Natural Flavors From Taco Mesa Define Mexican Food

Those lucky enough to be anywhere in the vicinity of Costa Mesa should run right over to Taco Mesa, a pink brick edifice hard by a commercial block of West 19th Street.
MAX JACOBSON • Los Angeles Times • April 15, 1993
Those lucky enough to be anywhere in the vicinity of Costa Mesa should run right over to Taco Mesa, a pink brick edifice hard by a commercial block of West 19th Street. The restaurant is owned by Ivan Calderon, a former employee of the El Torito...
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