POLL RESULTS: Ultimate OC Restaurants, 2009

[OCAnn]

Sorry for the delay sportsfans...er Chowhounds! Here are the poll results for http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/670162 :: POLL: Ultimate OC Restaurants, 2009.

This is the fifth year a list has been done for Orange County. This year, we had 28 contributors (up from last year's 24) naming 44 restaurants in the over $25/person category and 71 for under $25/person.

The votes are tallied from the responses with a rank order from 1 to 5, with 5 points being awarded to the first restaurant on the list and so on.

You'll see some surprises, a couple new places, along with old favourites. Thanks to those who participated!

Top 9 (those w/double digit scores) for > $25/person:
Marche Moderne, 52
Mastro's, 29
Old Vine Café, 19
Sushi Shibucho, 18
Maki Zushi, 14
Napa Rose, 14
Tabu Grill, 12
Tsuruhashi, 12
Sushi Wasabi, 11

Top 7 (those w/double digit scores) for < $25/person:
Thai Nakorn, 28
MPE, 25
Santouka, 25
Shin Sen Gumi, 17
Veggie Grill, 12
Break of Dawn, 11
25 Degrees, 11

For those interested, below you'll find hotlinks for past poll results.
2008 - http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/585999 :: Ultimate OC Restaurants, 2008; RESULTS

2007 - Lost in Cyberspace

2006 - http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/356299 :: Ultimate Orange County Restaurant Poll Results 2006

2005 - http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/76035 :: Ultimate Orange Country Restaurant Poll Results 2005

[maxzook]

And finally ...

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25 Degrees
412 Walnut Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92648

[maxzook]

Congrats on wrapping up your poll!

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Napa Rose Restaurant
1600 S Disneyland Dr, Anaheim, CA 92802

Thai Nakorn
11951 Beach Blvd, Stanton, CA 90680

Thai Nakorn Restaurant
12532 Garden Grove Blvd, Garden Grove, CA 92843

Sushi Shibucho
590 W 19th St, Costa Mesa, CA 92627

Sushi Wasabi
14460 Newport Ave, Tustin, CA 92780

Tsuruhashi
18798 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Mastro's Steak House
633 Anton Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Maki Zushi
1641 Edinger Ave # 101, Tustin, CA

Tabu Grill
2892 S Coast Hwy, Laguna Beach, CA 92651

Old Vine Cafe
2937 Bristol St, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

[nancyluna]

Why no links to these locations? That would help next time.

[Servorg]

Just waiting for some nice hound to come along and volunteer do that chore for all to enjoy! After all OCAnn did a LOT of heavy lifting on this in the first place, and all out of the goodness of her heart. Here's one. Want to help?

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Marche Moderne
3333 Bristol St 3001, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

[OCAnn]

Awww...thank you Servorg. I was thinking the same thing. ;) I went ahead & did the legwork anyway. The CH links weren't working properly for me some time ago, so I stopped using them and added the direct restaurant websites, where available.

[OCAnn]

ONLY b/c you're Nancy Luna and I occasionally read the Fast Food Maven in the OC Register, I'll add them here:

Top 9 (those w/double digit scores) for > $25/person:
Marche Moderne, 52 www.MarcheModerne.net
Mastro's, 29 www.Mastrosrestaurants.com
Old Vine Café, 19 www.oldvinecafe.com
Sushi Shibucho, 18
Maki Zushi, 14 www.maki-zushi.com
Napa Rose, 14 disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/hotels/dining/detail?name=NapaRoseDiningPage&bhcp=1
Tabu Grill, 12 www.tabugrill.com
Tsuruhashi, 12 www.tsuruhashibbq.com
Sushi Wasabi, 11

Top 7 (those w/double digit scores) for < $25/person:
Thai Nakorn, 28
MPE, 25 mariscospuertoesperanza.com
Santouka, 25 www.japaneserestaurantinfo.com/santoka
Shin Sen Gumi, 17 www.shinsengumigroup.com/locations.php#fountainvalley
Veggie Grill, 12 www.veggiegrill.com
Break of Dawn, 11 www.breakofdawnrestaurant.com
25 Degrees, 11 www.25degreesrestaurant.com

[exilekiss]

Hi OCAnn,

Thanks for taking the time to run and compile the poll! :) Very nice results and some new entries as you said. :)

[maxzook]

And more links ...

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Shin Sen Gumi Hakata Ramen
18315 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Santouka Ramen
665 Paularino Ave, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Veggie Grill
4213 Campus Dr, Irvine, CA 92612

Break of Dawn
24351 Avenida De La Carlota Ste N6, Laguna Hills, CA 92653

Mariscos Puerto Esperanza
1724 N Tustin St, Orange, CA 92865

[OCAnn]

And results for the <$25 category:

Thai Nakorn 28
MPE 25
Santouka 25
Shin Sen Gumi 17
Veggie Grill 12
25 Degrees 11
Break of Dawn 11
Café Hiro 9
Coyote Grill 9
Honda Ya 9
Fukuda 8
Vien Dong 8
Bahn Mi Che Cali 6
Mi Casa 6
Bear Flag Fish Co 5
Crow Bar 5
Galley 5
Hwang Hae Do 5
Javier's 5
Kappo Hana 5
Merhaba 5
Morton's 5
Rialto Café 5
Sushi Momo 5
Dosa Place 4
Enriques 4
Fuji Yama 4
In-n-Out 4
Kyochon 4
Mas Islamic 4
Pascal Epicerie 4
Past Memories 4
Roma D'Italia 4
85c 3
Alebrije's Grill 3
Com Tam Tuan Kieu 3
El Toro Bravo 3
Hollingshead 3
Houston's 3
Marc Burger 3
Mollies Country Kitchen 3
Mulitas y Tacos Ruben (truck) 3
Ngu Binh 3
Nory's Peruvian 3
Ruby's Deli 3
Tulsa Rib 3
Caliente 2
China Garden 2
Cream Pan 2
El Farolito 2
El Toro 2
Jagerhaus 2
Laventina's Big Cheese 2
Molcasalsa 2
Newport Seafood 2
Pho Thanh Lich 2
Pizza Ortica 2
Tana 2
Avila's El Ranchito 1
Brodard 1
El Toro Carniecera Meat Shop 1
Memphis 1
Olive Pit Grill 1
Pizza e Vino 1
Stadium Tavern 1
Taco Mesa 1
Taqueria de Anda 1
The Gallery 1
Tommy's 1
Wadiya 1
Zon Baguettes 1

[OCAnn]

Complete results for the >$25 category:

Marche Moderne 52
Mastro's 29
Old Vine Café 19
Sushi Shibucho 18
Maki Zushi 14
Napa Rose 14
Tabu Grill 12
Tsuruhashi 12
Sushi Wasabi 11
Tradition by Pascal 6
Basilic 5
Brasserie Pascal 5
Nello 5
Rosine's 5
Taps 5
The Ritz 5
Xanh Bistro 5
Antonello 4
Canneletto 4
Houston's 4
Javiers 4
Nana San 4
Sage 4
San Shi Go 4
Sapphire 4
The Golden Truffle 4
A 3
Beachcomber 3
Blue Fin 3
Charlie Palmer 3
Cucina Alessa 3
French 75 3
Hamamori 3
Koi 3
Onotoria 3
Roy's 3
Wasabi 3
Bungalow 2
Da Bianca 1
Dizz's 1
Gabbi's Mex Kitchen 1
Royal Khyber 1
Stonehill Tavern 1
Watermarc 1