Looking to satisfy your appetite for New American fare?
Hoodline crunched the numbers to find the top spots serving that cuisine around Santa Ana, using both Yelp data and our own secret sauce to produce a ranked list of the best spots to venture when cravings strike.
Winter is the top season of the year for consumer spending at restaurants across the Santa Ana area, according to data on local business transactions from Womply, a software provider that helps small businesses manage customers. The average amount spent per customer transaction at Santa Ana-area restaurants grew to $31 for the metro area in the winter of last year, 2% higher than the average for the rest of the year.
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1. Playground 2.0
First on the list is Playground 2.0, an eatery that describes itself as "a culinary theater" and hosts a series of pop-up concepts. Located at 220 E. Fourth St., Suite 104 in Lacy, it's the highest-rated New American restaurant in Santa Ana, boasting five stars out of 508 reviews on Yelp.
2. Crave Restaurant
Downtown's Crave Restaurant, at 410 W. Fourth St., is another top choice, with Yelpers giving the New American and breakfast/brunch spot four stars out of 1,327 reviews.
3. Congregation Ale House Chapters
Last but not least is Congregation Ale House Chapters, a gastropub, brewery and New American spot that's also downtown. It's another much-loved go-to, with 4.5 stars out of 108 Yelp reviews. Head over to 201 N. Broadway to see for yourself.
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