My family and I went to this restaurant for dinner on a Friday night. The wait for dinner was about…read more30 mins. We did end up getting seated at the tall tables; however, we had a two year old with us...a bit inconvenient but no issue since the baby was able to still sit and eat. I'm sure they do have accommodations for young children if told earlier (we didn't let them know about the 2 year old so not their fault). Food came out quickly. We ordered one of each different XLB, chicken katsu, wonton with chili sauce, scallion pancake, noodles with scallion oil sauce, beef rolls. Everything tasted delicious. My favorite was the seven grams XLB which I believe is pork. Scallion pancake was so crispy!! One note is that the wonton with chili sauce was more sweet to me than spicy; still good though! I also ordered a osmanthus oolong tea (this is just hot water with a tea packet, but nice. i was able to take it to go too). Overall, I'm glad my family last minute decided to go to restaurant for dinner. Definitely recommend. Service, food, and vibes were all great. Our total came out to be around 110 including tip!!

Lovely Taiwanese casual spot with incredible prices!! My mom and I stopped by here for lunch and it…read moredid not disappoint. The wait can get a little long but the outdoor waiting area is in shade and there are a couple of benches. We shared the cucumber salad, chili sauce wontons, Seven Grams XLB, and a scallion pancake all for $33. Insanely cheap, tasty too. The scallion pancake was a little thinner than I'd like, not a ton of scallion flavor. But we especially liked the XLB - juicy and full of meat! The cucumber salad was light and refreshing and the chili sauce wontons were tender and tangy. Great lunch spot - would love to try something from the drink menu the next time I'm back! :)

First thing you notice is the service level. Friendly, attentive, patient. Place is clean and…read morestylish and modern. Ordered drinks which arrived promptly. We came on a Sunday afternoon late right at the juncture of lunch and dinner, and the waiter offered us whatever we wanted off either menu. Food was excellent, and arrived to table exactly like the images. Overall 5 out of 5, and 2 enthusiastic thumbs up Highly Recommended Well done, NEP Cafe Team We will be back.

HAPPY HOUR MENU (4 stars)…read more - FOOD: good - PRICE: affordable (Happy Hour) - SERVICE: excellent - AMBIANCE: wide, spacious, modern cafe Did you know they have a happy hour menu? I was just as surprised! Still would have paid full when coming here. CALAMANSI WHITE PEACH ($7) - so refreshing! Not too sweet, tart, nor bland yet light and thirst quenchable. HIGHLY RECOMMEND THE "DAO" ($10) - potato espuma, slow poached egg, truffle oil, toast. THIS was so good. Creamy, savory, airy foamy, and crunchy all in a bite. If you love potato and egg flavor that isn't strong on either flavor yet it's present, this is for you. Perfect liquidy-whipped texture for dipping toast in. Reminds me of a breakfast dish but great appetizer for any hour of the day. HIGHLY RECOMMEND BEEF BELLY BAHN MI CHAO ($14) - black peppercorn sauce, sunny eggs, pork roll, pate, potatoes. This dish is popular to order here but I thought it was just ok. I love thinly sliced beef belly but felt their cut of beef belly lacked any firmness and was mostly gelatinous ends. I felt the beef belly could have been cooked just a tad bit more not to burn it but to render the fat. The sauce was saucy in flavor, the eggs were too runny for my liking, and although it was recommended to smear the pate in for more flavor, I am not Into pate. The bahn mi roll was average but girth-y in size. Also, gets kind of stale after awhile. Portion was plenty, this meal is good to share for two people or one extremely hungry person. I literally was full 1/4 of the way. RECOMMEND Until the next review...

From the moment I walked in, I knew, this was going to be good. The server I think his name was…read moreBilly, really did a good job. He recommended some amazing cocktails and really good pre dinner apps. And he delivered. Our favourites were the pork skewers and the smooth operator cocktail. excited to come back here!!!

Four of us ate at Sonder last Tuesday for my birthday. We walked in and they didn't even ask my…read morename; they knew which party we were and took us immediately to our table. Our server was friendly and knowledgeable and gave great advice about which dishes to order and whether each would be enough for four. Everything was excellent. In particular we enjoyed the pork belly, the seafood cocktail, and the chicken skewers. We also had the Little Gem salad, the sourdough, and the bone marrow onigiri. We all agreed: "Not a bad bite in the bunch." The cocktails were creative and the wine selection was good, too. Music was good. It wasn't so loud that we couldn't talk. After dinner, they brought a scoop of matcha ice cream with a candle in it for me and there was enough for all of us to have a bite or two. The only drawback was that from my seat, I could see into the kitchen hallway, which wasn't very attractive. They need a noren to block the view. Minor detail, though, and I suppose that would probably make it more difficult to bring food through. Highly recommend.

