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Wood Ranch BBQ and Grill

After some so-so restaurant chain reviews here on Eat. Travel. Eat!, it is time for a better, more positive review on a small restaurant chain, especially since this is the 125th post and should be something positive rather than negative! And so, today's post is on a California restaurant chain that we like. It is great when we are in the mood for some good American food. Located in the first recent expansion of the mall (Restaurant Square), Wood Ranch has one of the prominent spots there, and when you arrive at the mall you will see smoke coming off from their chimney. Next door is a kids daycare center and the Cheesecake Factory, which I hope to visit someday. Entering the restaurant, you will find a large sitting spot if you are required to wait. Luckily, for this lunch visit, we did not need to wait. However, dinner is more busy, and we had to wait every time we came for dinner. You'll get a beeping buzzer thing which you get at other restaurants like BJ's and Outback

A&J Restaurant- Irvine

We don't eat in the Orange County often, and don't go there too often. We find our own area's food is better when talking about Chinese food, and plus it is more affordable. But, we were in Irvine and planned to eat for dinner there due to some issues at Irvine. First choice was Brodard- so many good reviews! But we would be driving extra- we were at UCI and had to go back after dinner too. So, since we already wanted to visit Zion market along the way from UCI (which was a great experience anyway- tons of good food at affordable prices), we decided to eat at a place called China Garden. That ended up not to be, as this blog post's title isn't about China Garden! Instead, we ate at A&J, which was not full with people. China Garden was filled with people and there was no space for us. Waiting would take another 30 minutes. We didn't have the time. A&J has been talked about with our friends to be pretty positive. So, we hoped it would be too for us. Hopefu

BJ's Restaurant and Brewhouse

There are plenty of American restaurants in Arcadia, scattered throughout the entire city. Places that have a bar and a full dining area though are a bit less. A close example to BJ's would be the Matt Denny's Ale House , which is very dark inside and serves just okay food. BJ's though we find a bit better for most of the choices. Plus, the food just looks better. Better lighting equals for me a better dining experience. The Arcadia BJ's has been here in Arcadia for many years already, with its outpost close to restaurants like Maki and Sushi and Sesame Grill, as well as the AAA Auto Office and the majority of hotels in Arcadia (including the Embassy Suites, Hampton Inn, Residence Inn, Hilton Garden Inn, and Marriott Springhill Suites. If you notice, the logo on the outside of the restaurant is their older circle logo and not the the new red triangle logo. BJ's has been offering their new lunch specials, as well as special promotion offers in the mail for quite a

Han Yang Garden Korean BBQ

As you may know, this restaurant opened after Seouljung Korean BBQ which I reviewed several months closed down. So, we went to check out the new restaurant after a few months of its grand opening. First impressions? A very weird oil and smoke smell was all over the restaurant. However, there was barely anyone in the restaurant other than the employees working there. We couldn't sit down at the table we wanted to as they saw something up above the hood. What was it? Oil from the fan. Not a good way to start the meal. The interior has pretty much stayed the same, but now there is the fan problem up above the diners' heads. Again, it was very empty during our visit. When we entered, there was only one party which was leaving, and then we were by ourselves for most of the visit. When we were finishing up though two parties came in and had some food- one party ordered the all you can eat deal which made the restaurant very smokey as there was no fan turned on. We rushed to