Zov's - Irvine, CA : Special Omelet

Zov's breakfast is yummy and is served until 2:30pm on weekends. I love omelettes so I tried Zov's Special Omelet. Delicious!

Zov's Special Omelet

Their omelet is very simple with tomato basil relish and feta cheese and comes with a hash brown cake and some berries. The Meat-eater though their hash brown cakes were kind of bland, but after adding some Tabasco sauce it was perfect. It could have been bland, but I added ketchup to mine and it was perfect for me. So I guess I prefer foods slightly less intense so that you can add flavors if you need to. It's easy to add a bit of ketchup or some sauce to your food, but you can't take away salt if your food is too salty, right? The omelet was good too, the cheese, basil and tomato flavors blended well together. Yum yum...will be back to try other foods!

Zov's

http://www.zovs.com/Default.aspx

3915 Portola Parkway

Irvine, CA 92602

714-734-ZOVS (9687)

Le Pain Quotidien - Newport Beach, CA

Wanting to eat healthy, I am always on the lookout for these types of restaurants/cafes to open. Luckily Le Pain Quotidien opened up in Fashion Island not too long ago. They source organic ingredients whenever they can and their breads are all organic. You can see them making bread sometimes in the kitchen too.

Mushroom, Kale, and Parmesan Frittata

A seasonal special, the Mushroom, Kale, and Parmesan Frittata was pretty good. It's made with organic eggs and includes organic mesclun salad with two pieces of bread. They also offer three types of jams to put on your bread. Get the jam, they're all good...and one of them isn't jam...it's more like a Nutella type spread. All so good.

Wild Mushroom and Gruyere Omelette

From the breakfast section, the Wild Mushroom and Gruyere Omelette also comes with a salad and two pieces of bread. This was gobbled  up pretty quickly...or someone was very hungry. =)

Prosciutto and Mozzarella di Bufala

For the meat eaters that like prosciutto, this was also very delicious (not from my experience of course). It's from their tartine section...which I guess is basically an open faced sandwich.

Baguette

Lastly, we had to get one of their baguettes to go. Usually it is a long roll as baguettes usually are, but maybe this was for the holidays? Very pretty...and I definitely like that you can yank your own bite sized piece this way. More crust is also gooood. Now this place can be a tad on the pricier side....pricier than a Corner Bakery, but if you can taste the difference (like we can) you will notice the food is definitely of a better quality.

Le Pain Quotidien

http://www.lepainquotidien.us/

#1103 Fashion Island

401 Newport Center Drive,

Newport Beach, CA 92660

(949)287-5592

Hours:

Mon-Sat: 8:00AM - 9:00PM

Sun: 8:00AM - 8:00PM

Champagne French Bakery Cafe - Irvine, CA : Mediterranean Vegetable Omelet

Since I am a lacto-ovo vegetarian, I can (and like to) eat eggs for protein. It's one of the easiest forms of complete protein I can get pretty much anywhere. I particularly like getting omelettes and at Champagne, they have a Mediterranean Vegetable Omelet.

Mediterranean Vegetable Omelet

This dish comes with seasoned red potatoes and a baguette. I've already forgotten what's inside the omelette, but there were definitely artichokes. I'm not sure whether it's from a jar or can, but one time, it tasted like it was going "bad" as it was waaay more sour than normal. Other times it did not seem to be really sour. So be warned...it's not the same each time I've had it. The potatoes are good, but sometimes there's no salt in it, and other times it's just right. So...it depends who's cooking that day I guess. Overall I do like this omelet though as I've gotten it several times already. =)

Exterior of Champagne at Northpark Location

When it's nice outside, there are plenty of outdoor seats with umbrellas. There are also some seats along the side of the building as well that is shaded. So if the weather is nice, which it usually is in Southern California, you can sit outside for your meal...and bring your dog too! We usually bring our dog and eat outdoors here as well!

Champagne French Bakery Cafe

http://www.champagnebakery.com/home/

Location food was eaten:

3901 Irvine Blvd.

Irvine, CA 92602

714-573-4667

Cafe Beau Soleil and Creperie - Newport Beach, CA : Spinach Omelette

Walking through Fashion Island there's the usual American type food places, but near Yard House and next to Daily Grill, there's this little cafe with blue checkered cloth covered tables. It looked quite adorable to me and very quaint. With a name like Cafe Beau Soleil...I figure ooh French food...why not?

Spinach Omelette with Organic Greens

All right, so as a vegetarian...I chose the omelette for its nutritional value....so not quite French. However, I must say that I did enjoy my food. The flavor was very light. I'm sure many will say it's bland, but for me...after trying to eat healthier...I don't like food that's too salty or sweet (Although I still think I've got a pretty sweet tooth.) So for me the flavor was good...very very light. The portions were also good, just enough for one person and room for dessert if you want it. In my opinion, I'd rather have smaller portions of better quality food rather than large portions of greasy, overly flavored food to trick your brain into thinking it's good. With this light seasoning, you can taste the egg, tomato, cheese, spinach...etc. However, if you're not used to eating this way, you will definitely NOT like this...so beware...everything has its target audience. After completely devouring this...I had room for dessert and didn't feel sick from any greasiness in my food. =) Two thumbs up!!

Cafe Beau Soleil
(At Fashioin Island)
http://www.cafebeausoleil.net
953Newport Center Drive,
Newport Beach, CA 92660
(949) 634-4402

Old Vine Cafe - Costa Mesa, CA : Vegetarian Omelet

The Camp is located diagonally across the street from The Lab "The Anti Mall" in Costa Mesa, California. At The Camp is this little restaurant called Old Vine Cafe. It's like a cozy cafe in Europe with a few tables and chairs placed very closely together. Being that size, there can be a wait before you get seated. Just write your name down and they'll call you when there's something available.

Vegetarian Omelet

The vegetarian omelette included zucchini, eggplant, shitake mushrooms, manchego, queso fresco pecorino,and basil pesto. It came with a side salad and cinnamon roll. So manchego (I just looked this up cuz I'm not that good of a cheese person) is cheese made in the La Mancha region of Spain from the milk of the Manchego breed of sheep. Pecorino is also a cheese from sheep's milk...but it is a hard Italian cheese. Not sure what queso fresco mean. I didn't ask...I was just hungry. Either being hungry made the food taste good or the good tasting food made the food taste good. The salad is healthy and omelette is semi-healthy cuz it can be greasy. I'm not fond of cinnamon rolls so can't say that I really liked it (it's not healthy either)...but everything else was good! I highly recommend this place and The Meat-eater does too.

Old Vine Cafe

http://www.oldvinecafe.com

2937 Bristol St. Suite A-102

Costa Mesa, CA 92626

714-545-1411