Review: Heritage Barbecue is pure Texas in San Juan Capistrano

Chef Daniel Castillo’s long-awaited barbecue joint in San Juan Capistrano redefines slow cooking and might even test your patience.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • September 30, 2020
Never has a new restaurant filled me with such equal measures of excitement and dread as Heritage Barbecue, which opened in August across the street from the mission in San Juan Capistrano. My first couple of attempts to dine here end in dread. As...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

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