Old and long gone OC restaurants

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

From the Northwoods discussion, I started to think about restaurants  no longer here. 
 

I’m going to start with Spaghetti Station.  Anyone remember this place by the Sheraton and Disneyland? 
 

What’s a place you miss?

[T.G.]

Harima… Japanese restaurant in Cypress. Owners retired and the restaurant closed.

[Blarg]

Lindel's Deli on Lincoln in Anaheim. 

[T.G.]

Years ago there was a deli in South Coast Plaza and another one in Costa Mesa called "Kaplan's" - I remember going there as a kid, but it disappeared several years ago.

[JAHV76]

The Velvet Turtle in Cerritos

[katie]

11 hours ago, T.G. said:

Years ago there was a deli in South Coast Plaza and another one in Costa Mesa called "Kaplan's" - I remember going there as a kid, but it disappeared several years ago.

Was the one in Costa Mesa near the fairgrounds? If so I used to go there after horse shows and it was bomb. 

[T.G.]

1 minute ago, katie said:

Was the one in Costa Mesa near the fairgrounds? If so I used to go there after horse shows and it was bomb. 

Yes!

[James]

The Sunday brunch....

 

[James]

[James]

[Catwhoshatinthehat]

On 2/14/2024 at 9:25 PM, katie said:

Was the one in Costa Mesa near the fairgrounds? If so I used to go there after horse shows and it was bomb. 

There used to be a Kaplan’s Deli right off the 405 on harbor I remember going to with my grandfather who passed away over 20 years ago. There’s now an in n out in that same spot which makes sense because they have a knack for putting their stores in some of the worst spots traffic wise. 

[PattyD22]

The Red Onion in Huntington Beach.

Saw many Monday Night football games there and a few barroom brawls there also.

Bad part was it was always a place where the Huntington Beach PD hung out in the parking lot waiting to bust people.

[cals]

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

There’s still one Loves left in Downey I think.  Craving it now. 

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

Jolly Roger.  

[Taylor]

On 2/14/2024 at 7:41 AM, Blarg said:

Lindel's Deli on Lincoln in Anaheim. 

Based on these prices, I'm guessing this restaurant closed down in 1972.

[Taylor]

On 2/17/2024 at 1:18 PM, PattyD22 said:

The Red Onion in Huntington Beach.

Saw many Monday Night football games there and a few barroom brawls there also.

Bad part was it was always a place where the Huntington Beach PD hung out in the parking lot waiting to bust people.

My parents' first date was at a Red Onion. This would have been around 1979.

[Blarg]

3 hours ago, Taylor said:

Based on these prices, I'm guessing this restaurant closed down in 1972.

That menu was from 1979, the year we were married. My in-laws introduced us to the restaurant and we joked the waitresses were all from the day they opened and they weren't young then. 

[Skram]

Belisle's in Garden Grove.., mostly what I remember is the massive portions. Went there after a game when I was a kid and saw Bobby Grich there. 

 

[Redondo]

Anyone ever eat at The Quiet Cannon in Dana Point?

Never ate there, but knew some people that worked there

[The Ghost of Bob Starr]

The original Catch!

[T.G.]

Tony Romas

[katie]

OC Grill

[katie]

Throwbacks 

[James]

On 2/19/2024 at 9:33 AM, Taylor said:

My parents' first date was at a Red Onion. This would have been around 1979.

Was going to say the Red Onion but still go to the one in Palos Verdes once in a blue moon.