OC Uptown Eats

We're out-of-towners and have had numerous opportunities to try crab cakes, as well as many other related dishes. We were very pleased to taste their crab soup and found it unbelievable with its giant lumps of crab in it. The picture shown reflects just that. Additionally, their crab cakes were beyond description. I made sure to tear my crab cake apart to see just how much filler would be hidden in it, and as you can see from the attached pics, very little to none. Again, the 🦀 chunks were awesome 👌. We highly recommend UC Uptown Eats for both locals and tourists. Also, try many of their other offerings on their menue. We loved meeting the owners who are always on-site to greet you. #Crab #Soup #Cakes #Chunks #Food

This is a great little local spot with some of the best crab cakes I’ve had in a long time. They’re full of real crab meat, nicely seasoned, and cooked just right — crispy on the outside and tender inside. You can tell they care about the quality of the food. The staff is friendly and welcoming, which really adds to the experience. It’s a small place with a comfortable, relaxed vibe. If you’re in the area and enjoy crab cakes, this place is definitely worth a try.

The best crab cake I’ve ever had! You can’t miss this place if you’re in the area. The JJ sandwich is everything that you could ever want and more in a sandwich. We also enjoyed the crab chowder and a peanut butter bomb for dessert. Everything was incredibly delicious. I’ll be thinking about this meal for a while!

Chubby Alert…this place is absolutely a gem in OC. Highly recommend the food. Everything we got was amazing. Husband got a bacon ribeye wrap with grill onions, mushrooms and provolone cheese. It was thick and meaty and a sexy wrap like it suppose to be. My kid got a large chicken Parm house special sandwich. The chicken parm was massive with soft and crunchy bread, homemade marina sauce and chucks of perfectly cut chicken and gooey yummy mozzarella cheese on top fitted in small size pizza box. Mother in law got a small ribeye steak and with America cheese and it was massive. It was meaty and juicy. They packed the beef in that sandwich. I had the mermaid with a crab cake broiled and fried flounder. The fried flounder was so crispy on the outside and soft and flakey in the middle. I lov

*2025 update: stopped by during my trip to OC again this year and the food was still just as delicious. Fried oysters are an absolute must and just as tasty as I remembered from my visit last year Stopped by this establishment for some lunch before leaving OC and am super glad I did. Ordered the fried oysters and the soft shell crab sandwich for takeout. The fried oysters were some of the most plump and delicious fried oysters I've ever had and the cocktail sauce that came along with it was very flavorful without overpowering the oysters. The soft shell crab sandwich with crabcake was also packed with meat. The owner was very pleasant and I could tell they care deeply about their food in conversation!