Special Thai Restaurant

511 S Brookhurst St
Anaheim, CA 92804

 

Great food. Good price. Just a little small. 

This business would be at a greater advantage if they could somehow figure out a way to accommodate the large number of customers that choose to dine here. It gets pretty stuffed on Fridays. They have an amazing buffet for only $9.99 per person (minus tax) on Fridays and Sundays. There is a huge selection of food and it tastes AWESOME! Service can be a little lacking sometimes.

Food: 4.5/5

Service: 3/5

Overall: 3.5/5

Plate no.1= (Clockwise starting from top) Chicken Tom Khai Soup, Papaya Salad (my fav),Beef Salad

Plate no. 2= (Clockwise starting from top) Steamed rice, Yellow Chicken Curry, Beef Panang, Garlic Shrimp

Plate no.3= (clockwise starting from the top) Fried rice, Kung Pao Chicken, Chicken Chili Basil, Spicy fish

Plate no. 4= French fries, Fried shrimp, Baked Chicken, plus an unknown item.

Plate no. 5= Vegetable Chow mein-(which I was unable to finish)

P.S. Drinks sold separately

Hatam Persian Restaurant

1112 North Brookhurst Street
Anaheim, CA 92801

This place does not look like anything special from the outside. In fact, you can’t really tell that it’s a restaurant. It’s located behind a gas station and placed next to a grocery store. The front does not show any signs of life inside, except the voices from behind. Once you are seated inside, it’s a cozy living room space turned into an eating area. The food seems a bit expensive when you read the menu with the prices, but the portions are HUGE. It’s well worth the money.

They brought some pita bread wrapped in cloth.

We ordered a salad and ate it with the pita bread.

The main dish I ordered was called Fesenjon. It’s a chicken stew simmered in pomegranate sauce. It had a sweet taste and the tender chicken pieces went well with the sauce. It cost $12.99 and I think the portion size was generous. I ended up taking a large portion of it home since I was unable to finish it.

This is my dad’s all-time favorite restaurants.

Food: 3.5/5

Service: 3/5

Overall: 3/5

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San Juan Capistrano Library

OC Public Libraries: San Juan Capistrano Branch
31495 El Camino Real
San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675

 

 

 

 

 

Very beautiful location. I loved the outside area, where you could sit and read. It looked like there was a Jacuzzi as well, but I don’t know if people actually use it.

The library inside was great. It seemed like an old church converted into a library and I liked that feeling.

 

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San Clemente Library

OC Public Libraries: San Clemente Branch
242 Avenida Del Mar
San Clemente, CA 92672

The library is located amidst a very busy area. Parking was difficult to find and the streets were very narrow.

The library was large-sized and well-organized.

When I was coming back (at around 4pm), the streets were a lot less crowded. I drove a little farther down towards the beach and it was gorgeous. I wish I could have taken pictures at the beach, but I couldn’t find parking in the vicinity.

 

^from the back (after I had parked my car)

^the sign at the front

^the front entrance of the library

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Los Alamitos-Rossmoor Library

OC Public Libraries: Los Alamitos/Rossmoor Branch
12700 Montecito
Seal Beach, CA  90740

I absolutely loved the area. The library was very organized. I didn’t have to look through a catalog to find the topics I was looking for. It had signs on every section of shelves, listing the topics that can be found there.

There was wireless internet access, but the internet was too slow for some reason even though the signal was excellent.

There were many people there and the librarians seemed friendly and nice.

 

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Irvine Public Libraries

OC Public Libraries: Heritage Park Branch
14361 Yale Avenue
Irvine, CA. 92604

The library was average sized, but felt a little stuffy. It was packed with people. I didn’t look around as I had a physics midterm to prepare for.

 

OC Public Libraries: University Park Branch
4512 Sandburg Way
Irvine, CA 92612 

  

This library was medium sized, but the way it was set up was very nice. I love the location. It’s in a nice residential area.

 

OC Public Libraries: Katie Wheeler Branch
13109 Old Myford Rd.
Irvine, CA 92602

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My favorite out of all three was the Katie Wheeler Branch. It was small, but the place was very cozy. There was a park outside with lots of greenery=)

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Laguna Lake Park

Fullerton, California 92835

Tiny lake called Laguna Lake in the middle of a residential area in Fullerton.

  

 

 

 

 

And the following are my favorite pictures:

 

=)

No parking fee

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