New American Restaurants near Garden Grove, CA

“I took my very picky 95 year old mother for dinner. We were warned by a friend to order in advance, which was key. She had an enormous fried chicken dinner, which while a bit pricey was delicious. We did use napkins to soak up the oil on the plate first.

I had the Fish and Chips, and it was delicious. Ordered my mom's chicken ahead by 25 minutes. So we only had a five minute wait for her food, important since "hangry" is her middle name.

The one downside which basically ruined dinner for us, and other diners, were a family whose kid was literally screaming, laughing at the top of her lungs for 45 minutes straight. The family sat at the farthest end of the restaurant while their noisy daughter was two tables away. Screaming.

We couldn't hear ourselves talk, and she was literally louder than everything else in the restaurant. The staff were young and hard working, understaffed if anything, and the manager should have had a chat with the family about quieting the child or leaving. It was unconscionably unacceptable behavior by the parents. We figured the daughter was 5-7.

I'm the father of two boys, one of whom was "spirited", but we never allowed that behavior. We either didn't go out with them until they showed they could behave properly, or in the case of a meltdown, we promptly took them outside till they cooled off. We had more than a few dinners where one of us sat in the car with one of boys! Family friendly does not mean "out of control" playground behavior.

I suppose it's not fair to ask the young kids working there to be put in the position of reminding parents that they need to respect their fellow diners. Especially with the level of hate and rage in current society.

But it's also not the role of the customers. We did see a large family wait for five minutes to order, discuss the screaming kid, and left, unable to tolerate it. Oh, and they had kids with them the same age.

Parking was a bit strange. You park in the lot, go through a gate that locks behind you, into the restaurant. But... that same gates locks so you have to walk around the restaurant into the parking lot to get back to your car. You can't use the gate. Not an issue for me, especially after all that fattening food, but my mom was in a wheelchair, so I propped open the gate, walked to the car in the disabled spot, drive closer to my mom, and fetched her and brought her to the car. So if you have folks with you that have limited mobility be aware. This was on a Saturday night, so maybe the gate isn't locked during the day.

The food was great, I'd recommend to plan and order ahead if you don't want a long wait. Not inexpensive or fast food, but worth it. We'll go again.

Parking: See my post for details.

Kid-friendliness: See post.

Wheelchair accessibility: Yes, but beware of the locking gate. See post.“

“Had lots of fun, at the Chinese New Years festival“

“Small place, but deceptively good. The food was on point and our waitress was nice, helpful and attentive. Will definitely eat here again when I am this way.“

“This is the Delta hotel house bar and grill, so I had low expectations. But nothing else nearby sounded good at the end of my travel day. I got the grilled salmon salad and it was fantastic! It was huge, delicious, nicely plated. My only quibble is that the salmon was a little overcooked, but even so, I'd still eat this salad on the regular if I could. Can't speak to the rest of the menu, but the grilled salmon salad is a winner.“

“Was staying at the hotel so decided to go for breakfast. Had the breakfast buffet which was a little pricey but did have various options. I did appreciate the omelet/egg station as it allowed you to customize things to order. They had your standard pastry options as well. They over a variety of juices which is also nice. The usual bacon, sausage, fruit was also out for the buffet. Service was a little lacking at the tables as we had to ask for refills multiple times. Everyone was nice though. Worth checking out if you're staying there.“

“The food was really good. Wasn't expecting much to be honest but it turned out to have some good options. Even had some green posole and smoked ham for breakfast, plus an omelet station with fresh ingredients to choose from. Great service as well. Don't get me wrong don't expect a fancy restaurant but for a buffet inside a Hotel/ Waterpark it's perfect.“

“This is a restaurant located inside Great Wolf, so they appropriately offer a kids' menu and coloring activities to keep children entertained. We visited during the weekend and waited about 10 minutes without a reservation, but we were not bored thanks to the small shows happening around us. The food was affordable and decent in taste, and the atmosphere was enjoyable.“

“When I say it’s good I mean it’s good. Has to be the best chicken sandwich I’ve tried my whole life by far. All the sauces are amazing to. I would give it a 9.5/10 as it’s that good. Tho the fries could’ve been a bit more crispy it was so good with the seasoning they add to those fries. Must eat here and will try again!!!“