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Kimera offers an artful global cuisine and wine list. Executive Chef Chris Grodach brings his inventive international dishes to you for lunch and dinner. You can enjoy our worldwide influenced dining room or the relaxing lounge area.
Part low-key lounge, part globally-tinged restaurant, this eye-catching destination is adding a new twist to the everyday dining experience.
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Business Description from the Web
Near Pavilions in Plaza Antonio shopping center.
Many Thai restaurants in Orange County have blandly wok-ed dishes that are closer to cheap American Chinese takeout than the complex, typically fiery cuisine found in Bangkok. Rice and Spice tries harder than most by fearlessly filling its dishes with lemongrass, lime leaves and galangal, and giving you pretty large portions.
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Tips About This Business
Beat the Monday blues: Kimera's Monday Night Special offers 50% off all food in the dining room.
The restaurant features indoor and outdoor dining areas as well as a livelier lounge and bar.
Happy hour takes place Monday-Friday from 3pm to 7pm and on Saturdays from 5pm to 7pm.
Editorial Reviews from the web
Part low-key lounge, part globally-tinged restaurant, this eye-catching destination is adding a new twist to the everyday dining experience.
The OC is lucky to have Chris Grodach, who cooked previously at The French Laundry and Montage Resort, as chef at Kimera Restaurant & Lounge. The Ghoukassian family---restaurateurs of Irvine’s Bistango and Bayside near Newport’s Back Bay---seem to have brought in Grodach as a testament to their understanding of upscale tastes and trends around the world. Unlike their other restaurants,...
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Posted by gayot
on July 09, 2007
Other Reviews from the web
I went to Kimera last Monday night for the first time. Great place and good food. The bar area was really nice and had comfy chairs to lounge in. Very chill and the perfect place for a date. I specifically chose to try this place because of the reviews and the fact that they had 50% off all dinner items on Monday night. So I ordered the Shrimp Scampi with Risotto. Kind of a small plate for...
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Posted by MistaMandalay
on April 13, 2009, (Edited March 16, 2009)
This restaurant was absolutely STUNNING! I must say its photos do not do it justice at all. The atmosphere was relaxing but elegant and the service was excellent. The prices were very affordable for the quality of the food, especially on Monday nights when everything is 50% off. I highly suggest the London sirloin, it was delicious! Definitely a MUST-TRY restaurant!
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Posted by juleeho10
on April 13, 2009, (Edited January 11, 2009)
I love the nice layout. The bamboo makes it light in there. Its a great place to take your girl on a special occasion
Posted by jerrymcgwire
on April 13, 2009, (Edited December 10, 2008)