camino Grill | old town Tustin | Main and El Camino Real | Friendly Iranian owner and American wife. | Medium | Al Thompson | |||||
| Koisan Japanese Cuisine | Orange | 1132 E. Katella Ave | 714-639-2330 | Japanese | Medium | Ed Reese | ||||
| Los Cabos Mexican Restaurant | Orange | 843 N. Tustin Ave | 714-744-2897 | Mexican | Low | Ed Reese | ||||
| Mama Cozza's | Anaheim | 2170 W. Ball Road | 714-635-0063 | Italian | Low | Ed Reese | ||||
| Mulberry Street Ristorante | Fullerton | 114 W. Wilshire Ave | 714-525-1056 | Italian | Medium | Ed Reese | ||||
| Oscars | Orange Circle | Cuban food | Rich Grenn | |||||||
| Pepe's Mexican Food | Brea | 655 S. Brea Blvd | 714-257-7373 | Mexican | Low | Ed Reese | ||||
| Sengoku Restaurant | Placentia | 1490_N._Kraemer_Blvd_at_Yorba_Linda | Japanese | Low | Ed Reese | |||||
| The Phoenix Club | Anaheim | 1340 S. Sanderson | 714-563-4164 | German | Medium | Ed Reese | ||||
| Wei"s Chinese restaurant | Fountain Valley | Magnolia and Warner | Excellent, arrive early for dinner. | High for Chinese. | Al Thompson | |||||
| Maria's Italian Kitchen | Several | www.mariasitaliankitchen.com | Fast Finder! | Good. Informal. | Reasonable | Jerry Becker | ||||
| Chains: | ||||||||||
| Carrows | Everywhere | www.carrows.com/locator_search.php | Fast Finder! | |||||||
| Coco's | Everywhere | www.cocosbakery.com/locations.php?state=ca | Wants to start with your location | |||||||
| Claim Jumper | Everywhere | www.claimjumper.com | Easy finder | |||||||
| Denny’s | Everywhere | www.dennys.com | Zip Code locator. Not bad. | |||||||
| Marie Callendar's | Everywhere | www.mcpies.com | Easy finder | |||||||
| Mimi's | Everywhere | www.mimiscafe.com | Easy finder | |||||||
| Olive Garden | Everywhere | www.olivegarden.com | Zip Code locator. Not bad. | |||||||
| Red Robin | Everywhere | www.redrobin.com | Easy finder | |||||||
| Ruby's | Everywhere | www.rubys.com | Awkward but it works | |||||||
| California Pizza Kitchen | Thirty in SoCal | www.cpk.com | Many clicks or use a Zip code. | |||||||