If you’re looking for good eats in the Southland the odds are in your favor according to Yelp. More than one-fourth of the restaurants on its 5th annual Top 100 Places To Eat in the U.S., released on Tuesday, Feb. 20, are right here in Southern California.

TKB Bakery and Deli in Indio tops a list which includes a healthy helping of ethnic restaurants and delis. Saigon Beach Fest in Newport Beach, Yoshino Japanese Deli in Carlsbad and King Mediterrano in Torrance all got nods.

Others were selected in 2017 and have returned such as Playground 2.0 in Santa Ana and Sultan’s Bakery and Grill in Murrieta.

The crowd-sourced list reflects popular taste and not everyone agrees with the rankings, including Orange County Register dining critic Brad A. Johnson who calls it “the crowd sourced wisdom of the masses.”

Of course fans of the restaurants and owners beg to differ. “It’s a big deal, we’ve been working hard, maintaining our 5- star account,” said Melina Sippels of the first-place ranked Bakery, “Getting No. 1 is a really great feeling.”

Sippels said everything is scratch made at the bakery, including the sauces and the bread. “This is a family business run by me and my two brothers (Nate and Brandon) and everybody that walks through the door, we make them feel like family.”

The Sippels started in the food business as children by selling mom’s chocolate chip cookie dough door-to-door to earn extra money for the holidays. They eventually sold muffin batter and cookie dough to grocery stores–the sandwich shop came later. But they still use that dough to show some customer appreciation. “Every first timer gets a free cookie,” Sippel said.

Here are the Southern California restaurants lauded by Yelp, a heart symbol means the restaurant was included in the 2017 listing. For a complete list visit yelps-top-100-places-to-eat-for-2018

1.TKB Bakery & Deli – Indio ♥

4. Yo-Way – Gardena

17. 786 Degrees – Los Angeles

19. King Mediterrano – Torrance ♥

20. The Flinderstreet Cafe – Chino

21. Saigon Beach Restaurant – Newport Beach ♥

22. Yoshino Japanese Deli – Carlsbad ♥

25. Howlin’ Ray’s – Los Angeles

35. Kech Cafe – Fountain Valley

37. Playground 2.0 – Santa Ana ♥

38. Adobo Taco Grill – Lakewood

39. FurnSaj Bakery – Los Angeles ●

40. Daddy O’s Rockin Cafe – Upland ♥

42. T Deli – San Diego

45. Sunny Side Kitchen – Escondido

51. Sultan Bakery and Grill – Murrieta ♥

53. Sandwich House – Cypress

54. Papa’s Best Sandwiches & More – San Dimas

56. Calhoun’s Texas Barbeque – Murrieta

57. Big Al’s Pizzeria – Maywood

58. Poke Wave – Mission Viejo

59. Beyer Deli – San Diego

63. Bunz – Huntington Beach

64. Appu’s Cafe – Long Beach ♥

87. Pizzamaniac – Vista

90.Mini Kabob – Glendale

95. Classics Malt Shop – San Diego

96. NoHo Cafe – North Hollywood ♥