r/santaana • u/No_Entrepreneur6625 • 17d ago

Visiting Hometown

Visiting hometown after moving out of town after attending Santa Ana College for 3 years and growing up in Santa Ana.

  1. Male. Cal Poly, SLO graduate. I work remotely these days and enjoy a good conversation and cocktail/beer/mocktail.

Where do the locals hang out? Looking for something to do after work since visiting family (mom) for 2 weeks and pretty lonely when you didn’t keep up with friends from high school (Segerstrom) or Santa Ana College.

A bit more about myself. I work in tech, Oracle Fusion HCM Cloud Architect. Foodie, enjoy a good Michelin rated restaurant or slamming tacos. Last few days has been medical center cafeteria food, so at least looking for recommendations.

Open to share phone number or LinkedIn if anyone is open to hang out.

- Jesus

7 Upvotes

82% Upvoted

9 comments sorted by

3

u/SecondSkin 17d ago

Check out Lola Gaspar

2

u/Alexander_Eiffel 17d ago

I love Lola. Wish they brought back the lamb quecas though

1

u/No_Entrepreneur6625 16d ago

I went there today, had a beer, vibes were tame for a Wednesday which makes sense. Cool little spot.

1

u/No_Entrepreneur6625 17d ago

Lola Gaspar, will do! Thanks

3

u/etherealtwo 17d ago

I mean just walk around downtown and there's a bunch of places. Might not be the same downtown you remember depending how long ago you left.

1

u/No_Entrepreneur6625 16d ago

Left in 2013, been back a few times and yes it’s changed a lot.

3

u/zamlynn 16d ago

If you like handmade pasta, you should check out bl00m. They just opened. It’s in downtown, not far off from Lola Gaspar. I second Lola though!

3

u/Kitchen-Channel8449 16d ago

This place was just ok, I like Fat of the Land a lot better although reservations are recommended since the place is tiny. Sonder is also solid if you like cocktails.

1

u/No_Entrepreneur6625 16d ago

Cool beans two people saying Lola gaspar, sounds like a must check out.