11th Annual Best of San Clemente People’s Choice Ole Awards
Best Menu for Healthy Choices
Active Culture Owner Faye Wickland
BEST MENU FOR HEALTHY CHOICES GOLDEN OLE
ACTIVE CULTURE, NATURAL FOODS CAFÉ AND YOGURT 111 S. El Camino Real, 949.276.4625, www.activeculturecafe.com
dita • Little Thai Hut Restaurant • Mahalo Juice • MRK Public • Muse Sushi Bar • Nekter Juice Bar • Nick’s San Clemente • Nomads Canteen • Panera Bread • Pizza Port • Poke + Roll 808 • South of Nick’s Mexican Kitchen + Bar • Sprouts Farmers Market • Sundried Tomato American Bistro • The Cellar • The Fisherman’s Restaurant & Bar • The Kultured Kitchen • Tina & Vince’s Italian Delicatessen • Vine Restaurant & Bar • Wahoo’s Fish Taco • Zebra House Coffee 2015 WINNERS: Gold: Active Culture, Natural Foods Café and Yogurt; Silver: Captain Mauri’s Restaurant
BEST PIZZA GOLDEN OLE
LAROCCO’S PIZZERIA 122 S. El Camino Real, 949.366.8890
Owner Faye Wickland said Active Culture moved into its current location three years ago, bringing along with it the popular frozen yogurt self-serve bar with all the toppings. “We don’t have anything fried or overly processed,” Wickland said. The menu at Active Culture is 99 percent vegetarian with a few exceptions, she added.
Slices of pie from the five boroughs are represented at LaRocco’s Pizzeria, which puts an emphasis on the New York-style delicacy. They also offer calzones and other assortments from the Big Apple. If you’re looking for something familiar from the East Coast, LaRocco’s will most certainly fill your desire.
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CAPTAIN MAURI’S RESTAURANT 149 Avenida Del Mar, 949.498.8098, www.captainmauris.com
A wide selection of vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free meals can be found on Captain Mauri’s menu. They also offer a selection of smoothies and juices. NOMINEES: 9 Style Sushi • Antoine’s Cafe • Baja Fresh Mexican Grill • Banzai Bowls • BeachFire Restaurant • Board & Brew • Bowlology • Bread Gallery • Café Calypso • Cafe Mimosa • Cafe Mint • Cafe Rae • Cassano’s • Ellie’s Table at North Beach • Full Moon Sushi • Guicho’s Eatery • H.H. Cotton’s American Bar & Grill • Hanson’s Market • Humphry’s Sandwich Shop • Iva Lee’s Restaurant and Lounge • La Tien-
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PIZZA PORT 301 N. El Camino Real, 949.940.0005, www.pizzaport.com
A bastion of pizza, the business is seemingly always booming, especially on the weekends. It’s a great location for large group dining. NOMINEES: Ball Park Pizza • BeachFire Restaurant • Blaze Pizza • Brick Pizzeria • Cassano’s • Domino’s Pizza • Fratello’s Italian Restaurant • Italian Cravings • OC Tavern • Papa John’s Pizza • Pizza Hut • Rocco’s Restaurant • Round Table Pizza • San Clemente Pizza Company • Selma’s Chicago Pizzeria • Sonny’s Pizza and Pasta • Stuft Pizza • Surfside Pizza • The Cellar • Tina & Vince’s Italian Delicatessen • TJ’s Woodfire Pizza • zpizza 2015 WINNERS: Gold: Pizza Port; Silver: LaRocco’s Pizzeria
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