Tasty Zone

What can I say? When you run into a menu with mis-spelled words, you know you're in the right place. Nestled just outside of South Coast Plaza but not in Costa Mesa, lies this hidden gem that has apparently been on everyone's radar except mine.The newly immigrated locals seem to frequent this place along with the elderly, which cements my faith in this place.The service can be rough during peak hours, but that is to be excepted. Nominal prices and plentiful options for vegetarians and meat eaters alike!The ambiance is cozy yet loud; a potentially authentic experience that I can't wait to experience again soon!

Yikes this place has progressively gotten worse over the years. I'm all for supporting small businesses, but they're making it hard for me to want to keep coming back. 1. Service just keeps getting worse. You have to make yourself known like when you walk in be sure to say dine in or carry out, or they'll forget you. Also, we're all just trying to live, I get it. But you can say at least say hi and thank you. Just like I say hi and thank you. A little bit of kindness goes a long way. 2. Know your capacity and time your orders better. Needless to say, you'll be waiting a good bit of time for your food. So get cozy in that chair. 3. Price and food quality / portion. The prices keep going up and the food quality and portion sizes get smaller. If the quality remained fresh, that's no problem. But needless to say, I've had my fair share of stomach pains now more than twice and I'm not looking to make it a third time. At first I thought it was an aversion to spice, but I've eaten these same dishes at other restaurants and haven't had these issues like I do here.Hope they can get themselves back in order, but sadly I won't be returning. Good luck.

Came in later at night ( around 7-8) and so there was no one else in store, but the cashier still let us sit down & order! Therefore, we literally got dishes hot off the press. I was pleasantly surprised by this place, they have a variety of protein available ( from frog to rabbit to iintestines) and the food wasn't too msg heavy. It would be a good place to take someone to explore. The portions were decent and had lots of different kinds of chilis ( is spicy) Braised fish- a nice change to the typical spicy fried one. The braised sauce was slightly sweet. Fish was okay, not the freshest Chili oil wonton- can skip. Does taste homemade in the sense that the skin is very QQ ( softer than all dente chew), but filling size is like wonton soup size & not much chili oil. House rabbit- surprised for the price (expected appetiser) the rabbit had a decent amount of meat vs typically seen and nice flavor Cold noodles- nice texture and flavor. Slight mala, would recommend as it wasn't too tangy or sweet, good balance of flavors and fresh spices Tripe- good portion not typical for Chinese restaraunt, but similar style of stir fryOverall, service was nice and kind of left us to our own but attentive to our needs. Narrow space calls for parties of 3-4, order via qr code pay in person at the register.

I've doordashed from Tasty Zone twice in the past month. Currently on a Szechuan kick and craving those peppers bad. I've ordered their chili oil chicken, mapo tofu, cumin beef, intestines deep fried and stir fried. Everything has been really solid and delicious. Highly recommend and my only wish is if everything was even more spicy/numbing!

Spicy Szechwan, those numbing peppers Overall, very addictive Needed lots of water. Seems very authentic.

Yes to vegetarian/vegan options!Started with the spicy jelly noodle. Really tasty and definitely spicy!Then the deep fried tofu with spicy sauce. The sauce was delicious and the tofu soaked it up nicely. Not super spicy.Finally the stir fried mixed vegetables. This is definitely the most mild, not spicy at all and maybe even a little on the bland side flavor-wise but still a nice reprieve from the more flavorful dishes. Wish some of the veggies were cut smaller though.

Great spot for Sichuan food! Their flavors are all strong and well priced compared to other places. Highly recommend the toothpick lamb, fried spicy chicken in peppers, and chicken in chilli sauce!

This place was SO good. The food was so rich in flavor, it was extremely reasonably priced for how delicious and large the plates were. The service was 10/10, anything we needed, he was right there to help :) Quiet little spot, have no clue why it isn't more busy. My husband and I agreed that this is the best Chinese food we have had in a while.This is a spicy spot, most of their food is spicy options, but there is always an option to bring it to mild or up to XxhotWe got Kungpau Chicken Spicy Sour Wontons Crispy Garlic Pork Shrimp fried rice I can't to come back and try more things off the menu

Tasty zone is a yummy spicy Chinese restaurant. Newly renovated dive covid it has a fun vibe. It's not a big restaurant so if you are coming at lunch or dinner hours there may be a wait. There is plenty of parking and well located in the shopping center at the corner. The service is good. Nothing over the top but friendly and efficient. The food is yummy and spicy. It is served hot and fresh. The menu is large with a huge variety to choose from spicy, ma la and not spicy. I recommend getting the yogurt if getting spicy if you are not used to it.

The food is amazing but every single time I order takeout, we only get a quarter of the portion of what we are served while dining in.