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Blinking Owl Distillery
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Distillery
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4.9
(208)
Blinking Owl is the very first craft distillery in Orange County since prohibition. Renowned for our 100% Organic California Spirits and craft cocktails, we offer:
A FULL RESTAURANT with the freshest local products
TOURS+ TASTING EXPERIENCE: Public tours at 3:30pm Saturdays (book on our website).
PRIVATE TOURS: The perfect pre-dinner activity for up to 15 guests. (inquire to book)
EVENTS: With a large open patio, we offer a unique venue for all kinds of celebrations and events.
SHOP: Buy Blinking Owl Bottles for your home bar or the perfect local gift.
Reservations highly advised. Walk-ins welcome.
BIG PARTY? Email events@blinkingowl.com for all parties of 7+ guest. To ensure the best service for all guests, we only seat a maximum amount of guests at one time unless pre-arranged. Minimums may apply.
With a focus on spirits, Blinking Owl is an adult-focused refuge from our crazy lives. Kids must be supervised at all times. NO animals: NO emotional support or fake service dogs.
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Antonello Ristorante
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Italian
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4.8
(1536)
At Antonello Ristorante, we transport you to not just another place, but to another time. As you walk into Antonello's Main Dining Room, a typical scene from the streets of Bistango, Italy comes alive.
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Chapter One: the modern local
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Gastro Pub
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4.7
(516)
Our eclectic food and spirits fuse the exotic with the traditional, always created with our own playful twist. Our kitchen, led by executive chef Tony Castaneda, features local, sustainable, seasonal and all-natural ingredients. The atmosphere blends the pleasures of elegant dining with the relaxed conviviality of a local pub. Our cocktail list, highlighted by our award-winning fresh ginger Moscow Mules, also features over 200 whiskeys from around the world.
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Royal Khyber
Top-rated food
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Indian
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4.6
(508)
Royal Khyber ............ A Journey for your palate and mind. The art of Indian cookery lies NOT in high spicing but in the delicacy of spicing. Indian cuisine is universally known for its distinctive flavorings. It was in fact the lure of these spices which first brought the British and the French, the Dutch and the Portuguese to the Indian coast. It is the use of selected spices in a particular manner (whole spices, ground and or spice blends) to bring out the dormant flavors of a dish, which is the real art, practiced by the experienced chefs in the Royal Khyber kitchen.
Royal Khyber is a Fine Indian Cuisine Restaurant, located in South Coast Plaza Village (across from Nordstrom).
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Perla Mexican Cuisine
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Mexican
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4.5
(158)
Located in the energetic, historic street of the Downtown Santa Ana on the corner of W Fourth St & N Birch St, Perla is a new authentic, family owned restaurant. Perla is truly an authentic representation of the culinary diversity of Mexico. The main focus is to introduce the traditional Mexican flavors enhanced with a personal touch of long family recipes and traditions.
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Morton's The Steakhouse - Santa Ana
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Steakhouse
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4.5
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What began in Chicago in 1978 is now one of the most award-winning steakhouses around. For over 30 years, Morton's The Steakhouse has been on a mission to provide "The Best Steak… Anywhere." Focusing on quality, consistency and genuine hospitality, Morton's seeks to provide not only memorable cuisine, but a memorable experience. With fresh, succulent seafood and famed USDA prime-aged steak, it's no surprise that Morton's has thrilled diners all over the world. For a glimpse of a higher standard of steakhouse, come see the legendary Morton's experience for yourself.
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El Mercado Modern Cuisine
Top-rated hospitality
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Mexican
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4.4
(286)
El Mercado Modern Cuisine brings you the daily adventure of obtaining fresh ingredients from the market to cook the perfect supper.
At El Mercado Modern Cuisine, we take this everyday trip and transform it into a modern dining experience.
We carefully choose our ingredients for our hand-crafted cocktails and dishes to bring you the best expression of our Modern Cuisine.
Offering a Taco Tuesday & Thursday special of 3 Tacos for $12, Happy Hour every day (5pm-7pm). Bottomless Mimosas on Sundays from 11am-3pm. All night Happy Hour on Wednesdays.
Live Entertainment from Friday - Saturday from 7pm - 10pm and Sundays from 11:30am - 2:30pm.
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Darya Restaurant
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Persian
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4.6
(449)
Darya Restaurant has been serving the Santa Ana, California area with authentic Persian gourmet dining for more than 20 year years. The restaurant features an elegant d�cor with a private mezzanine room, lit chandeliers and formal stairway. Darya Restaurant offers lunch and dinner daily and features gourmet cuisine at affordable prices. The restaurant offers an extensive menu of appetizers, beef, lamb, chicken, soups and salads, Persian rice with meat, Persian stew, seafood, combination platters and vegetarian plates. Popular selections at Darya Restaurant include albaloo polo, koobideh with lubia polo, chelo kabob, chicken with bones, filet mignon, lamb kabob and tadig special Persian rice.
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Black Angus Steakhouse - Santa Ana
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Steakhouse
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4.4
(1888)
WE’VE BEEN MASTERING OUR CRAFT SINCE 1964, so you could say we know a thing or two. Our cuts are aged at least 21 days, seasoned to excellence, expertly flame-grilled
and served up just the way you like it. You’ve earned it. Whether you’re here to throw back a couple with old friends or trying to finish off the High Noon Feast on your own, there’s always a seat for you. So here’s to the nights you can’t remember and the steaks you won’t forget. To learn more visit www.blackangus.com

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Santa Ana is a cozy Orange County city that features small, modern restaurants on its outskirts. You'll find Santa Ana brisket to be a local delicacy that is available at steakhouses and barbecue stations on the streets. Accompanied by a strong chili sauce, the dish appeals to meat lovers and to connoisseurs alike. This brisket is cooked twice to ensure a blackened outside that does not interfere with taste. The city is also home to a variety of Mexican restaurants that reflect the strong local Hispanic culture. Overall, Santa Ana has an array of markets and shops that make it a culinary centerpiece of Orange County.

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Dog friendly restaurants in Santa Ana include El Mercado Modern Cuisine, Roquette Cafe & Bistro and Perla Mexican Cuisine

Child friendly restaurants in Santa Ana include Black Angus Steakhouse - Santa Ana, Darya Restaurant and Roquette Cafe & Bistro

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