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Cocina de Barrio

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Cocina de Barrio is a sit-down Mexican restaurant group in San Diego County known for Jose Flores's lamb birria served on blue corn tortillas.

Contents
  1. Overview
  2. Menu
  3. Reviews
  4. See also
  5. References

Overview

Cocina de Barrio operates more than one location and presents itself as a modern, full-service Mexican restaurant rather than a counter taco shop. San Diego Magazine included it on its 2025 list of the forty best tacos in the county on the strength of its lamb birria, attributed to Jose Flores.

The birria uses lamb, a choice that sits between the goat of traditional Jalisco birria and the beef that dominates in Southern California. It is served with its consommé on blue corn tortillas and finished with salsa macha, an oil-based salsa of dried chiles, nuts and seeds, and pickled onions. The pickled onion cuts the richness of the braised meat, while the salsa adds crunch and a toasted chile flavor.

Reviews

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See also

References

  1. "The 40 Best San Diego Tacos to Try Right Now". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 2026-10-10.
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