Food Created From the Heart with the Soul in Mind

I just love the Wild Artichoke in my hometown of Yorba Linda.  It is a very quaint restaurant with not more than 10 tables.  We often wonder how they survive but they are busy most nights of the week.  The owner is the main Chef and he always has the most interesting and delectable specials.

Each day they create a special menu which may include Escargot Stuffed Mushrooms with Garlic Butter and Cognac, Macadamia Crusted Halibut with Sauce Buerre Blanc, or Garlic Roasted Chicken Breast with fresh Rosemary and Gorgonzola Cheese Sauce with Rigatoni Pasta, and such homemade desserts as Gil’s Meyer Lemon Tart. 

Eggplant Lasagna.  It was fabulous!

Beautiful roast with port wine reduction.

If you are in the area you must stop by the Wild Artichoke.  They are available for Private Parties!

Wild Artichoke

"A blurb on the Web site calls this 9-year-old restaurant Yorba Linda's Culinary Secret. But I don't see how it can still be a mystery to anyone. Yes, it is a small dining room in a countrified area of the county, but food this good? Word gets out.

Chef James D'Aquila creates a wonderful menu including, deep-fried baby artichokes, and Wild Artichoke Napoleon, a hearty combination of the eponymous thistle with mushrooms shallots and light puff pastry.

Not all the dishes are made with the namesake vegetable. Jack's seafood fra dialblo is a spice-forward blend that includes an ocean of gifts from the sea.

And desserts like Spanish coffee crème brûlée will keep you up all night wondering how you could have missed The Wild Artichoke for so long.

The Wild Artichoke, 4973-A Yorba Ranch Road, Yorba Linda, Lunch from $15, dinners, $20-40 per perso.

ELIZABETH EVANS
Orange County Register, May 8, 2009"

Zagat Rating 26 For Food Extraordinary! (2011)

The Wild Artichoke was named a “Rising Star” and received 24 (of 28) points, an Excellent Rating in Food and Service by the Orange County Zagat Guide -2004.
The Wild Artichoke was rated the “No. 2 Dining Experience in Orange County” by the Orange County Register in December, 2002.