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Las Brisas de Apatzingan

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1524 S. Flower St. Santa Ana, CA 92707

714-545-5584 

 

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  • Mexican
    Daily 9am-9pm
    $
  • All Major Credit Cards, cash
    Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible, Kid Friendly
    Breakfast, Dinner, Lunch
  • Beer/Wine
    Accepted, Not Necessary
    Lot Available
Description

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.







  • 2009 | Best Mexican Restaurant

    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 »

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  • [This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Pozole Paradise

    [This Hole-In-the-Wall Life] Pozole Paradise

    | Thu, February 07, 2008

    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, b... More »

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