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Gustavo Arellano's top 5 Mexican restaurants in O.C.
It serves seafood from the Mexican Pacific coastal state of Sinaloa, famous in Mexico for its treasures from the mar. Everything is great, but its star is aguachile: pickled shrimp served cold alongside cucumbers, red onions and a lot of salsa in chilled lime juice -- ceviche writ large.
If the L.A. Board of Supervisors goes ahead with its taco truck persecution, I urge everyone to visit this gem. Great tacos, better burritos -- plus, it has a flat-screen television!
Oaxacan cuisine supposedly reaches its stateside apotheosis at Guelaguetza in Koreatown; this place is better. More moles, cheaper prices and the bite-sized crickets are tastier.
Proof that not only can Mexicans offer their meals in a high-class environment, but that we can make tacos worth $16.
As summer comes, what better way to cool off than with some Mexican-style Popsicles or ice cream? Delicias de Mexico is one of the few stand-alone neverias (ice cream shops) in Orange County. I'm a fan of the paleta de horchata.