Sports Bar · $$ · Westpark
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inKind20%Upside6%
19 restaurants in Irvine, CA that pay Upside
Upside pays cash back at these restaurants on top of whatever your card earns. Join once, link a card, and pay with it — values below are what each card earns here. Top neighborhoods: Irvine Spectrum (4), San Joaquin Marsh (3), and El Camino Real (2).
19 restaurants
Sports Bar · Northpark
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inKind20%Upside6%Sol Mexican Cocina - Irvine
up to20%Mexican · $$ · San Joaquin Marsh
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inKind20%Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8x+10 more1100096 - Carl's Jr.
up to16%Burgers · Rancho San Joaquin
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Upside20%Kingchops
up to16%Taiwanese · $$ · Oak Creek
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Upside12%Rakuten Dining5%Annie's Table
up to12%Korean · $$ · Quail Hill
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreBagel Shack
up to12%Bagels · $$ · Irvine
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreDuck Donuts
up to12%Doughnuts · $ · San Joaquin Marsh
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreMaast Indian
up to12%Indian · $$ · Irvine Spectrum
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreMandi Xpress
up to12%Middle Eastern · $$ · Woodbridge
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreP.F. Chang's
up to12%Asian · $$$ · Irvine Spectrum
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreAmerican · $$ · San Joaquin Marsh
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 moreWest Coast Sourdough - Irvine
up to12%Sandwiches · $$ · Irvine Spectrum
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Hilton Honors Dining8xIHG Dine & Earn8xEat Around Town6x+9 more
- Restaurants
- 19
- Neighborhoods
- 11
- Cuisines
- 19
- Dining programs
- 13
- With a card perk
- 0
The 3 best cards to bring to dinner in Irvine
Ranked by what each card earns across this city's restaurants at our point valuations, counting the dining program that pays most at each one. Card credits aren't counted. Upside (19 restaurants) and Rakuten Dining (10) are the most widespread dining programs here, out of 19 restaurants. American Express Gold Card tops the list here on its own dining rate — ≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner before any program.
American Express Gold Card
$325 annual fee
≈$6.00 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Reserve
$795 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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Chase Sapphire Preferred Card
$95 annual fee
≈$5.40 on a $100 dinner
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13 dining programs that pay in Irvine
Dining programs pay on top of your card. Join one, link a card, and every meal at a participating restaurant earns twice.
- Upside19 restaurantsUp to 27% back
- Rakuten Dining10 restaurants5% back
- AAdvantage Dining9 restaurants1–5 miles per $1
- TrueBlue Dining9 restaurants1–3 points per $1
- Eat Around Town9 restaurants4–6 points per $1
- SkyMiles Dining9 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- MileagePlus Dining9 restaurants0.5–5 miles per $1
- Rapid Rewards Dining9 restaurants0.5–3 points per $1
- Atmos Rewards Dining9 restaurants0.5–5 points per $1
- Hilton Honors Dining9 restaurants2–8 points per $1
- IHG Dine & Earn9 restaurants1–8 points per $1
- Dine Out with Wyndham9 restaurants1–5 points per $1
- inKind3 restaurants20% back
19 cuisines in Irvine
17 neighborhoods in Irvine
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