TOP 30 Birria food culture in Santa Ana, California

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La Costenita Mexican Food 2 is a restaurant located at 715 North Harbor Boulevard in Santa Ana, California. We cook with love and pride, carrying on the traditions of our beautiful land of Guerrero. Our food is prepared fresh and with care. One of our specialties is a delicious dish made with beef belly in a red broth, also known as pancita in some regions. Another traditional Guerrero dish is made with maize grains in a green pork broth seasoned with pepitas. Slow-cooked and seasoned with aromatic herbs and regional chilies, this dish melts in your mouth. We also offer a mix of homemade chilies and spices served with tamales nejos and chicken, all prepared with the best quality ingredients. Our beverages include a signature drink from the coast of Guerrero, made with frothy and cold cacao. In the beautiful town of Barrio Nuevo in Marquelia, Guerrero, Mely Diaz was born, inheriting the culinary art of three generations. She learned the secrets of exceptional birria from her father and the traditional mole from her mother. After a long career in the restaurant industry, Mely ventured to California and now at La Costenita de Guerrero, she shares the flavors of her homeland. Mely has fused her family's legacy with her passion for cooking, creating a business that transcends borders and generations. Each dish served, from birria to mole to pozole and more, carries the essence of Marquelia and its culture.