Absolutely amazing dinner tonight. Our server Joseph was super attentive and very quick to give us…read moreanything we needed. Also, provided excellent food recommendations. We had the ahi poke appetizer, fish and chips, and the barramundi sea bass. All were delicious. Just a great experience overall!

Love Pacific Catch! Prices on par with the quality of food…read more Service has always been good. Staff is always smiling and so is my family while enjoying a great meal. Love the options ! Absolutely LOVE the warm Lobster Roll ! Once a month at LEAST for us.... Enjoy your first visit... it won't be your last. Welcome to the Pacific Catch lovers club!

Didn't realize the spot rebranded itself until I got here with some friends looking for a quick…read morebite in the area. Previously, it was mainly serving their tea menu. We got a variety of dishes to try out, and overall it was just ok. The soup was good but was a little light on ingredients, the papaya salad was decent with a little kick, noodles didn't really have much truffle taste but was ok, green beans were crunchy and probably the best dish here, and the mango sticky rice was not ripe. Most of the mango pieces were hard / not sweet and proportion to the rice was off. The staff was friendly and the space is very open and welcoming. Not sure if I'd come back though unless I was craving the Asian fusion tea service.

BUSINESS PERMANENTLY CLOSING 6/28/26…read more Came here with some gals for afternoon tea. It's a cute little restaurant in Old Towne Orange. It's decorated really cute inside and out! Everything was creatively planned and decorated. It was also very clean and spacious inside and out. When you go in, there's a tea sampling station with the menus so you can see which tea you would like to order. Our server was really sweet, but she was the only one serving all of the tables, so she would come by every 10-20 minutes to check on us and some things we asked for didn't make it to the table. If they had more servers, customers would be happy with quicker service. The food and tea were delish! There were 6 of us so we shared a bunch of different teas. I really enjoyed the teas they had. The sweet and savory treats were really yummy! I really enjoyed them. Each person got 5 little savory treats and 4 sweet treats. I kind of wish we got one or two more for $45, but either way they were delicious! We had a great time and were sad to learn that the business will be permanently closing down tomorrow (6/28/26), I would have loved to continue going back!

Four of us went to SUP Noodle Bar in Irvine on a Tuesday evening. We arrived at 6:00 p.m. and…read moremanaged to snag the last available table without a wait. Judging by how quickly the place filled up, coming much later would probably have been a different story. The Food Between the four of us, we ordered the Parmesan Fries, two variations of pho, the Filet Mignon Fried Rice, and the Cajun Garlic Noodles. The Parmesan Fries were a very generous portion, exceptionally crispy, beautifully seasoned, and--in terms of flavor--just about perfect. My only complaint was that they were noticeably oily. Other than that, I couldn't find much fault with them. The Filet Mignon Pho was a treat. The beef was exactly as promised: tender and flavorful. What surprised me was the distinct kiss of cinnamon in the broth. Personally, I would have preferred to suspect the cinnamon rather than clearly taste it, but that's entirely a matter of preference. My wife loved every bite. I also managed to steal a taste of the Filet Mignon Fried Rice. While I certainly didn't regret my own order, I immediately knew what I'll be having next time. The filet was wonderfully tender and juicy, and the rice had a beautifully rounded, savory flavor. A real winner. My Cajun Garlic Noodles were excellent. The sauce had just the right consistency--rich and creamy, yet still delicate enough that the garlic and seasoning weren't buried underneath it. It was certainly on the heavier side, but somehow managed not to leave me feeling weighed down afterward. Rich without becoming exhausting is not an easy balance to strike. The Atmosphere SUP has a modern, distinctly Asian noodle-bar feel. Hard surfaces, no carpeting, and very little acoustic dampening mean that, in polite restaurant language, the atmosphere is lively. In less polite restaurant language: it's loud. That didn't bother us, and it actually suited the casual, energetic atmosphere. But I probably wouldn't choose SUP for a quiet, intimate dinner--or for hearing a lengthy story in which every single word matters. The Service This was the standout. We were not the world's easiest table. Between four first-time customers, individual likes and dislikes, questions about the menu, and various dietary requirements, we gave our waiter plenty to work with. Chase was patient throughout. He explained things, repeated things when necessary, answered our questions, and helped guide each of us toward something that suited us. By the end of dinner, all four of us were convinced we'd ordered the right thing. I'm fairly difficult to impress when it comes to restaurant service, but Chase impressed me. This isn't fine dining, nor should it be judged as such. What stood out was something much simpler: at every opportunity, Chase did a little more than was required of him. He was attentive without hovering, knowledgeable without lecturing, and patient without ever making us feel that we were being difficult. That deserves recognition. The Bottom Line We thoroughly enjoyed the food, the service, and our evening at SUP Noodle Bar. The food was flavorful and well prepared, portions were generous, and the service--particularly from Chase--was exceptional. The only caveat I would mention is the noise level, and that certainly won't stop me from returning. In fact, I already know what I'm ordering next time: That Filet Mignon Fried Rice.

