"Chuck Noll" > wrote in message
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> I will be in Costa Mesa on business for the next two weeks. I know
> that the Goat Hill Tavern and Yard Works are there.

Yard House.

> Any comments on
> those two establishments?

Goat Hill's a bit more old-school neighborhood bar. Yard House is more
yuppie hangout (depending on how perjoratively you view that term, it's not
that bad). Both have big beer lists, with a lot of crap mixed in with good.
Tough to go terribly wrong either way. And they're literally across the
street (well, 8-lane highway) from each other.

> Does Goat Hill have a food menu, or is it
> just beer?

Not really. Yard House has pretty good food.

> Not that there's anything wrong with that. Any other
> suggestions for a meal with good beer in that area?

Newport Beach Brewing Co. is down the same road a few miles. Nice enough
beer (rather good, if cloudy IIPA), good pub food. The Rock Bottom in Irvine
is actually a very good one. So's the Gordon-Biersch in Laguna Hills (about
10 and 15 miles from Costa Mesa, just down the 405 and 5). There's a
Steelhead over by UC-Irvine.

And if you want to pick up bottles, go to Hi Time in Costa Mesa. Very good
selection.

-Steve