Delicious Birria tacos! And they actually offer actual goat meat, along with shredded beef. The quesabirria tacos are my favorite! And they take your cell number when you order so you get a text when your meal is ready, while the vender next door yells out your order number. read more

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Decent birria tacos. The rice was good but I wasn't expecting the veggies inside. The beans were pretty bad to - just super bland read more

Birrieria LA - Tacos Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

I am by no means a birria expert and coming from Irvine, have been deprived of decent Mexican food. On a recent trip to the Mercado to get some aguachile and ceviche, I decided to finally get some hot food. With so many puestos, it seemed like the wisest thing to do was to choose the one with the longest line, which led me here. I took a look at the food and the rice did not look very appetizing, so I got a single quesabirria ($6.99), instead of the combo plate, which comes with two tacos, rice and beans. You can either place your order at the counter or scan the QR code and order to avoid the line. You will get a text when your order is ready. Though it was on the pricey side, my quesabirria was pretty large, bigger than my hand, filled with meat and came with a side of consommé, pickled onions and lime. You can choose either beef or goat, red or green salsa. I went with beef and green salsa. While it was a little greasy, it hit the spot. I wasn't particularly hungry when I ate, but after eating it, I immediately wanted another one. I may need to make this a stop before picking up my aguachile and ceviche on a regular basis. read more

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Birrieria La Tapatia (located inside the famous Gonzalez Northgate Market) tastes like a tourist trap. Currently, it's pricey food for its extremely cheap taste. I ordered the "Combinacion De Birria Res" for $12.99. The "Mexican rice" tasted like mushy, subpar Chinese fried rice. It had an eggy, wet aftertaste. The "refried beans" tasted like slippery, squished sweet BBQ beans; its wateriness tasted off-putting. Most tragically, the Birria de Res tasted extremely bland; there's no seasoning or flavor. The Birria de Res is reminiscent of soggy, tasteless, shredded roast beef. Thankfully, the tortilla is delicious. The tortilla was the best part of the meal. It's thick and freshly made. Regarding service, it's quick and friendly. Overall, Birrieria La Tapatia is expensive cafeteria food. The food is filling, but it uses the beautiful, festive ambiance of the Gonzalez Northgate Market to garner customers. I can't recommend. 2.5/5 read more

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I am a bit confused about the LA Tapatia Birriera y Menuderia name. I had always just known it as the place to get Menudo. The last time I came the Menudo was sold out. After standing in line it was finally my turn.... I blurted out " Menudo..con todo". The lady helping me gave me a friendly smirk... then in my halting Spanish I said " y uno grande Quesa Burrito" as I pointed to a picture on the menu. She took my CC and a receipt with a number that will be called as soon as food is ready. Got it. Oh what a delicious bowl of heartiness in that chili concoction of red broth and tender knuckle and skins and tender pieces of tripe. I was in heaven as Menudo is not on my list of daily eating or habit. The missus looked at me kind of with disdain...but she sure liked the fresh corn tortillas that was warm and wrapped in foil. After the Menudo I was genuinely stuffed and we saved the Big Burrito for home. Yes. We liked that Queso Burrito having large chunks of meaty morsels. The La Tapatia Birrieria y Menuderia was a super good lunch for me. read more

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Really great Birria! Birria has been really popular recently so I've had my fair share. This is definitely one of my favorite Birria taco spots! I opted for the beef Birria instead of the goat. They STUFF the tacos with meat. I was feeling full after two tacos haha I also loved how insanely crispy they were able to get the tortillas. Great texture! Delicious consommé as well. Overall, yummy Birria tacos! read more

Birrieria LA - Beef Birria tacos - Tacos Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

No complaints very delicious giant burrito wrapped in a crusted cheese. Very delicious very filling and My Wife enjoyed the tacos no complaints. Thank you guys. Great customer service wonderful atmosphere. See you soon. read more

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Prices are quite high!! Ordered 1 lb of Birria Res for $14.99. Going to eat it tonight! Comes with 2 small sauces. No line around 11am Wednesday. read more

We are never ones to pass up birria, so this was a must while in the market and it didn't disappoint. Flavorful, plentiful ingredients. This line was a bit longer than some but it moves pretty quickly so it didn't matter. We had a few diverse options in the market and this was definitely one we are glad to have stopped in for. read more

Located inside of the Northgate market in Costa Mesa, this place has the best Birria. Definitely recommend the food and the ambiance. And the market itself has good food and snacks! read more

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This was my choice for lunch when I popped it, partially because it looked good, but also because it had the shortest line. I wanted to try the smoked meat, but it is only sold in bulk, and they didn't have the goat, so I settled for the beef. I did add a cup of the consume on the side, and I would recommend you do as well if your food does not come with it (I think it is in some combos). The consume is very flavorful. the taco itself was a little small, but it was very tasty. They fry the tortilla and then drench it with consume, so it has the impossible mixture of being both soft and crunchy at the same time. Really good. I will probably look elsewhere my next time in. simply because there are so many options, but this one is definitely a good choice if you want birra. read more

