"Although I can't authenticate the Orange Inn's claim to be the home of the original smoothie, it is one of the best smoothies I've ever enjoyed. Those are flakes of bee pollen floating on top of the smoothie."
Dale Fine
"This granola really tastes like health food: not sickly sweet like so many granola candy bars and cereal."
Michael Stern
"If you like your brownie crisp-edged, dense, and chewy, this is the one for you."
Michael Stern
"Serving Southern California health food enthusiasts since 1931."
Dale Fine
"The Orange Inn Smoothie is served with a scattering of bee pollen on top."
Michael Stern
"The blueberry muffin really tastes like blueberries. Its top is easily removable in bite-size pieces."
Michael Stern
"Home of the Original Smoothie."
Dale Fine
"Other than the ocean and the hills, there hardly is anything old in Orange County, but the Orange Inn has been around since 1931. This is not its original location, but inside and out, it feels like a place that has worn time well."
Michael Stern
"They offer a variety of shakes. The date shake is not on the menu but is readily available to "those in the know.""
Dale Fine
"A board in the window of the Orange Inn offers the weather forecast and a surf report."
Michael Stern
"It's comfortable to hang out, sip coffee and chit-chat or read the paper at the Orange Inn. Note the surfboards stored overhead."
Michael Stern
The Orange Inn, which claims to have invented the smoothie, serves a classic: nothing but strawberries, bananas, dates, juice, and ice topped with a sprinkle of bee pollen. In an era when ambitious smoothie shops offer mixological catastrophes made with everything from crumbled Oreos to powdered libido enhancers, it's nice to find one so simple. Or you can get a date shake.