Kept hearing great things about SUP. We like their sister restaurant ROL and are big pho fans…read more Quality was very good, our if the most authentic tasting Pho I've had. Came hot and tasted amazing. Also ordered the fries with spicy mayo. Will be back

Took my family out to eat here for a little get together. My Godmother was craving good quality…read moreChinese food and this happened to be not too far from her place, borderline Santa Ana/Tustin area. The parking is okay, its pretty small but its do able. We went to eat around 2 PM on a weekday so parking was great and the restaurant wasn't too busy. We were greeted the moment we walked in and sat at a table. What I liked about their menu was that they offer smaller plates if you want to order individually, and also offer family size plates for sharing. We of course opted for the bigger plates. We ordered orange chicken, chow mein, white rice, broccoli and beef, and pad thai. I want to start off by saying I'm typically picky with my orange chicken. It usually has a tad of an artificial flavor. This place was realllyyyyyy good. The flavor was good for all the dishes we got, the portions were very generous and more than enough for 3. The servers were all nice and checked in periodically on our table. Honestly I would come back here, knowing its affordable with fair portions and good flavor!

Americans, we have to be fair and give these fine people credit when they earned it by me…read more FEDSMOKER. These boys have recently listened to the concerns of the People, and they're doing right by us now. STILL have some work to do on the fried and battered items which suck... but if you get Mongolian trio or basil chicken, they will cook it fine and dandy for you, Americans. The battered Orange chicken and everything else is not acceptable, but you can find other items worth the HIGH prices. I'll tell you the truth Americans. If they reduced the price by 4-5$ I would be a weekly customer for the basil chicken, kung pao chicken (very Spicy) and Mongolian TRIO... But if you think you're gonna order some orange chicken you might as well go to the place that has a panda. Avoid the battered items. This is it Americans, updates review for the good people at KPB ASIAN BISTRO!!!!

spicy beef udon - with crispy rice ball. hot soba…read moreshabu shabu udon small wait will be back

This place is a pretty good izakaya. We have tried their sister restaurant in the past called Meiji…read moreSeimen and quite liked it so we were excited to eat here last week. I got the garlic beef udon which was pretty good - had alot of cabbage with thinly sliced beef and chewy udon cooked perfectly. My wife liked the sesame tofu appetizer which was unique as well as Sansai Udon. We will definitely be back!

Such a fun fusion restaurant with so many good options! Everything we've tried has been really…read moretasty. My favorite thing on the menu is the Saltado Fries with steak. You can upgrade to garlic noodles, which are also delicious. The lychee lemonade is really refreshing too! The staff is attentive and so nice. Definitely a fun spot if you want something a little different!

I normally *love* the Saltado with filet mignon. I have always gotten it from other locations, but…read moreI stopped by the South Coast since I was close by this time around. The meat was so chewy and slightly gamey. As I got to the bottom of the dish, there was chunky soy sauce piled onto the fries and the taste was so unappealing. Even the green sauce was weird and overly spicy. It lacked the flavor it usually has. I would never leave this dish unfinished, otherwise. This had to be an off day. I just felt so disappointed and robbed of my money. It was truly awful... All other times I've had this dish were 10/10 experiences. And the green sauce is to die for!!

This spot hits every time!…read more I've been going back to Sichaun Impression almost every month since 2022. I think I pretty much love everything on the menu. Some dishes that I recommend are the fried intestine (its so crispy and delicious), rattan pepper fish (flavorful soup), mama handmade noodles, lamb skewers, stir fried green beans, and the chicken in chili oil- just to name a few! The service is amazing- very attentive and kind. The manager is also very sweet! The ambiance of the place is nice- very spacious and neat. Overall, I always come back here when I don't know where to eat and it always leaves me so satisfied! I cannot wait to come back here again.

Every table has a QR code for the menu and payment. This was pretty convenient because we could add…read moreon dishes throughout the meal without having to flag down a staff member. The food also came out very quickly which was great! The staff are attentive and constantly refill your water and provide extra napkins without having to ask! Potato strips on street corner - 5/5, I love french fries! This was giving spicy cumin dried chili seasoning with cilantro. Mini lamb skewers - 5/5, the lamb pieces are so tender and this wasn't spicy! Another good app for sharing! Stir fried chili chicken - 5/5, this was giving Taiwanese popcorn chicken with mala oil and spices. This actually has a kick but is super delicious! Stir fried cauliflower - 5/5, good veggie dish + loved the garlic chips and pork lard bits in the sauce! Chili oil wontons - 4/5, the wontons were really good but the doubanjiang sauce was too salty for my personal preferences.