If you enjoyed the best pizza you ever had from a restaurant listed here, we hope you will tell all your friends you found it on mylocaloc.com. We also hope you stop and enjoy yourself with friends and family, take in the surroundings, the good food, and remember it’s these times that I call the “in-betweens” (those times in-between work, […]

Whether you like yours hot, teriyaki, BBQ, honey-BBQ, bone in, boneless, fried or baked, you have come to the right place to find the best chicken wings in Orange County. Countywide, young, old, and in-between, we Orange Countians love our wings.  And we’re not alone. During the 2023 Superbowl, it is estimated that fans ate a whopping 1.45 billion wings. […]

THE BEST LINGUINI IN ORANGE COUNTY & THE HISTORY OF LINGUINI Linguini, also known as Trenette, looks much like spaghetti but flat.  In Italian, the name literally means “little tongues”. Linguini seems to have first appeared in Genova, Italy during the 1700’s.  Stories say that it was the favorite dish of  Liguria, which is a region of north-western Italy. The Ligurians […]

ORANGE COUNTY RESTAURANTS OPEN THANKSGIVING 2024 I don’t know about you, but I love to eat at a restaurant on Thanksgiving! While some may find it impersonal, it’s quite the opposite for me. The energy in the restaurant is vibrant and alive. People are laughing and having a wonderful time, and there is a buzz of anticipation throughout the room. […]

If you’re looking for the Best Sports Bars in Orange County to watch “THE BIG GAME” and enjoy tasty food & good company, we have compiled a list of suggestions made by our fabulous readers. Thanks, OC! Some of you may not know, but due to licensing rights…. unlicensed media is not allowed to call SBowl Sunday by its proper […]

While there are many stories about where the best hot dogs in Orange County were first served,  it’s more than likely our first hot dog here in the U.S. can be traced back to our German immigrant families, who in the 1800’s not only brought sausages with them (yumm) but what was then termed “Dachshund Dogs” as well. (See below […]

IRISH COFFEE IN ORANGE COUNTY In honor of all you Orange County Lads & Lassy’s, we’re listing places that offer Irish Coffee in Orange County. Irish Coffee is always a favorite way of ending a nice meal or warming up on a cold evening. Several places claim to have developed the modern recipe in the 1950s. One version is attributed […]

Are you looking for a local eatery that has the best brunch in Orange County? Not up for a full-size brunch?  Maybe just a bagel and coffee? We’ve got you covered. Whether it’s Mother’s Day, Easter Sunday, graduation, a birthday, or…let’s face it, any day is a good day to eat a delicious meal! So, we asked our readers to […]

If you love Fall and all the festivities that come with it, you most certainly like carving pumpkins for Halloween.  And while you can buy pumpkins at almost any grocery store these days, taking the family to a pumpkin patch is much more fun. Below we have a list of pumpkin patches in Orange County. But first….let me tell you […]

Wondering where the best Mexican Restaurants in Orange County are located? Well, we’ve taken the guesswork out of it for you! And we’ve even included some that are having a Cinco De Mayo Celebration on May 5th. Located below you will find a list of local Orange County Mexican Restaurants, and we hope there is one near you. If you […]