I’m not going to write too much about this since I wasn’t going to The Playground in Santa Ana with the intention of reviewing the food at this time. I was there to the enjoy the company of other foodies and to talk with the owner and my fellow contributors at Local Cuisine. But I couldn’t go to Jason Quinn’s (formerly of the Lime Truck) baby without taking some pictures and providing a little bit of information.
The Playground Wild Boar Belly $14
Lots of different dishes were tried, basically everything on the brunch menu. Winners of the morning for me where the Breakfast Hash ($9 benton’s country ham/ sweet potato/ Brussel sprouts/ hollandaise/ fried egg), the Wild Boar Belly ($14 maple hollandaise/ white beans/ egg), and the amazing Allen Benton’s Country Ham, served with Toast that had mashed tomato on it, so simple yet so good.
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- The Playground Chilaquiles $8
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- The Playground Potatoes O’Brien $5
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- The Playground Wild Boar Belly $14
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- The Playground Short Stack $7
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- The Playground Death Row Meal Course One: Allan Benton’s Country Ham $14
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- The Playground Soft Shell Crab & Bacon Po’Boy $11
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- The Playground A4 Wagyu Beef Tataki $15
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- Toast served with Death Row Meal Course One
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- The Playground Very Fresh Shellfish, Tomato, Fennel, & Rouille Toast $17
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- The Playground Cinnamon Roll $6
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- Inside The Playground
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- The Playground Orange Juice
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- The Playground Brunch Menu
Jason came out a couple of times and talked with us, seems like a really nice genuine guy, nothing at all like he was on the Great Food Truck Race. He’s very passionate about hit food and wants to share it with others, while also still wanting feedback on what they can do to improve it. His passion for great food makes it that much better.
The Playground
220 E. Fourth Street
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714) 560-4444
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Well I finally made it to Valhalla Table, unfortunately for me is that I’ll never make it there again. When we entered the restaurant we were greeted by the manager (?) who explained that Sunday, January 22nd was going to be their last day of business. It’s a shame because the food we had, was pretty good and I would have liked to try many more of their items.
The Belgian Fries were spot on.
Valhalla Table - Belgian Fries
While the Korean BBQ Beef Sausage tasted great.
Valhalla Table - Korean BBQ Sausage
Valhalla Table - Korean BBQ Sausage
Maybe we will get lucky and Valhalla will come back in some form or another, but for now I kick myself for not having tried it sooner.
Godspeed Valhalla Table, Godspeed.
Valhalla Table
2981 Bristol St.
Costa Mesa, CA (at The CAMP)
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