Been going to this place and never thought about about giving it a review hehe…read more Here I am... Back at this place a hundred times. This place offer so much. The SFS city rep helps you with every question you have. They also offer a lounge for junior high and high school students to hangout. There's all kinds of activities for them to relax and hang out with friends after school. They always have a staff on floor to monitor them. That's pretty cool. Wished I had that available when I was a kid. They offer a lot of classes for resident and non-resident. I can't express how much I love this city :)

Located off Telegraph in Santa Fe Springs near the 605 fwy. The parking lot is not big. The Town…read moreCenter is pretty nice. Came here for an all in one Wedding. The set up was really nice the room was pretty big good enough to have 20 tables or so with about 8 at each table. Good size dance floor and places for a buffet style food, drinks and desserts. Overall a nice place to hold a wedding party or some other gathering.

You absolutely have to see a film at the Old Town Music Hall!!!!…read more We went for my partners birthday and it was so exciting to see the 100 year old Wurlitzer in all its glory. We saw a rare Gloria Swanson silent film along w a talk by a brilliant film historian. Every show opens with a little performance but we were lucky enough to see a silent film which means that the organist live scores the entire film just as it would have been done in the 20s ! Such a special experience, and a must for any fans of music, film, and LA history.

Just when you begin to lose faith in humanity, you run into a spot like this…read more I've lived nearby for almost 9 years yet didn't discover this gem until a few months ago. I'm constantly going to revival and old theaters like The Egyptian, New Beverly, and Aero theatre and wanted to add this one to the rotation. Essentially, they transport you back in time to the early 20th century when movie theaters started taking off! And not just about the old films they show, we're talking OG Dr. Pepper in a glass bottle and lobby cards and photos on the wall. A giant Wurlitzer organ where our organist started off the night's festivities with a few words of history and a few songs on the organ. We even did some sing-alongs lol. Everyone in the red vests are volunteers keeping this running. You can sense the deep passion they all have for preserving this history and a deep love of cinema. Got a brochure calendar for showings through June and will now make sure I come out at least once a month.

Gladys helped with my daughter's quinseñera event from the beginning to the end good prices, good…read moreservice. Definitely recommend it

We attended a quinceanera...friend of my Niece…read more We arrived and they greeted us very well. The food was good...chicken in some white cream sauce with mushrooms. The house salad arrived with a very tasty and tangy Blue cheese...simple but good. Chips and salsa, the salsa was fresh..but very MILD and NOT spicy at all. Darn it i forgot my dried chiles from home. oh well, I'll have a mild day today. They have an amazing A/C

Irvine is clean, extremely safe, organized, and easy to live in day to day. Many residents are…read moregenuinely kind, thoughtful, and invested in the community. For people from more direct or informal regions, interactions can feel distant or hard to read. It is usually a preference for politeness and conflict avoidance rather than exclusion. Since the pandemic, service quality remains strong but feels less consistent. Before 2020, systems ran predictably and informal trust helped smooth out friction. Parking has long been an issue around the university. Permits and campus parking costs are frustrating for newcomers. The upside is that you can almost always find a spot though.

The Irvine Civic Center is an amazingly beautiful place and hosts medium sized events really well,…read moreis a great vote center, and is also right next to the enormous and incredible Bill Barber park. Likewise, the city of Irvine itself is my absolute favorite in the entire country, and probably the world, so I'm grateful to be able to live here now.

Finally made it out here tonight and it's very crowded since everything is free for the community…read more Lines have already formed by 5:30pm to see Snoopy. Write letters to Santa, take lots of photos, watch Kids Imagination show on stage, take the small Xmas themed train etc. Parking is horrendous but we luckily found one in front. Good experience once but that's it for us. Haha

Very charming. Enjoyed it. Snoopy animatronics were cute, there were clean, empty tables in the…read morecentral area (to eat on), the lights were welcoming and festive. Would come again.

Not all government offices are created equal -- and this one actually runs well…read more I came in to record a quitclaim deed and fully expected to block off half my day. Instead, I waited maybe 5-10 minutes max, and from check-in to walking out the door, I was done in about 25 minutes. The process was straightforward and efficient. My documents were reviewed carefully (which I appreciate -- better to catch anything on the spot), fees were handled quickly, and nothing felt chaotic or unclear. The staff were professional, direct, and clearly knew what they were doing. The office itself was clean and organized, and the flow made sense. If you come prepared with your paperwork completed correctly, this location runs like it should. Efficient. Professional. No drama.

