Now that I've whetted your appetite with churros, (those just tuning in via RSS, please CLICK HERE), how about a main course of birria courtesy of Contodo Mexican Grill, a new place in Orange that revolves around four basic items (carne asada, chicken, carnitas, and birria) done as tacos, burritos, bowls, salads, and tortas.
Checking their website, you might think the place looks too slick and corporate to be good, but lovers of Baja Fish Tacos take note: word is that Contodo is done by the same people, an spinoff to their previous success, the Frazier to their Cheers, if you will.
In fact, I got the tip off from a reader named Jeff Frazier (funny enough) on my Baja Fish Tacos post, one of the most commented reviews on Monster Munching.
Being intrepid blogger that he is, ChristianZ of OC Mex Food picked up on that tip and has already made it a point to try the place. But as Gustavo might tell you, birria is usually a stew synonymous with goat. And for sure, I've never heard of a birria burrito, let alone a birria salad!
Before becoming an award-winning restaurant critic for OC Weekly in 2007, Edwin Goei went by the alias “elmomonster” on his blog Monster Munching, in which he once wrote a whole review in haiku.