Visiting Irvine, CA

[HumblePie]

I have a business training class from March 24th to the 28th. Will be there all week. First time in California and figured I'd at least get a round or two of disc golf in. Anything I should also see, do, eat, or drink while I'm there?

 

[OCGuy]

Upscale escort.

 

[andylawcc]

Irvine is nice. many many cuisine available within 5 mile radius (the time require to get there, however, is another story). There's steakhouses, Japanese restaurants, Vietnamese food in Little Saigon (Westminster) is not too far out. If shopping there's south coast plaza but not sure if that's your thing. head south a little to see the lifestyle of the rich and famous in Newport Beach. Coast along the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH 1).

 

[OCGuy]

What is your per diem?

 

[Ns1]

hello and welcome to suburbia.

 

[JManInPhoenix]

The traffic, the traffic, the traffic

 

[HendrixFan]

Javier's in Crystal Cove. Get the beef fajitas. They are almost as good as some of the best fajitas in Austin, but the environment and decor is unmatched there.

 

[SamQuint]

You can visit the Irvine Spectrum, it is a large outside mall with a large theater, The Improv comedy club, and a ton of restaurants.

http://www.shopirvinespectrumcenter.com/

Also you are not far from Balboa Island, Huntington Beach, and Laguna Beach.

You won't be too far from Disneyland as well. There is Downtown Disney that has a House of Blues and ESPN Zone and several other restaurants.
https://disneyland.disney.go.com/destinations/downtown-disney-district/

 

[BD231]

Nothin special just stalkers for hire out in California mainly. Watch out for rouge garbage trucks.

 

[Ns1]

Nothin special just stalkers for hire out in California mainly. Watch out for rouge garbage trucks.

brutal.

 

[bolomite]

Yeah the restaurants may be nice, but Irvine as a whole is just a manufactured, soulless town. Everything looks exactly the same, and the shopping centers and housing communities all have the same freaking names (Woodbridge, Woodbury, Woodpark, Park West, Westpark, Westridge, etc.)

 

[Ns1]

Yeah the restaurants may be nice, but Irvine as a whole is just a manufactured, soulless town. Everything looks exactly the same, and the shopping centers and housing communities all have the same freaking names (Woodbridge, Woodbury, Woodpark, Park West, Westpark, Westridge, etc.)

the only exception IMO is the area of irvine around the 5/jamboree and wherever the hell 85 degree bakery is which is turning into little asia

 

[HumblePie]

Nothin special just stalkers for hire out in California mainly. Watch out for rouge garbage trucks.

Who puts makeup on garbage trucks?

 

[brainhulk]

There's the Andrea restaurant at Pelican Hill. It's pretty nice. Newport Beach and Balboa park is nice too

 

[gophertron]

Irvine itself is suburby, but nearby Newport Beach, Laguna Beach, and Huntington Beach are all fun beach towns with lots of restaurants, piers, sand, and proper downtowns. I see people playing disc golf in Huntington Beach central park.

Irvine does have the Spectrum outdoor mall, which I thought was kinda cool coming from crappy Michigan malls. Irvine also has Blizzard headquarters which gives tours...not sure if you'd be able to sign up in time but it's there if interested.

One restaurant that's kinda cool is Yard House, there's one in Irvine at the Spectrum. The food is good but not spectacular, American modern stuff, however there's like 100 beers on tap, so it's cool to go sit at the bar and see all the taps.

 

[CZroe]

I've been there specifically on culinary business multiple times. Obviously, that makes me an expert on the Irvine, CA food scene. So: what would you like to know?

What that means is that I catered there a couple times with a Jewish San Diego catering company. Strangely, the food was exactly the same as the Kosher we served in San Diego. That is my "expert" opinion.

 

[AznAnarchy99]

Irvine is kind of boring. Make the trip out to Newport, Laguna, Santa Ana, Westminster etc. Pretty much only thing you have in Irvine is the Spectrum and Diamond Jamboree.

Every where you'd want to go is a bit of a drive to download Uber to your phone and use that for cheap taxi service. You can get from Irvine to Santa Ana for about $10.

 

[bolomite]

Irvine is kind of boring. Make the trip out to Newport, Laguna, Santa Ana, Westminster etc. Pretty much only thing you have in Irvine is the Spectrum and Diamond Jamboree.

Every where you'd want to go is a bit of a drive to download Uber to your phone and use that for cheap taxi service. You can get from Irvine to Santa Ana for about $10.

lol are you trying to get the OP killed? You really ought to avoid Santa Ana, unless you like to be around the homies.

 

[brainhulk]

lol are you trying to get the OP killed? You really ought to avoid Santa Ana, unless you like to be around the homies.

Google cafe lu. Nsfw

 

[AznAnarchy99]

lol are you trying to get the OP killed? You really ought to avoid Santa Ana, unless you like to be around the homies.

Meh I was born and raised there. Back in the 80s/90s it was true but nowadays its not bad. Great Mexican food.

 

[Ns1]

lol are you trying to get the OP killed? You really ought to avoid Santa Ana, unless you like to be around the homies.

SA is getting gentrified, at least parts of it.

 

[OCGuy]

SA is getting gentrified, at least parts of it.

As long as you don't photo-bomb anyone.

 

[andylawcc]

^ too soon

 

[ondarkness]

Santa Ana has the downtown area Yost for some edm beats
307 N Spurgeon St Santa Ana, CA 92701

Check out a Vietnamese coffee shop for some bikini pouring ladies that occasionally only have body paint on. Cafe Lu 634 S Harbor Blvd Santa Ana, CA

Tilted Kilt if you want them wearing a skirt and some brew and sports
1625 W Katella Orange, CA 92867, another in Long Beach

Try the Dim Sum at Capital Seafood in the Irvine Spectrum (hot food carts, fam style)
2700 Alton Pkwy Ste 127 Irvine, CA 92606

Grab some Taiwanese milk tea drinks, or shaved ice at Class 302 (bad svc, great grub)
18090 Culver Dr Irvine, CA 92612

 

[SSSnail]

Second the visit to Laguna, you can't really go wrong with eating anything that has decent reviews on yelp.