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Lazy Dog Cafe

1623 W Katella Ave, Ste 212, Orange, CA 92867-3458
714-769-7020
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Ranked #8 of 234 restaurants in Orange
4.0 of 5 stars 38 Reviews
Price range: INR563 - INR844
Cuisines: American, Chinese, Mediterranean, South American
Good for: Child-friendly, Groups, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
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Good for: Child-friendly, Groups, Entertaining clients
Dining options: Lunch Spot, Dinner, Reservations, After-hours
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Big Bear Lake, California, United States
Senior Reviewer
8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW

LDC (lazy dog cafe) is one of my favorite lunch places in the OC. The food isexcellent with plenty of variety. Service is pretty good but has room for improvent. Don't let this deter you. More

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san antonio
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175 reviews 175 reviews
Reviews in 47 cities Reviews in 47 cities
30 helpful votes 30 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 May 2012

We dinned for lunch, wait was approx 30 minutes. The food was good to very good depending on the dish. given the choice i would have given one of the other establishments in the shopping center a chance. Good food, just not worth the wait More

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san fran
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100 reviews 100 reviews
Reviews in 73 cities Reviews in 73 cities
33 helpful votes 33 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 9 May 2012

food was ok, but not special if you know what I mean. could be packed on game days. as an outsider, I cant imagine LA any busier than normal. but I guess it gets that way. whoa. More

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Orange County, CA
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012

Just ate here today with a group of friends, about 12 of us. We all enjoyed the food and the choices on the menu. We just wish the service was even reasonable. The time it took to get food after we ordered was tool pollo long. The waiter even almost argued with a friend who ordered one side and a... More

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San Diego
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 May 2012

I've frequented this place several times, when traveling on business or for pleasure. My husband and I go whenever we are in the area and we bring our two rottweilers who love it! The staff always gives them lots of attention, and we always order them the grilled chicken breasts. The food here is great...I absolutely LOVE the Black n... More

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Big Lake, Minnesota
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8 reviews 8 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 April 2012

We ate here on a recent trip to CA & I had the best pasta of my life! I had the Sundried Tomato Pesto Penne with shrimp instead of chicken. It was a huge serving, fresh & wonderful. The servers were great & the manager checked on us a few times also. When we told them we had never been... More

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Hungerford
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16 reviews 16 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
8 helpful votes 8 helpful votes
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 16 April 2012

We ate here on three nights while staying nearby. On each occasion, we had to wait for a table but were seated at the promised time - even when there was an event on at the nearby Honda Centre. The meu is fairly extensive - I had a shrimp stir-fry on two nights which was generously stocked with shrimp -... More

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Anaheim, CA
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28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 9 cities Reviews in 9 cities
45 helpful votes 45 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 28 March 2012

good variety on food, service is hit or miss, and they take reservations. More

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Orange, California, United States
2 reviews
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 26 March 2012

The setting is great, too bad you can say the same about the food. More

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california
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 March 2012

Not a great variety of food options. Food was ok. Nothing to write home about. More

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