OC Restaurant Week 2013: Quinn's Old Town Grill!

Tonight, my friend Kevin and I went to Quinn's Old Town Grill in Tustin to experience their OC Restaurant Week menu.

This was our first time here and I was already at home with the ambiance and warm and friendly service!

And this is the menu we were here for! A three course dinner for $20!

We noticed that the menu was slightly different from what was on the website. For instance, the first entree was listed as a prime "baseball" steak but here it is a salisbury steak. Also, the fish and chips were listed as halibut, but as you can see on the menu it is Alaskan cod. We were informed that halibut wasn't in season but would be in April. We did not ask about the steak.

The appetizer was a course of shrimp and oysters. Both were flavorful and delicious! This meal was off to a great start!

Kevin went with the Alaskan Cod Fish and Chips! The fish was light and flaky with a great crispy batter! The cole slaw was well balanced! He cleaned his plate so he obviously enjoyed it!

I went with the corned beef and cabbage. This plate came out steaming hot! Everything was fantastic! The cabbage was flavorful as were the carrots and green beans. The carrots had a great sweetness to them. The potatoes were great as well. But the corned beef was amazing! It was almost melt in your mouth soft! The mustard sauce was the icing on the cake! Just a fantastic dish! I would gladly order this again!

For dessert we had the warm shamrock brownie a la mode! I was so full but I had to try to at least eat part of this delicious looking dessert! I loved that the brownie was actually made up of smaller brownie squares! They were warm and not overly sweet! I think the best thing about this dessert was that it was so simple. Just ice cream, brownies, walnuts, chocolate syrup and caramel sauce all coming together to make a more than satisfying end to this great meal!

Not included in this meal, but I wanted to show you photos of the drinks we got. Kevin got an Irish Car bomb! It was his first and he polished it off in no time at all!

I went with my favorite Irish cider, Magners! Think of an apple cider with a good kick to it and you have Magners!

I had to include this somewhere in the review! On Wednesdays they have a magician who comes out and this is one of his tricks! Not that I needed a reason to go back but I will go back on a Wednesday for my next visit!

Quinn's
Old Town Grill
405 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA 92780
Phone: (714) 731-2263
Website | Map

OC Restaurant Week 2013! Sasaki Time's Picks!

One of my favorite week's of the year is here! OC Restaurant Week is back from February 24th until March 2nd! It's time to get out of the kitchen and head out to try a new restaurant or two! Or even go back to revisit an old favorite! And there doesn't need to be any reason to go out and celebrate at any of these fantastic restaurants!

There are 100 of the top restaurants in Orange County to choose from! The prix fixe menus are priced at $10, $15 and $20 per person for lunch, and $20, $30 or $40 per person for dinner!

The most difficult thing here is deciding which restaurant to go to! So, I will try to help you out by giving you my favorite picks for the week. Please keep in mind that the majority of them are all places I have not been to yet. Even I am taking advantage of OC Restaurant Week to try some new places!

Brunos Trattoria - I have not gone here before but I love Italian food and my usual dining companion is a huge fan of pasta. They are offering a three course dinner for $30 plus a glass of wine. I would go with the cozze as my appetizer because I love mussels! For my entree I might stick with the seafood theme and go with the salmon. And then we reach dessert which I have no preference because they all sound amazing! 
 

Chapter One: the modern local - One of my favorite places and I hope it will become one of yours as well! Once OC Restaurant Week is over you have to go to their Sinatra Sunday Brunch! But before I get carried away, here is what I would choose for dinner. Dinner is $30 and comes with one of their famous Moscow Mules! You select from one of three appetizers. I would go with the escargot! There are four entrees to choose from and I would go with the seafood ettouffee. I can taste the amazing seafood and spicy Cajun spices right now! And for dessert you get one of their housemade donuts!

Div Bar - Another restaurant I haven't been to yet but have been wanting to try. I want to go for dinenr which is $20 for three courses! The starter is a sampler of some of their most popular items of their famous fries, ahi tuna tartar and buttermilk calamari. For the entree the smoked meat combination of brisket and ribs. For dessert you get one of their cast iron kookies. Sounds like a great meal and a lot of food!
 

Quinn's Old Town Grill - I haven't gone here before but their menu looks too good to pass up! Their lunch offering is $15 for a starter, an entree and dessert! The starter is a chilled shrimp platter for the table and I am a big fan of seafood! For dinner, the cost goes up to $20 for three courses. The starter gets the addition of oysters so that has me sold!
 

Slater's 50/50 - You can't go wrong with $15 for a non-alcoholic beverage, a choice of an appetizer and a choice of either one of their salads, burgers or sandwiches. You can't miss their fries with their bacon ketchup! I'd also go with the Big Patty Melt featuring a 2/3 pound patty! Now that is a meal!

You can check out the complete list of restaurants and their menu offerings in detail at the link below!
OC Restaurant Week 2013!

So, go out and try a new restaurant or return to an old favorite!

OC Restaurant Week 2013: Quinn's Old Town Grill Menu!

Quinn's
Old Town Grill
405 El Camino Real
Tustin, CA 92780
Phone: (714) 731-2263
Website | Map

Lunch $15 / Dinner $20

Lunch $15

Starter for the table
Chilled shrimp platter
House made cocktail and raw horseradish

  
ENTRÉE
Select one

Catalina Sand Dabs
lemon caper butter, wild rice and roasted green beans

Quinn’s Award winning Reuben
slowly roasted corned beef brisket hand carved and piled high with sauerkraut Russian dressing
on rye bread with shoestring fries or house made potato chips

Halibut Fish and Chips
Halibut dipped in our Harp beer batter cooked golden with steak fries house
made tartar and cole slaw…..”none better!”

Lord Byron’s Texas Cobb
Mixed chilled greens topped with roasted corn, applewood bacon, diced tomato, avocado and bleu cheese
finished with Fried Chicken and honey cilantro dressing

                                                           
Desert

Warm Shamrock Brownie a la mode

DINNER $20

Starter for the table

Chilled Shrimp and Bleu point Oyster platter
Proper condiments

ENTRÉE
Select one

Steak Silverado
10 ounce Prime “baseball” steak finished with blue cheese, fried onions and our mushroom demi-glace served with mashed potatoes and Green beans
                                  
Corned Beef and Cabbage
Aged  corned beef roasted slowly and hand carved – Guinness steamed cabbage, 
baby carrots and roasted potatoes with 9 grain mustard sauce

Macadamia Crusted Chicken
Boneless chicken breast with a macadamia crust finished with a brown butter
orange sauce, mashed potatoes and fresh seasonal vegetables

                                           
Halibut Fish and Chips
Halibut dipped in our Harp beer batter cooked golden with steak fries house
made tartar and cole slaw…..”none better!”

Desert

Warm Shamrock Brownie a la mode