http://www.voiceplaces.com/locations/directions/locationId:2525857/
View on Large Map
Get Directions
|
00000 - 00000 of 00000 |
|
advertisement
To the untrained eye (both gabacho and not), Las Brisas will seem like any other Mexican place: small; in a bad neighborhood; enchiladas, chimichangas and quesadillas on the menu and Jarritos in the fridge. But look at the menu again. Figure out which Spanish words have yet to become part of Southern California Spanish. Order them, all specialties of the Mexican state of Michoacán. Huchepos, aporrillada, pozole verde-none will disappoint.
This SanTana dive should also get an award for most beautiful restaurant name (the Breezes of Apatzingan, a beautiful colonial-era town in the Mexican state of Michoacán), but let's focus on the food: specialties from its hometown state that you can only find in this restaurant and households. Novelty alone isn't enough to impress, of course: The huchepos (small tamales prepared with corn masa so fresh it contains kernels, topped with Mexican sour cream, sweet cheese and a... More »
Brother, Can You Spare a Taco? For our recessionary times, 54 Orange County meal deals between 99 cents and $15 How's $4 gas treating you? Devalued homes? Layoffs? Shrunken Los Angeles Times? Outsourced Orange County Register? And doesn't it suck... More »
I try to let a month pass before reviewing the same type of cuisine or restaurant in the same city, but LAS BRISAS DE APATZINGAN warrants breaking such rules. Yes, it's another Santa Ana Mexican dive similar to last week's Yucateco burrito find,... More »
Privacy Policy | Terms of Use | Site Map © 2013 Village Voice - All rights reserved.
Find everything you're looking for in your city
Find the best happy hour deals in your city
Get today's exclusive deals at savings of anywhere from 50-90%
Check out the hottest list of places and things to do around your city