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Playground

Address
220 E 4th St Santa Ana CA 92701
Phone
(714) 560-4444
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Total Reviews
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Business Hours

Status: Closed

Sunday
11:30am-3:00pm, 5:00pm-9:00pm
Monday
Closed
Tuesday
5:00pm-9:45pm
Wednesday
5:00pm-9:45pm
Thursday
5:00pm-2:00am
Friday
5:00pm-2:00am
Saturday
5:00pm-2:00am

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The Playground is a chef driven small-plates restaurant that highlights the freshest and most exciting available ingredients in dishes inspired by great culinary traditions all over the world. The menu changes daily based on available ingredients and the chefs' whims. The optimal party size is between 4 and 6, so that everyone can sample a number of dishes. We're not the kind of restaurant...

We believe in being chef driven, hospitality driven an ingredient driven. Our menu changes every week, we have brought together the most incredible staff we could have ever dreamed of. The goal is to bring a new type of dining to orange county. Our plates range from $3-$16 and come in three sizes: snacks, medium and big. Enjoy our food with delicious handcrafted sangria or one of our amazing...

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Playground Restaurant Review

A sparse black and white space accented by flourishes of colorful art and chalkboards trumpeting a deep collection of craft brews, this laid-back venue exudes a hip vibe. The set-up creates the ideal stage for chef/owner Jason Quinn, who has parlayed his success with mobile kitchen The Lime Truck into a culinary concept that emphasizes progressive contemporary dishes. The menu changes weekly...

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Fab food fab service fab atmosphere fab ...

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Fab food fab service fab atmosphere fab people.

So glad we discovered Playground. Kara w ...

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So glad we discovered Playground. Kara was awesome. She was fun to talk to and answered all our questions regarding the menu and chefs. The food was delicious and interesting.

Just celebrated my birthday here with my ...

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100

Just celebrated my birthday here with my family. It was the first time any of us had been there and we absolutely loved everything we tried!

I've been here a handful of times and ea ...

Average Rating
60

I've been here a handful of times and each time, the service gets less desirable. we were so excited to have a restaurant that served such unique dishes that we could try and feel like we're on a discovery with the chef but it's becoming less appealing to me over time. our reservation was at 8:30p and they were trying very hard to make sure we leave by 9:30p. it was uncomfortable and...

Very nice place ! Special and weekly cha ...

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Very nice place ! Special and weekly changing Menu ! Very friendly !

Business description (5)

-Playground is a chef driven, small-plates restaurant that makes use of the best available seasonal ingredients. Our menu changes daily based on availability of ingredients & the chefs’ whims. This is a sharing restaurant: dishes aren't designed as starters or main courses, & we want our guests to try as many flavors as possible. Our chefs work hard to treat ingredients with respect, find...

Well before setting out on the Great Food Truck Race in the spring of 2011, I dreamed of taking what I started on The Lime Truck and expanding it into a restaurant like no other. I envisioned a big, beautiful building filled with character and style, an open kitchen and stunning bar, shiny new equipment, and a team of passionate foodies to help me change how food and drink is prepared, served...

If you're a Lime Truck groupie, you've probably already made a pilgrimage to Playground. And if you're not a follower of the food truck scene, but are a follower of interesting food, you should check out this new restaurant in the bustling East End of downtown Santa Ana.

The Playground is a chef driven small-plates restaurant that highlights the freshest and most exciting available ingredients in dishes inspired by great culinary traditions all over the world. The menu changes daily based on available ingredients and the chefs? whims. The optimal party size is between 4 and 6, so that everyone can sample a number of dishes. We're not the kind of restaurant...

Chef driven food and drink. Open 12-Close Tuesday-Sunday (Late night Thursday-Saturday)

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