Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Ruby's Diner

Ruby's Diner
13102 Newport Ave
Tustin, CA 92780
(714) 838-7829

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(Disclaimer: This blog is not just about Mexican restaurants in Orange County but also about Mexican food that can be found in non-Mexican restaurants in Orange County.)

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When you "Shooby-Dooby down to Ruby's" next be aware that the old-fashioned-style food chain has more than just hamburgers, shakes, and fries but also has a few Mexican items as well.

When I went to their Tustin location a couple weeks ago I tried their fish tacos. You can also get chicken, shrimp, veggie, or carnitas tacos, (The veggie tacos come on whole wheat tortillas and you can get a lo-carb version of the chicken soft tacos.) but you can't mix and match them. After ordering my tacos I wondered if I should've ordered a side dish to go with them but they were plenty filling. You get sour cream and guacamole on the side and a couple kinds of McIlhenny's Tabasco sauce to use to your liking. The fish had likely been frozen just prior to cooking but was flaky and flavorful enough to get me a good Mexican food fix at a non-Mexican place.

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UPDATE: Here's a picture of when I got huevos rancheros at the Ruby's Moto-Diner at the Irvine Spectrum. Don't know why the picture turned out so bad.

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6 comments:

  1. MelissaJanuary 02, 2009 12:49 PM

    Well that's about what I would expect.

    I went there yesterday, how funny. I got takeout for me and Steve because I was craving a Patty Melt and they were the only place nearby that had one that was also open.

    Killer onion rings.

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  2. ChristianZJanuary 02, 2009 12:52 PM

    Yeah, they've got good Patty Melts there.

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  3. CaptainJanuary 03, 2009 5:29 PM

    Yuck, Tabasco Sauce on tacos.....

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  4. ChristianZJanuary 03, 2009 5:31 PM

    When I was writing this entry I tried to remember if I even used any of it. It may surprise people but I hardly ever use Tabasco sauce. Not never ever but hardly ever.

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  5. CaptainJanuary 03, 2009 5:38 PM

    Doesn't surprise me. That stuff is nothing but flavored vinegar, and I can't think of any condiment I'd rather not have on a taco, except for maybe mustard. (I once knew someone who put mustard on his tacos, by the way)

    Gotta have pico de gallo, a nice cooked red sauce, or, my longtime standby, a bottle of Pico Pica, hot variety.

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  6. ChristianZJanuary 03, 2009 5:43 PM

    Every once in a while I'll put the green stuff on huevos rancheros. I'm not even sure that stuff is a Mexican creation. With a name like McIlhenny's it's probably Irish.

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