Asian:
- Shik Do Rak - Korean BBQ served with banh cuon (Vietnamese rice sheets) to wrap the meat inside, instead of lettuce or sesame leaf. http://www.yelp.com/biz/shik-do-rak-garden-grove
- Kogi - korean food truck - get the blackjack quesadilla, galbi taco, pacman burger
- Fukada - spicy tuna don on brown rice w hot tanuki udon combo
- Mas' Islamic Chinese - 3 dough noodle (chow mein), braised tofu omelet, honey walnut shrimp, thin sesame bread w green onions
- Shabu Shabu Bar - ribeye
- Mitsuwa Food Court - ramen at Santouka - shio ramen or spicy miso ramen w toroniku, special pork upgrade
Desserts:
- La Creperie - French bistro w/ great dessert crepes; La Martinique was my favorite!
- Yogurtland - http://www.yogurt-land.com/ - this is actually cheaper and much tastier than Pinkberry; I recommend trying the tart flavors with fruit and the mochi
- Sprinkles - cupcakes - there is 1 in Dallas, but I liked the daily special Lemon Blueberry
- Guppy House - strawberry mango shaved ice
- 85 degrees bakery - sea salt coffee
- Class 302 - mango strawberry shaved snow, green tea and red bean shaved snow
- Mochilato - pistachio, coffee, mint choc chip, hazelnut, tiramisu, stawberries n cream mochilato
Fast food:
- The Hat - chili cheese fries, pastrami sandwich, cherry coke
- In N Out - of course this is all over Cali & can be found in Nevada, Utah, and Arizona now; most people prefer to get double double and fries animal style
To try next time:
- Shin sen gumi - Angell's fave ramen in US
- Fat burger