THE BEST OF O. C. : Best of All Possible Worlds in the Eyes of 6th-Graders

In our pile of ballots, we discovered a packet from a sixth-grade class at the Imperial School in La Habra. Here are some of their responses (not necessarily the top vote-getters, just the ones we liked the bestl . .)

BEST cookie chain: Oreos.

BEST place for a romantic meal: Sizzler.

BEST place for an expensive meal: Sizzler; Marie Callender’s.

BEST Italian restaurant: Pizza Hut.

BEST Asian restaurant: Round Table.

BEST breakfast: Bob’s Big Boy.

BEST seafood: Sizzler.

BEST cup of coffee: Yuban.

BEST sandwich shop: Kentucky Fried Chicken.

BEST happy hour: Magic Mountain.

BEST health food store: Longs Drugs, CVS.

BEST restaurant view: El Torito.

BEST place to take the kids: Amusement parks.

WORST place to take the kids: School.

BEST place to bike: Sidewalks.

BEST place to walk: (You guessed it) Sidewalks.

BEST waves: Big.

WORST waves: Tidal.

BEST O.C. politician: Ronald Reagan.

BEST O.C. or L.A. newscaster: Connie Chung.

BEST place to get caught in traffic: Corona del Mar (you can look in the store windows); a drive-up window; a drive-in.

Car I’d most want to drive: Lamborghini; Ferrari Testarossa; Porsche; Limo; BMW. . . .

Car I wouldn’t be caught dead in: Pinto.