Taqueria el Zamorano

While we’re not going to claim to be experts on Taqueria El Zamorano, we’ve had their Mexican food twice – three years apart – once sitting outside the Santa Ana restaurant, and another time as takeout as home. Open six days a week during breakfast and lunch hours, this small, family-owned taco shop produces legitimately very good homemade tortillas, carnitas, and el pastor, having operated from 1997-2005, closed, then reopened for a decade starting in 2014.

Currently priced at $3.50 to $3.75 each, El Zamorano’s carne asada, al pastor, birria, and fried shrimp tacos were all loaded with quality protein and hit the spot. A roughly $13 combination plate, bistec ranchero, included more than enough tasty steak, fried potatoes, sweet cooked onions, and salsa to make three full tacos.