Location: Santa Ana
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Find out what Spanish restaurants to try in Santa Ana. Santa Ana /ˌsæntə ˈænə/ (Spanish for "Saint Anne") is the county seat and second most populous city in Orange County, California. The United States Census Bureau estimated its 2011 population at 329,427, making Santa Ana the 57th most-populous city in the United States.
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1. Felix Continental Cafe
Overall Ratings
4 based on 165 reviews
Reviewed By BruinDan
Located on the traffic circle in Old Town Orange, Felix Continental Café has been serving Cuban and Spanish cuisine since the late 1970s. The dining room is fairly small, but there is also outdoor seating on their sidewalk patio. NOTE that parking is always a challenge in Old Town Orange, so you should allow yourself extra time to find parking in one of the public lots or along the street.My family ordered a couple orders each of Steak ala Cubana (marinated New York steak garnished with green onion, garlic and red pimiento) and Roasted Chicken Cubano (half a chicken roasted in garlic, lemon and herbs). I opted for Ropa Vieja â literally âold clothesâ in Spanish â which is shredded beef slow-cooked in sauce and is considered one of the national dishes of Cuba. All our entrees came with a choice of soup or salad, fresh warm bread, black beans and rice, fried plantains and dessert.Dessert was a choice of rice pudding, Tres Leches cake or bread pudding. The consensus was that the cake was the best choice, with the bread pudding (which has pineapple, raisins and rum sauce) a close second.The food was flavorful and satisfying, and the service we received was cordial and efficient. Although the food was a bit on the pricey side, it was not out of line for the Old Town Orange area. Besides, the portions were very generous. Even though Iâve lived in the Orange County area nearly 60 years, this was my first visit to Felix Continental Café. I doubt that it will be my last.
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2. Baja Fish Tacos
Overall Ratings
4 based on 71 reviews
Reviewed By PTycz
I ordered the chicken platter. Food was outstanding and very fresh. They have a salsa bar as well. Would definitely come back.
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3. Vaca
Overall Ratings
4 based on 157 reviews
Reviewed By austinsc0tt
I made the reservation with high expectations based on the others' reviews of the restaurant, along with the reputation of the chef. My expectations were quickly dashed when the food came. The skirt steak was inedible - so badly charred that all we could taste was the char. It was like eating a tough, expensive, loaf of ash. In surprising contrast, the seafood paella, which should have had a nice crusting, had none. Although the rice was perfectly cooked, the seafood was all undercooked, as were the bell peppers. The pulpo and potatoes were warm and cold respectively. The bacon-wrapped dates and potato and ground beef balls were the best dishes. The waitress never once asked how the food was and she was always rushing away. Given the reviews, I can only assume the chef was off for the night and nobody was supervising the kitchen. I won't be back, but I left with the feeling that this was just a bad night for kitchen, but more disappointingly, nobody there seemed to care.
