I have to go to Fountain Valley!

[rezpeni]

Guys, I have to drive from Hollywood to Fountain Valley. Please help me make it worthwhile by directing me someplace amazing!

[ns1]

alerto's on brookhurst/405. half order of carne asada nachos w/ large orange bang.

[boutmuet]

Alerto's so massively over rated! I don't know what people like about dry meat and tasteless salsa so much.

[ns1]

open until wee hours of the morning and serves orange bang. better than the other a* alternatives (alfredos, albertos, etc)

(btw the post was made in jest since the OP didn't state ANY stipulations)

[I got nothin]

South of the 405 on Brookhurst has a nice selection of Japanese places:
Tsuruhashi - the best yakiniku in orange county; dinner only. This is where I'd go if you like all kinds of different cuts of meat
Shin Sen Gumi, has both a Ramen and a robata yakitori side; yakitori is only available at dinner time
Kappo Honda for izakaya fare
If you go North on Brookhurst from the 405, you'll shortly go from Fountain Valley into Westminster and Little Saigon, which opens up a whole bunch of options for great Vietnamese food.

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Tsuruhashi
18798 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Kappo Honda
18450 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

[boutmuet]

Be cautious about these places they could get crowded.

[Clinton]

Not too far from Fountain Valley is Cafe Hiro. Their osso buco is the bomb made with wagyu beef. This place I recommend!

http://www.cafehiro.com/

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Cafe Hiro
10509 Valley View St, Cypress, CA 90630

[Das Ubergeek]

Xanh Bistro. Vietnamese but with some ambiance and good service. Tucked away in the corner of the Albertsons plaza.

If you're there for lunch, I recommend O-Udon, which has excellent handmade udon in soup or not. You'll have to get there early because he only makes 200 portions a day and when they're gone, they're gone.

Tsuruhashi, Shin-Sen-Gumi and Kappo Honda are both good suggestions as well, and I'll throw in Com Tam Tran Quy Cap for Vietnamese "broken rice" plates. Excellent.

Cafe Hiro is good but it is not very close to Fountain Valley.

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Cafe Hiro
10509 Valley View St, Cypress, CA 90630

Tsuruhashi
18798 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Kappo Honda
18450 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

Xanh Bistro
16161 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

[rezpeni]

guys thank you for all the recommendations tried to go to Xanh Bistro but it was closed, ended up at Com Tam Tran Quy Cap for some broken rice. Very good! Thanks again.

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Xanh Bistro
16161 Brookhurst St, Fountain Valley, CA 92708

[Bob Brooks]

How about some bahn xeo at Van Restaurant. 14122 Brookhurst St, Garden Grove. Certainly worth any detour for this wonderful dish that's so hard to find.

[boutmuet]

Just a little north on Brookhurst there is always my favorite pho joint. Pho 79 on Hazard just off of Brookhurst.

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Pho 79
9941 Hazard Ave, Garden Grove, CA 92844