Despite being Orange County's smallest city, Villa Park residents can find what they're looking for on Santiago Boulevard. A waiter takes an order at Rockwell's Cafe and Bakery. Colleary already had a collection of Norman Rockwell gilt-edged plates, as well as prints by the famed illustrator, so the restaurant's name was a given. I think I'm a pretty good judge of character, just as Rockwell was, so it seems to work out well. The restaurant passes that test every day, as evidenced by its number of regulars and its growth.
Ingredients range from seafood and avocado to marinated chicken.
Rockwell's is never busier than it is for Sunday breakfast. For lunch, there's an array of salads, pizza, pasta and burgers, but don't bypass the sandwiches. The Rockwell's experience begins and ends with the scent from the bakery, which serves upward of 1,000 cakes a week. It's a real friendly place. We didn't even have computers until about a year ago.