La Choza

Friday, May 22, 2015

Read about this place and decided to check it out. Rated one of the Top 75 Restaurants in OC. www.lachozahb.com. Traditional Mexican food. Nothing fancy but very good.  When you pass the entrance to go into the main dining room there are women making handmade corn tortillas. Small size and a little thicker than your store bought.

I had the Chile Verde. Pork was tender and verde sauce was excellent. Other dishes were the Beef Enchilada plate and a Pork and Avocado Wet Burrito.

 Big negative was how fast they tried to push the alcohol drinks on you. We hadn't even got settled when the waiter was asking for our drinks orders.  They have a very limited wine list. Only varietals listed at $6.50 per glass. That can be scary. Their corkage was $19 which is totally unreasonable for this place. If they had a decent wine list maybe.  We all know alcohol is a big money maker at restaurants but this place really does push it. I ordered a Margarita and it was good.

I would go back if I had a hankering for traditional Mexican food.