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Yard House Restaurant - Irvine Spectrum

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

The Yard House Restaurant at the Irvine Spectrum is located adjacent to the Improv, near one of the parking garages. There are other Yard House OC locations in Costa Mesa and Brea.

I went with a friend for lunch. The Yard House is known for its large selection of draft beers. By the front lobby, there's a little window into the beer fridge that confirms this. The kegs go as far back as the eye can see, so I just had to take a photo of this to share. Unfortunately since we had to return to work after lunch, we couldn't sample some of the many beers available.

We were seated after about 20 minutes. The restaurant is centered around a large bar, with table seating surrounding the bar, and booth seating on the outside edges of the restaurant. The atmosphere is loud and bustling, and there's aways a game on on the of the numerous TV screens.

My friend ordered the spicy chicken breast sandwich, and I ordered the fish and chips. The same menu is used for both lunch and dinner. We also ordered a fried calamari appetizer.

A short while later, our server came back with our fried calamari. It looked yummy, with sides of tartar sauce, marinara, and a wedge of lemon. The calamari was very crispy and tasty.

Our lunch arrived about ten minutes after that. My friend's spicy chicken breast sandwich looked like an intricate work of art. It's a blackened chicken breast, shredded cabbage, cheddar & jack cheese with Cajun aïoli on cheese flat bread. The cheese bread had an interesting look to it, almost resembling a piece of clay sculpturing. My friend really liked the way it tasted, but found the cheese flat bread a bit drier than he would have liked.

My Iceland cod fish and chips were great. A dab of lemon juice, malt vinegar and tartar sauce made it perfect. I asked for a side of ranch dressing to dip the fries in. All of these flavors just made my day.

We didn't have room for dessert and sure didn't feel like returning to work. Our total bill came out to $43 including tax. That's for the 2 drinks, fried calamari appetizer, chicken sandwich, and fish & chips. Not too bad for a really big lunch, especially since it went on an expense account.

I really like the Yard House and it's one of my favorite restaurants. I've been to other locations and the food is always consistently good, service is prompt and friendly. It's a good place to unwind after work too since they have a weekday happy hour from 3 to 6 PM and appetizers are half price. It's a good place to eat, have a drink, and maybe even watch a game or two.

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