Tacos
Carnitas estilo Michoacán, al pastor with pineapple, pollo asado, barbacoa de res, lengua. On handmade corn tortillas, three to a plate.
$3.75 ea / 3 for $10.50Learn more
Santa Ana · Cocina familiar desde 2012
Carnitas, mole y tortillas hechas a mano
Cooked the way Rosa learned in Uruapan, Michoacán — and served by the Ortiz family for fourteen years. Open every day for lunch and dinner.
El menú · The menu
What's cooking today
Platos fuertes
Mole poblano (Rosa's recipe — 22 ingredients), enchiladas verdes, chile relleno, carnitas plate with rice, beans, and tortillas hechas a mano.
$14.50 – $18.00Learn more
Acompañamientos
Frijoles charros, arroz rojo, guacamole hecho al momento, tortillas de maíz a mano (six per order), elote loco with cotija and chile.
$3.50 – $7.00Learn more
Bebidas
Horchata de canela, agua de jamaica, agua de tamarindo, Mexican Coke in glass bottle, café de olla. Aguas frescas made fresh every morning.
$3.50 – $4.50Learn more
Por qué la gente vuelve · Why people come back
Tortillas hechas a mano
Pressed and cooked on the comal every morning. No bagged tortillas, ever.
Recetas de Michoacán
Carnitas in copper cazo, mole from scratch — the way Rosa learned in Uruapan.
Bilingual kitchen · Cocina bilingüe
Order in English or Spanish. Toda la familia te atiende.
Catering personalizado
Hector handles every event personally — from 20 to 200 guests.
La familia Ortiz · The Ortiz family
From Uruapan to First Street, fourteen years and counting
Rosa and Hector Ortiz opened Sabor de Michoacán in 2012, in the same strip-mall corner you’ll find us today. Rosa cooks — carnitas in a copper cazo, mole from a recipe she learned in Uruapan, tortillas pressed by hand every morning before the lunch rush. Hector runs the front of the house and personally handles every catering job. Their son Javier manages the day-to-day.
We’re a family kitchen, not a chain. The recipes haven’t changed. The tortillas are still made by hand. La cocina sigue siendo de la familia — and after fourteen years and 480 reviews, our regulars are family too.
What Customers Say
Las mejores carnitas en todo Orange County. Punto. Como las que hacía mi abuela en Michoacán.
I bring my coworkers here every Friday. The mole is unreal — Rosa actually came out to ask if I liked it. Try the carnitas plate.
Hicieron el catering para la quinceañera de mi hija. 80 personas, todo perfecto, precio justo. Hector se encargó de todo.
Hidden gem in a strip mall. Handmade tortillas you can watch them press. Ignore the parking lot — the food is the real deal.
- 14 Años cocinando para Santa Ana
- 22 Ingredients in Rosa's mole
- 480+ Google reviews · 4.6 stars
- 100+ Tortillas hechas a mano cada día
Reconocidos por · Recognized by
- 4.6 ★ on Google · 480+ reviews
- Featured: OC Weekly Best Carnitas 2023
- Open since 2012 — same family, same recipes
- Orange County Health Dept. Grade A
Preguntas frecuentes · Common questions
Do you offer catering? · ¿Hacen catering?
Sí — yes. Hector handles every catering job personally. We do quinceañeras, weddings, office lunches, family events from 20 to 200 people. Party trays of carnitas (serves 12) start at $95. Ask about full-service catering with tortilla press on-site. WhatsApp Hector at (714) 555-7321 for a quote.Are you open on Sundays?
Yes. We are open every day. Sunday hours are 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM (we open earlier for the after-church crowd). Mon–Thu 11–9, Fri–Sat 11–10.Is there parking?
Yes — a free shared lot in front of the strip mall, plus street parking on First Street. Lunch on weekdays gets busy around 12:30; weekends fill up after 6 PM.¿Hablan español? · Do you speak Spanish?
Por supuesto. Toda nuestra familia y la mayoría del personal hablan español. We are a fully bilingual kitchen and front-of-house — order in either language.Do you take reservations?
For parties of 6 or more, yes — call ahead. For smaller groups it’s first-come, first-served. Lunch usually has a short wait; dinner Fri/Sat can be 20–30 minutes after 7 PM.Can I order online for pickup?
Yes. The fastest way is to call us directly — your order is ready in 15 minutes and we don’t pay the delivery-app commission, so you get a better price. We are also on DoorDash and UberEats if you prefer delivery.
Order ahead — pickup in 15 minutes
Llama directo y ahorras la comisión de las apps. Direct call, faster, cheaper.
Visit us · Pasa a vernos
Phone
(714) 555-7321
Address1428 W First St, Suite C
Santa Ana, CA 92703
Santa Ana, CA 92703
Hours
- Mon–Thu11:00–21:00
- Fri–Sat11:00–22:00
- Sun10:00–20:00