Restaurants in Costa Mesa

193 restaurants with published source evidence. 14 have a mapped location and enough distinct comment text for indexing, drawn from 25 source threads.

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Confetti Italian Ice and Custard

Ice Cream · Costa Mesa · 5 source comments

Confetti Italian Ice and Custard in Costa Mesa. Ok, I guess it's not a restaurant, but it's definitely a "mom and pop" shop, and the owner is super friendly. He gave my daughter a $20.00 gift certificate when he learned we were treating her to ice cream because she had received really good grades for the school year.

u/FamousPoet · Read the full comment on Reddit

Last mentioned Apr 2026

Pizza D’Oro

Pizza · Costa Mesa · 7 source comments

https://eatatpizzadoro.com/ Pizza D'Oro in Costa Mesa! The BEST little hole in the wall Italian restaurant in all of Orange County!! Their portions are huge...the giant pizza slice is at least 18 inches long and they have all you can eat lasagna on Monday and all you can eat spaghetti on Wednesday for $8.95. Please gatekeep this treasure before Instagram and TikTok ruin it for all of us.

u/Redditisfunfornoone · Read the full comment on Reddit

Last mentioned Apr 2026

Wok-In

Vietnamese/Chinese · Costa Mesa · 4 source comments

Wok In on Newport Blvd. The owner Bruce is an awesome guy, along with his mom and new wife and baby. We mostly go for the pho but we haven’t had anything on the menu that we didn’t enjoy. We drive out to Costa Mesa from north Irvine just to eat there.

u/CMDR-Kaiju · Read the full comment on Reddit

Last mentioned Aug 2026

Li’l Pickle

Sandwiches · Costa Mesa · 4 source comments

Lil’ Pickle 🥒 in Costa Mesa… their sandwiches are delish & the owners are SUPER kind/community-supporters!

u/Not_YoCheez · Read the full comment on Reddit

Last mentioned Aug 2026

Amorelia Mexican Cafe

Mexican · Costa Mesa · 3 source comments

a solid traditional (think downhome El Torito) choice, Amorelia Mexican Cafe (949) 646-1422 https://g.co/kgs/WJ2eExm But Taco Mesa never disappoints

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Last mentioned Aug 2026

El Matador

Mexican · Costa Mesa · 5 source comments

El Ranchito has gone downhill. El Matador is more Mexican than Mi Casa but Mi Casa is a guilty pleasure if you love cheese 😂

u/Disciple_Of_Gandalf · Read the full comment on Reddit

Last mentioned Aug 2026

Great Mex

Mexican · Costa Mesa · 2 source comments

Both places suggested are great and upscale. If you want something cheap near the beach I suggest Great Mex on Newport peninsula.

u/TopperDuckHarley · Read the full comment on Reddit

Last mentioned May 2026

Simply Fish!

Mexican · Costa Mesa · 4 source comments

Meiji seimen and Kagura are two of my favorites. KaDon (a few doors down from La Palma burrito) is a good katsu place similar to Kagura but less crowded. My favorite ramen is Kitakata. Lil’ Pickle for sub sandwiches. Capital Noodle Bar. And Simply Fish for the best taco Tuesday

u/mousethecat · Read the full comment on Reddit

Last mentioned Aug 2026

El Toro Bravo Tortilleria

Carnitas · Costa Mesa · 7 source comments

Not texmex, (because it sucks) but El ranchito on placentia is probably what you are looking for. Do yourself a favor and go to El Toro bravo as well. On 19th.

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Last mentioned Jan 2026

Taco Mesa

Mexican · Costa Mesa · 10 source comments

a solid traditional (think downhome El Torito) choice, Amorelia Mexican Cafe (949) 646-1422 https://g.co/kgs/WJ2eExm But Taco Mesa never disappoints

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Last mentioned Aug 2026

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