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Pat & Oscar's

  • July 8, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
Pat & Oscar's

Pat & Oscars is a casual dining restaurant best known for their scrumptious bread sticks. They've lately become known for other dishes too, like their chicken, ribs, and pizza!

We ate dinner on a Friday night at Pat & Oscar's in Irvine. The first thing we noticed when we entered is that the place was packed. There was an unusually large proportion of teenagers to adults, but then again, it was a Friday night and it's next to the movie theater. There is a line at the cashier to order from a menu board on the back wall. Once ordered and paid for, the cashier gives you a number, and you place it on the condiment caddy at your table.

We ordered a chicken and pasta meal for 2, and 3 soft drinks. We had a $5 off coupon which came in the mail, so our total bill was $17. Not bad at all considering the meal for 2 actually serves 3. Once we got our number, we had to look around for a table and we spied somebody leaving, so we waited as the busboy cleaned off our table.

The atmosphere is a bit loud, as there are a lot of people in the dining area, but it was generally a festive atmosphere. We got our plastic plates, silverware, napkins, and salad dressing at a caddy built into the center of the dining area. All the staff really does here is clean the tables and bring out the food, and it seems to work quite efficiently that way.

Our salad and dozen bread sticks arrived in a few minutes. Our meal for 2 comes with either a Greek or Caesar salad (we chose Greek) and a basket of a dozen fresh bread sticks. The fresh bread sticks are to die for here! That's what Pat & Oscar's was originally known for. They coat the bread sticks in oil and little bits of garlic and salt. I like my bread sticks with a little ranch dressing, which is available upon request. The Greek salad was pretty good too, but I was more focused on scarfing down bread sticks.

Our main course of 9 lemon pepper drumsticks and pasta with marinara sauce arrived, and the server took our little number, indicating that the order has been filled. The lemon pepper drumsticks are quite savory and full of flavor. There is a BBQ flavor available, but I don't find it as good as the lemon pepper. The pasta was okay, there's nothing really notable about it, but it was still good.

Pat & Oscars has other locations in Buena Park, Orange, and Santa Ana near South Coast Plaza, as well as some in San Diego county. I've tried their pizza before, and it's very good. They've circulated mailers with coupons and new product announcements. They have such things as tri-tip sandwiches, different types of pizza, new types of salads, and so forth. They also serve beer and wine.

I highly recommend Pat & Oscars!

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