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1307 S. Main St. Santa Ana, CA 92701

714-836-7501 

 

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1307 S. Main St. Santa Ana CA 92701

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  • Mexican
    $ $
    cash
  • Dinner, Lunch
    None
    Not Accepted
  • No Parking
Description

Start at this Hidalgo-style restaurant with a tlacoyo, a cross between a gordita and a huarache, except it's stuffed with garbanzo beans and topped with crema, cotija cheese and so much cilantro it looks like a sandwich. The cumbia of flavors-the vegetal cilantro, the sweetness of grilled masa, garbanzo's earthiness, and a strong red salsa or green variety-makes you want to order three, but stick with one so you can enjoy the barbacoa and mixiote.








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  • 2012 | Best Barbecue

    Okay, so this Santa Ana dive doesn't make American-style 'cue, but any lovers of that tradition need to make a pilgrimage here to try one of the oldest traditions still in existence: mixiote, which finds meat rubbed with a fabulous mix of guajillo, achiote, thyme and garlic, then wrapped in a paper derived from the agave plant and cooked slowly so the meat collapses off the bone with the ease of pulling off a line of string cheese. And the titular barbecue sold here is estilo... More »

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  • El Borrego Sagrado Gets the <i>Good Food</i> Treatment

    El Borrego Sagrado Gets the Good Food Treatment

    By Gustavo Arellano | Mon, November 07, 2011

    Don't forget: This Thursday is our second Good Food Happy Hour alongside KCRW-FM 89.9's Evan Kleiman. Starts at 7 p.m. in Mesa in Costa Mesa! Another reminder tomorrow!And there was also a reminder at... More »

  • No. 50: Tlacoyo at El Borrego Sagrado

    No. 50: Tlacoyo at El Borrego Sagrado

    By Gustavo Arellano | Fri, August 05, 2011

    ?Welcome to the Weekly's list of our 100 Favorite Dishes for 2011! Tune in every day until we get to numero uno! Now, on to the latest entry. . . .Okay, so I just reviewed this SanTana restaurant this... More »

  • El Borrego Sagrado Heralds Santa Ana\'s Hidalgo Wave

    El Borrego Sagrado Heralds Santa Ana's Hidalgo Wave

    Thu, August 04, 2011

    First, it was Mexican immigrants from Jalisco and Zacatecas who colonized Santa Ana; starting in the 1950s, Michoacán provided the county seat with its mexicano for more than four decades. Afterward, a succession of oaxaqueños, chilangos,... More »

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