{"id":14095,"date":"2010-05-22T20:33:27","date_gmt":"2010-05-23T03:33:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/?p=14095"},"modified":"2010-05-22T20:33:27","modified_gmt":"2010-05-23T03:33:27","slug":"drinks-and-appetizers-at-the-balboa-bay-club-resort","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/drinks-and-appetizers-at-the-balboa-bay-club-resort\/","title":{"rendered":"Drinks And Appetizers At The Balboa Bay Club &#038; Resort."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-012.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14097\" title=\"The First Cabin\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-012-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-012-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-012-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I stopped in to visit a friend staying at <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/balboabayclub-px.trvlclick.com\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">The Balboa Bay Club &amp; Resort<\/a><\/strong> &#8212; She decided to treat herself for a couple days while having work done on her house.\u00a0 And for a couple hours I pretended to be on vacation too, even though it&#8217;s pretty much down the street in\u00a0Newport Beach.\u00a0 Pictured above is the entrance to <a href=\"http:\/\/balboabayclub-px.trvlclick.com\/dining\/first_cabin_restaurant.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">The First Cabin<\/a>.\u00a0 We haven&#8217;t yet dined there, but admire its beautiful entry.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-005.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14101\" title=\"Duke's Bar\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-005-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-005-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-005-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This visit we had appetizers on\u00a0the outdoor patio at <a href=\"http:\/\/balboabayclub-px.trvlclick.com\/dining\/dukes_place.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">Duke&#8217;s Place<\/a>.\u00a0 Neither restaurant at The Balboa Bay Club &amp; Resort is inexpensive, but valet parking is free with validation, and the basic items we tried were indeed more tasty than they\u00a0are at other restaurants &#8212;\u00a0Both in conjunction with the view help to sweeten the deal.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-019.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14106\" title=\"View from the outdoor patio.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-019-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-022-Copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14107\" title=\"Drinks on the patio.\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-022-Copy-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-017.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14108\" title=\"The First Cabin Bar\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-017-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-003.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-14112\" title=\"Resort Entrance\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-003-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We like all the\u00a0appetizers listed on Duke&#8217;s Place <a href=\"http:\/\/balboabayclub-px.trvlclick.com\/dining\/pdf\/BBC_DukesMenu_winter10.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Cocktail Lounge Menu<\/a>\u00a0(even the Escargot).\u00a0\u00a0This day we tried the <strong>Tempura Fried Crispy Spring Asparagus<\/strong>, which was made with White Asparagus and served with Lemon Garlic Aioli and Ponzu Dipping Sauce.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-023.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14113\" title=\"Tempura White Asparagus\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-023-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-023-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-023-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we had the <strong>Panko Crusted Chicken Fingers &#8212; <\/strong>Although the Chicken Fingers look\u00a0typical, the Chicken was\u00a0fresh tasting,\u00a0extra crispy and light, as it\u00a0should be.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-026.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-14114\" title=\"Chicken Fingers and French Fries\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-026-449x337.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"449\" height=\"337\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-026-449x337.jpg 449w, http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/05\/Cost-Plus-Balboa-Bay-Club-026-300x224.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 449px) 100vw, 449px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/balboabayclub-px.trvlclick.com\/index.cfm\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> for more information about <strong>The Balboa Bay Club &amp; Resort<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I stopped in to visit a friend staying at The Balboa Bay Club &amp; Resort &#8212; She decided to treat herself for a couple days while having work done on her house.\u00a0 And for a couple hours I pretended to be on vacation too, even though it&#8217;s pretty much down the street in\u00a0Newport Beach.\u00a0 Pictured [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[109,1,406,1215,90],"tags":[1922,4187,2308,4189,1139,328,102,4188],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Drinks And Appetizers At The Balboa Bay Club &amp; Resort. - Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/drinks-and-appetizers-at-the-balboa-bay-club-resort\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"FoodBlog\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/drinks-and-appetizers-at-the-balboa-bay-club-resort\/\",\"url\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/drinks-and-appetizers-at-the-balboa-bay-club-resort\/\",\"name\":\"Drinks And Appetizers At The Balboa Bay Club & Resort. - Nibbles of Tidbits, a Food Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2010-05-23T03:33:27+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2010-05-23T03:33:27+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/#\/schema\/person\/d13703add5ff9ca85c0ddc52a749afd2\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/drinks-and-appetizers-at-the-balboa-bay-club-resort\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/drinks-and-appetizers-at-the-balboa-bay-club-resort\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/drinks-and-appetizers-at-the-balboa-bay-club-resort\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.ineedtext.com\/FoodBlog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Drinks And Appetizers At The Balboa Bay Club &#038; 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