In that traffic San Diego can take 2-3 hours. Where is 230 Forest in
LAguna? Is it far from Dana Point? PCH has also become more crowded over
time so getting to the other side of Laguna Beach can also be a stretch
if the weather is nice.

In article .com>,
"DaleW" > wrote:

> Hmm, 70 miles to San Diego? Too much driving for me while on a short
> vacation.
>
> Overall I agree it's surprising there's not more great places in OC,
> but its not enough of a wasteland to make me want to drive an hour+
> (and if I did, it would probably be north to LA).
>
> I actually liked 5 Feet a few years ago, although I've heard it has
> suffered as guy expanded (and is no longer regularly in kitchen).
>
> Not a romantic place by a longshot, but had good seafood at a huge
> place (Gulfstream) in Newport couple years ago (and they waived corkage
> on 2 bottles after we bought a bottle).
>
> If we're in doubt, we always go to Westminster for excellent Vietnamese
> food
>
> I found 230 Forest in Laguna ok when we met Tom Shudic (TomS here) and
> Kriss from WLDG last year. Being able to walk is always a plus, and I
> think they charged us corkage for 2 bottles (and we opened 5-6).
>