Veggie Grill - Irvine Spectrum
81 Fortune Drive, Irvine, CA 92618
(949) 727-9900
Went to the Irvine Spectrum yesterday for lunch with a friend and had always walked by the Veggie Grill. Every time I have been near the Veggie Grill it is always packed. I thought for a change it would be neat to try something different for a change and eat at a place where we have never been. I had previously read through some reviews online about the place and the sweet heart fries came highly recommended. They are sweet potato fries that they serve with a
chipotle ranch sauce. They were actually really good. The menu is pretty simple, they have salads, sandwiches and burgers which are all made with
Tempeh and other protein blends and they also have appetizers and deserts. I decided to have a salad and choose the
Baja Fiesta. It was really good and refreshing made with Romaine lettuce and had a citrus dressing and some melon in it as well. Very tasty. Though I am not a vegetarian, I have a few friends who are as well as some vegans and I will definitely recommend this place to them.
On Sunday my husband and I went out with my parents to celebrate Father's Day. Usually every year we all try to come up with a restaurant to meet at for lunch. Seems like it is the hardest thing to decide, which can be a little annoying at times. So I thought it would be good to play it safe and go to one of my favorite places to eat. The Bayside in Newport Beach. It used to be the place to go for our family gatherings and such (ie). birthdays, Easter, and what not, but seemed that lately this forgotten gem was a place we had not frequented in a while. Maybe it was due to the economy and myself being job-less at the moment. Anyway we decided to give it a go and have brunch there. It was very nice. For $37 a person, you get champagne, appetizer, entree and desert. We all started with the amazing crab cake which I recommend everyone try it is really good. Then we had the halibut which was great as well & perfectly cooked.. Everything there is great seafood is really delicious and they also have steak and chicken. The deserts are good as well and we ended with a peach shortcake which had a different twist instead of the traditional biscuit it came on a poppy seed muffin. pretty tasty. We all sat out in the terrace at our favorite corner table. The view of the water is great and you can see people moving by in the canal or back bay area on paddle boards and kayaks. For the price you can't go wrong with a great meal on a sunny day with the view of the ocean.