Orange County Clerk-Recorder is hands down the best county or government facility I have ever been…read moreto. Coming from New Jersey, I have never seen such a new, well run, and efficient establishment like this. The service was excellent both times I visited. I came once to get my daughter's birth certificate and another time for her passport, and both experiences were incredibly smooth. The process was organized, efficient, and handled professionally from start to finish. It is rare to say this about a government office, but this place truly exceeded expectations.

I'm giving the library five stars because I love it there. The lake with all the ducks and geese is…read morethe highlight for me. I usually come every weekend to feed them and study. The library's Wi-Fi works well. The people who visit the library are quiet. Which brings us to my gripe that I must discuss. At any time and at most times, when you're in the main library area on the ground level (top level) pretty much all the library staff is very, very loud in everything they do. When talking to library guests they speak in such a high volume, in contrast to all the other people who are silent doing their things, it is awful terrible loud. They have full blown in depth conversations at high decibels. Libraries are supposed to be quiet places to study. The other part of this gripe is the library aides. Throughout most times I'm there and I do mean throughout, the library aides do this thing....it seems like they throw the books they' handle onto these metal rolling carts they work with. Every couple of seconds you hear the sound of what appears to be a thick hardcover book slamming against the metal cart. It always startles me and makes me furious. I'm a very aware type of person. I would change my work style if my work was creating such a disturbance especially in a place like a library. And there's all these other loud sounds they make with their carts. Often you have a symphony of that and another loud conversation with the librarians which actually is the case this very moment. I'm not lying. I wish there was a place I could lodge a complaint or talk to the head of operations here. I continue to come back because of the waterfowl and the peace I get here and I am productive when I study here. But all the racket almost completely ruins the peace that would otherwise be had there if they weren't so goddamn loud. It's a library. It's supposed to be quiet and mellow. You should take your loud conversations outside if you have to have them. Do you hear any of the guests having loud conversation as you do? That's because they're not part of the problem. Other than that those two significant issues the library is perfect. I still recommend it and you might not be bothered by the noises I described. Give this library a shot. Parking is right next to the library and it has a lot of great views. It seems their books and graphic novels are great but I haven't taken a deep dive. I'm sorry for criticizing the noise but I had to.

Came by here for the summer reading events. Last year we saw Paddington. This year, we went to an…read moreauthor reading and signing event by Minh Le. Very cool, got some free books too.

Small but friendly choice of different food vendors of different cuisines + ample seating! I got…read morethe onigiri balls this time around which I really enjoyed!

Nice food court style area with a diverse food selection. I was here long time ago, when it first…read moreopened with some friends. Most of the food shops are really cool.

Library is especially kid friendly. Half of the space is a children's library and it was really…read morenice that they have drop in tutoring. There are different spaces for different age groups. Lots of sitting spaces both indoor and outdoor.

when the irvine libraries split from the ocpl system, i ended up switching over to tustin since…read moreit's the closest location to me now. the location itself is really nice. it's in the civic center, so you've got the community center and police department right there, and there are a bunch of food and drink spots across the street if you want to grab something before or after. there's plenty of parking outside, but even then on busy days it can get full really fast. there are also bathrooms available but you need to ask the library for the code to access, as i believe it changes daily. they also have a security guard who stands by the door. inside, the library is super spacious, but it's not the quietest. i wouldn't really recommend it as a study or focus spot if that's what you're looking for since it can get pretty loud, especially with kids. there is a separate quiet room, but it seems more geared toward teens. i do wish the books were organized a little better. sometimes it feels like a maze trying to find something, especially not knowing if it'll be in teen/young adult or general fiction. i'm also not the biggest fan of how the manga is set up since it's split into two different areas and i'm not really sure why. that said, the staff has always been super friendly and helpful. i also love that they have a rotating table of themed recommendations. right now it's ren faire reads, but they've done things like blind date with a book for valentine's and other themed picks based on different time periods too. overall, it's a very nice facility with a wide selection of books, from new releases, manga, kids and teens books, etc.