(Tied!) No. 3: Small Plates at Sol del Sur Bistro

This Thursday night, loyal readers: hie thee to your nearest
distributor of dead-tree versions of this illustrious publication to see what we, your arbiters of taste (*COUGH*) have
chosen for this year's Best Of issue.

Very soon, OC Weekly publishes our annual Best Of guide, which Orange Countians of discriminating taste will want to carry with them everywhere, lest they find themselves hungry or bored in unfamiliar parts of the county. Or, you know, just download our free Best Of app.

Meanwhile, we're nearly through our list of 100 dishes we think you should eat while you're out wandering the county. It's a globe-trotting list, from France to Vietnam, from Mexico to Russia, from Afghanistan right back here to the good ol' U. S. of A.–but then again, you can be a global eater without setting foot past the Orange Curtain.

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It's impossible to pick a single small plate at San Juan Capistrano's hidden gem, because the menu changes so often. It'd be frustrating to go and ask for, say, crosnes with mint or plum-and-tomato soup, only to find out that it's off the menu already. So instead, the tied-for-number-3 is any small plate at Sol del Sur, because they're all at least very good, and most are excellent.

Dave Lieberman