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    Cousins Maine Lobster - Orange County

    3.5 (356 reviews)
    Closed 4:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    wow, I can't believe so much lobster! Every bite had lobster in it
    Joven O.

    I love all the lobster that came with the lobster grilled cheese. Now I know what Barbara invested in.

    Daph H.

    I've eaten Cousins Maine Lobster when they were at OhanaFest in Dana Point. Festival food is pricey, thanks to the cut that goes to the festival so their lobster rolls were a heart-stopping $36. However, it was better than taking a chance on any of the random vendors they had at the festival. Food came out very quickly. I got the one with garlic butter, which was delicious. It was very small though, smaller than my hand, and I have tiny hands. I wish it at least came with chips or something, to help balance the high price. I may complain about the price, but I know if I see Cousins Maine Lobster at Ohana next year, I'll be lining up.

    Veronica H.

    I ordered the Connecticut lobster roll which is the warm one with butter. The other option is Maine and is a chilled roll with mayo. It's a small roll but tastes very good. If you are hungry, you may not be full at all. I attached some photos and it happens to be sitting on a napkin but you can see that the box is smaller than the napkin. And these are your generic, diner napkins. So it's small! Positive is that the quality is good. My disappointment is the high price and small quantity. However everything is expensive these days. It was $26 on the menu board, and I was charged $28.02 total.

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    Henry C.

    I got drawn in with all the publicity they have received. The staff were friendly and the food came out in roughly 10 mins. This is a food truck so there isn't much to say about ambiance but we ate in our car. We ordered the Connecticut style lobster roll which is warm and the lobster quesadilla. I was a little disappointed after opening the boxes. The roll was smaller than expected and had less lobster. Other places I've been put more lobster. However the roll was tasty, but for $25 I was hoping for more. The quesadilla was the same. The quesadilla came cut into 4 triangles. Most of the quesadillas were either missing cheese or missing lobster. Only the tip of each of the four pieces had both lobster and cheese. As you make your way to the edges, it became only tortilla. Overall, not satisfied and appears to be over hyped. Although tasty, for the price, I feel that I did not get a good amount of food.

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    Bill H.

    This was my first time trying the lobster sandwich from Cousins .Their Lobster truck was in my area today so I decided to try it. Coming from Northern California I've had my share of lobster sandwiches especially from Sam's Chowder House in Half Moon Bay California. Theirs is probably the best one you can ever have. The lobster sandwich I had today from Cousin was nothing special. The size of the sandwich was TINY TINT TINY! It was more like a kids size sandwich. For $30.00 shame on them! Live and learn never ever again. Shark Tank steered me wrong!

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    James Q.

    Had the food truck coming today and always wanted to try it once. The manager Sean is very friendly. Upon opening the bag, we found the lobster roll is definitely on the tiny side, but the tots portion was generous. Could definitely see the struggle of small franchise owners, they really would like to give you more for less but just couldn't. The taste of the roll was really good tho, if only for taste, 5 star for the lobster roll. If you want some value go for the special. Lobster bisque also has tiny portion of lobster, but clam chowder was rich in content and delicious, and was recommended by Sean, again the business struggle. I would definitely recommend to friends, for occasional tryout. Thanks again Sean!

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    Monica A.

    Attended an outdoor concert at a park and decided to give Cousins Maine Lobster a try since I do love anything lobster. Staff was very friendly and knowledgeable when they took my order and even though the event location had a large amount of people present, this food truck was the only food truck bringing their orders out quickly in a timely manner compare to the other food trucks during the concert event. Food truck was clean and presentable with plenty of pictures of their food menu that all looked so appetizing.

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    Lyna N.

    We had the Tail & Tots and the Connecticut Roll this past Tuesday!They were served both fresh and delicious! The lobster and the bread are buttery and warm for a "melt in your mouth" fusion of flavors which is well executed, and I feel like you get a good amount of lobster in each bite (there were literally pieces falling off when I would bite). Nothing's too oily and the tots stayed crispy a while. I'd definitely come back (Tip: order online so you don't have to wait in the super long lines)

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    Robert B.

    We love Cousins!! Whenever the truck is local we find it! The Lobster Rolls are yummy!! I love the Maine Root Root Beer! Chowder is great, if you can deal with the cals get a whoopie pie!! Service is great!! Follow and find cousins!!

    $29.00 right there

    So I ordered a Connecticut Lobster Roll. Roll was the size of a regular Taco Tortilla..29.00 with tax. Redicoulus..taste was the reason I gave them a 2 star..it was ok, left much to be desired. Im from Rhode Island so I know Lobster roll. I have a picture not sure if I can upload

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    Dennis H.

    I rarely get to eat a good lobster roll so Cousins was a nice treat. Their chunky lobster bits were delicious and super high quality. I just wish it was 200% bigger. I also got some of their tater tots which was really good. The only reason I didn't give them 5 stars was the lobster bisque I had was lacking. No bits or chunks of lobster. If I had known I wouldn't have gotten it.

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    Hiiii Sierra sorry for any inconvenience caused over the weekend!

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    I wish we knew exactly when they travel to the Murrieta/Temecula area. My lobster roll was amazing.

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    Ohhhh thank you for chasing us down! Just sent you our schedule

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    Yummy lobster rolls & decent price. We also very much enjoyed the pumpkin whoopee pie

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    Overpriced piece of crap. No flavor on anything. Lobster roll the size of a shrimp. Stay away!!

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    We’re so sorry your experience didn’t live up to expectations sir!

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    Ask the Community - Cousins Maine Lobster - Orange County

    The menu shows an option for extra meat. Approximately how much will I get, in ozs?

    Lobster cost by pound

    When will you be in Anaheim or Fountain Valley? How can I track you?

    Go to their website and look for the truck in orange county's calendar

    When will Cousins Lobster Truck come to Woodbridge?

    Download the Cousins Maine Lobster Truck app and you can see weekly schedule!

    When will he truck be in fountain valley, huntington beach area?

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    This seafood Mexican cantina is absolutely incredible. With fresh drinks to the seafood and more…read more My wife and I stumbled across this place as we live in a nearby neighborhood and was glad that we stoped by. The colors in the grilled octopus was vibrant and the taste was insanely fresh. The service and ambience were always appealing with friendly staff and easy going vibes. Looking forward to returning and trying more dishes with family/friends in future!

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    Yahaira was an amazing waitress. My clam chowder with small corn pieces was the perfect!
    Yahaira was an amazing waitress. My clam chowder with small corn pieces was the perfect!
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    Pulpo was delicious
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    Destination Seafood House

    3.6
    (1.2k reviews)
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    So sad to see this place go, from what I've heard the owner and manager were given a nice…read moreopportunity. We came here four or five times with our book club, and the service has always been friendly. The owner was always awesome and let us have our annual Girl Scout Cookies and wine pairings here, along with some Conqueror challenge celebration lunches. The food was delicious. You will be missed.

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