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Came with my coworkers on Wednesday during lunch break. The market has a lot of Mexican food options that all look good. There was no line at the Birrieria LA when we came to order. I got the beef quesabirria burrito for $9.99 +tax. The quality of the birria was pretty good. My friend who's had birria in Mexico said "if Mexico's birria is a 10/10, this one is a 7/10." They're heavy handed with the grilled cheese skin on the outside of the burrito which made it a greasy and heavy burrito, but the flavor was good. If you're looking for something lighter, get their plates. Burrito: 8/10 Price: $ read more

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Stumbled upon this shop when I was strolling through Northgate. Glad I gave it a try. I got the quesabirria combo, which comes with 2 tacos, consommé, rice, and beans for $14. The tacos are much bigger than the average street tacos. The tortillas are slightly fried in the birria broth until crispy. The meat is very tender and flavorful. The consommé is a little bland in my opinion, but the meat is already well seasoned that you don't really need it. The only downside is the location. Northgate market was really crowded around dinner time when I went. It took a long time to find parking and a seat read more

Birrieria LA - Quesabirria combo - Tacos Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Yummy menudo! Go hungry. You'll get a lot! My only complaint is that they mixed all the dressings. You will need to ask to separate items. For example, no onions mixed with the cilantro. And no chile mixed with the oregano. read more

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Combinacion de quesabirria- 4.5/5: This comes with 2 queso birria tacos with rice and beans. The shells were crunchy and the tacos were very flavorful. The meat inside was juicy. The consume de res is good, but heavy on the salt. It also comes with pieces of meat inside. The beans and rice were good like your average. Solo quesabirria- 4.5/5: This is just one queso birria which is perfect if you didn't want to get a combination plate. It comes with consume de res on the side. read more

Birrieria LA - Combinacion de quesabirria and solo quesabirria - Tacos Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Excellent food here! I recommend ordering one of the family-sized takeout meals which are shareable. We got the goat meat which is deliciously cooked to perfect tenderness and tasty. It came with side of stewed tender (pinto) beans, rice with bits of carrots, peas & corn in it. And a stack of hot, freshly made soft tortillas and hot sauce. Generous portions and very reasonable prices, and good service. Located in the Mercado at Northgate. Plenty of tables in the large dining area to eat, which is what we did as soon as we got our meal. read more

Another amazing place at the Northgate Gonzalez Mercado if you're a fan of Birria. Here you can also do family style with options of goat or beef Birria. It comes with rice, beans, salsa and a dozen of fresh made tortillas for a great deal. Everything here was made fresh as you can see the process of everything being made. It's a counter service and you get to find a table to be seated while your dish is being prepared. For my choice I went for the original Birria which is goat meat, and I did the family style for 2-3 people. The portion was amazing as I believe you get almost a pound of meat and generous portions of rice and beans. I had it fresh after the food was ready at one of the tables and the flavor, spice levels and the salsa went great altogether. You can also get tacos here if you're more of a Birria taco fan. Either way you're gonna enjoy your meal. read more

Birrieria LA - Family Style Goat Birria for 2-3 ppl - Tacos Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Super delicious beef birria tacos! My BIL and I split a two taco plate. He got the one with green salsa and I got the red salsa. If I wasn't so full from eating churros I would have had 2-3 more of these! They are pretty good size too and a lot of meat. Like most places in there, you just have to search for a seat somewhere inside. I'd definitely come back here again. read more

Birrieria La Tapatia (inside Mercado Northgate Market) Our Order: Birria de Chivo (Goat) Combo - $12.99 | 5/5 Birria de Res (Beef) Combo - $12.99 | 5/5 Both combos come with rice, beans, tortillas, salsa, and onion cilantro. The birria was tender, juicy, and perfectly seasoned--nothing dry, salty, or overly fatty here. The goat had a distinct funkiness that gave it a unique flavor, something you rarely find since most places stick to beef. We loved the bold choice! Service was good. Ambience was nice. It's a food court and has lots of seating, inside and outside. There's also live music. Overall, a 5/5 experience--definitely adding it to my must-try list! read more

Birrieria LA - Tacos Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

Had the birria meat tacos with consomme. Very enjoyable but I had better at many other places. Price was very good though. Great atmosphere with live music read more

Super good birria tacos. We got the taco combo and the comsome was super thick and flavorful. I would recommend going outside of dinner time since everything is so crowded but this place is super good and we would definitely get it again. We were too late to get the menudo, so if you want that, try going in the morning. This place is definitely on the top 3 of my favorite birria taco joints so far. read more

Birrieria LA - Birria taco combo - Tacos Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

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Amazing birria. Got the Combinacion de quesabirria and it was delicious. Def recommend! read more

Birrieria LA - Combinacion de quesabirria - Tacos Near Me - Costa Mesa, California

i love the Mercado at Costa Mesa but the food court is starting to lag, poor service, and poor quality food. It is not the same as when it opened. Busy atmosphere will quickly fade when service and food quality begin to suffer. Big disappointmen. read more