Cool Places to Take Your Date in OC

Great date restaurants below (for the new date or long time significant). Don't be lame and waste your money and time by haunting the same local washed up joint (Olive Garden, Red Robin, etc...) every unfortunate males who doesn't know better takes his lady to over and over and over again. Earn brownie points for the same price and very little extra effort.

Appear fun and cultured without breaking your bank. These are all in OC. One day Ill do a blog on amazing restaurants in LA and elsewhere. In the mean time go to...

-Tommy Pastrami's-
Cheesy name but the food is GREAT. Service is super friendly. Classy but fun casual decor. I almost didn't go here because of the name. (SA downtown)

-Lola Gaspar-
5 stars for ambiance. Your date will love you for taking her here. Tapas menu. A tad pricey but you'll still thank me later for pointing you here. This place was started by the people who run The Lab and Gypsy Den but this is much higher class. (SA downtown)

-Gypsy Den-

Take your date for an inexpensive dinner or lunch or even less expensive coffee or dessert only. Great casual comfortable ambiance. 2 locations: 1 on Bristol near Main Place Mall and another on Main Street in Santa Ana downtown. Me and my friends used to spend hours and hours here drawing and BSing. (SA and CM)

-The Whole Pita Greek Island Grill-

Best Greek food ever! Cost is better than Daphnes and more authentic. Casual Euro Cafe feel. Customer service is the best. They may recognize you as new and give you free dessert. Order the same thing several times and they will sometimes remember what you order and your name. (SA metropoint area)

-The Crosby-

Go there. It is affiliated with renoun OBEY GIANT artist Shepard Fairely. Its a good restaurant but they have a good $5 meal called 'the starving artist' that is really good. It includes a grilled cheese sandwich with mushrooms and a small bowl of tomato sauce. (SA downtown)