McFadden Public Market — Restaurant in Santa Ana

HORRIBLE PARKING - but great food booths! I was utterly confused by the parking here...it shouldn't be a problem for this Market to have a dedicated lot, but as of this writing, it doesn't. Street parking. I came to try EN TU BOCA - a Mexican-Filipino Fusion stand. How often do I see Filipino things like adobo, sisig, lechon and sinigang combined with Mexican vehicles like tacos or burritos? Not often enough! Yummy stuff! I confess I couldn't resist ROOSTER REPUBLIC either when I got there...this is simple, delicious fried chicken and you can buy it by the piece. I also enjoyed MISSION CONTROL - following the trend of vintage arcades, they have a nice selection of games and pinball machines - a few downstairs, the majority upstairs. Great place except for the...

Ended up at Mission Control for some barcade time (since the Twisted Tiki couldn't accommodate our large party), so we didn't eat this trip. I've had chicken at one of the shops before, and since the last time I was here, they opened up several more places which is a plus. Everything smelled good so I can't wait to come back and try the food. The overall vibe was nice for a Sunday evening, not dead or crowded. Mission Control vibes were kind of a let down, not bad, but I'll write a separate review for that. As a food hall, the tables could be cleaner, not sure if that's each vendor's problem or the whole facility, but I'd recommend hiring a facility-wide bussing/custodial team to give it a more...

Came here for dinner on a Sat nite 630 PM and it was dead! Only rooster republic and the Mexican joint were open. The other ones seemed to be either closed for good or not open for a Sat nite which seems weird. I was craving the chicken and biscuits but after a 2 min wait with not a single greeting from the 3 ppl behind the counter my wife decided she had enough and we left. Def not the same vibe as when we were here 6 months ago. Maybe the novelty of food halls has worn off. But they certainly can't expect to call themselves that if only 2 food options are open on a...