Placentia
Placentia is a city in Orange County in Southern California.
Get in
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Map of Placentia (California)
By car
[edit]The CA-57 Orange freeway runs north-south through the city. The CA-91 Riverside freeway is only a mile south of the city and runs east-west.
By bus
[edit]Orange County Transportation Authority offers bus service.
Get around
[edit]The only reliable way to get around Placentia is by car. Buses are notoriously slow and have few stops, and because of this, few locals use them regularly, causing a vicious cycle in which this leads to services being only minimally offered.
See
[edit]- Old Town Placentia. Site where the city was born. Includes a lot of buildings from the early 1920s. Also home to several popular Mexican restaurants.
Do
[edit]Buy
[edit]Eat
[edit]- 1 301 Cafe, 301 W Santa Fe Ave, ☏ +1 714 996-8001.
- 2 Mi Casita Restaurant, 330 W Santa Fe Ave, ☏ +1 657 444-2710, micasitamailinglist@gmail.com.
- 3 El Farolito, 201 S Bradford Ave.
- Taco Sabroso. Has happy hour Monday-Thursday 4-7PM which includes $2 beers and $1 tacos.
- 4 El Cantarito Restaurant, 120 W Santa Fe Ave, ☏ +1 714 528-6090. M–Th 7AM–9PM, F–Su 7AM–9PM.
- Mariscos Chapala.
- Rosa Pizza, 116 N Bradford Ave, ☏ +1 714-993-5550. 10AM-10PM.
Drink
[edit]- The Bruery, 717 Dunn Way, ☏ +1 714 996-6258. Daily noon-10PM. Microbrewery and tap room. Crowded every night and usually has a food truck outside.
Sleep
[edit]- Fairfield Inn Placentia, 710 West Kimberly Ave, toll-free: +1-800-308-5286, fax: +1 714 996-0586.
- Best Western Plus Anaheim Orange County Hotel, 118 E. Orangethorpe Ave, ☏ +1 714 528-7778.
- Residence Inn Anaheim Placentia/Fullerton, 700 W Kimberly Ave, ☏ +1 714 996-0555, fax: +1 714 993-1043.
Go next
[edit]- Yorba Linda - Located 4 miles to the east, Yorba Linda is the birthplace of President Richard Nixon and is home to his Presidential library and museum.
| Routes through Placentia |
| Pomona ← Fullerton ← | N  S
|
→ Anaheim → Santa Ana |