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Yard House Restaurant - Downtown Brea

  • October 5, 2006
  • Rated 5 of 5 by stvchin from Tustin, California
Yard House Restaurant - Downtown Brea

The Yard House Restaurant is located in the northern section of Downtown Brea, just north of the Brea/Birch intersection. There are other Orange County Yard House locations in Irvine and Costa Mesa.

I went with three friends for dinner. We waited only about 10 minutes before we were seated in a comfy booth. The Yard House's atmosphere is basically a sports bar, with an emphasis on it's large selection of draft beers. It's a bit dark inside, but that helps to view the numerous flat panel big screen TV's around the dining areas. There's a large island-type bar in the center of the restaurant, and an impressive open kitchen near the rear. It's a bit loud inside due to the number of people and the building materials used, but it's not too hard to hold a conversation.

Our waiter was prompt with our drink orders. The menu features many appetizers (unfortunately we missed the 3 to 6 PM happy hour with half priced appetizers,) steaks, seafood, pasta, sandwiches, and other favorites. Two of my friends ordered their favorite, the Chicken Enchilada Stack, my other friend ordered the Angel Hair Pasta, and I ordered the (Mac + Cheese)2. We also got a fried calamari appetizer.

Our fried calamari appetizer arrived quickly. It comes with sides of marinara and tartar sauce and a slice of lemon. It was crispy and tasty and we all made short work of it.

Our entrees arrived next. My friends' Chicken Enchilada Stacks looked like works of art. It's chicken and roasted pasilla peppers in garlic cream layered with jack cheese, corn tortillas, pinto beans, red chile sauce, and a tomatillo with fried leaves on the side. My friends said the sauces bring all the flavors together quite nicely. It's both of my friends' absolute favorite dishes at the Yard House.

My other friend's Angel Hair Pasta is made of roma tomatoes, roasted eggplant, garlic, basil, pine nuts, feta and parmesan cheese and olive oil. She found it full of flavor, but my friend didn't like the texture of the eggplant as much as she thought. But it sure didn't keep her from devouring the entree.

I had the (Mac + Cheese)2. It's supposed to be Mac and Cheese SQUARED. It's roasted chicken breast, applewood smoked bacon, wild mushrooms, cheddar and parmesan cheese with castellane pasta, and white truffle oil. I totally loved it. I already like mac & cheese as a comfort food, but the bacon and chicken breast just brings everything together.

After enjoying our meals, we left a bit of room for dessert. We decided to share a Kona Coffee Ice Cream Sundae. A few moments later, we were quickly devouring the dessert. It's made of java chip ice cream topped with Oreo cookie bits, macadamia nuts, chocolate sauce, and a big almond cookie.

Our total bill was $86 with tax. The Yard House serves good food, has a good selection of draft beers, and a lively atmosphere. It's one of our favorites!

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