Garlic & Chives

Top choice in Orange County


One of the most exciting restaurants – not just Vietnamese – in Orange County. Chef Kristin Nguyen nails the standards and then riffs on share plates like lamb skewers, pomelo salad with shrimp, pork and banana blossoms, shaking beef with whole garlic, salmon belly rolls and the exhaustingly, messily delicious roasted garlic crab (seasonal). Staff are friendly and professional.


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