Panxa Cocina - (Near Long Beach, CA)

5 /5 Michael Klatt: Great for parties, dates, client dinners or pet friendly. True new Mexico cuisine rocks here. Dry bread tacos, enchiladas, posole, corn, ceviche, and delicious dessert. Wait staff on top of super service. Great cocktails. Smoking mesqal.

4 /5 Anna “Krimzin Art”: Charred queso Oaxaca with short ribs, and the New Mexican Pizza & the Nicholas Sage. The corn bread was amazing, hot, delicious and so buttery. The Charred queso with short ribs was good, definitely more filling than I expected. However, the new Mexican Pizza was not for me. It was very oily & heavy, I dont know how to describe it but I only had 1 piece and couldnt finish it (which is rare, I dont have issues with greasy food). The Nicholas sage was delicious! It tasted very much like bourbon but it was good, had a hard kick (I usually dont have bourbon). Out waiter was awesome, friendly and helpful. Its slightly pricey and theres a small parking lot or street parking. Plenty of seating inside , at the bar or also outside.

5 /5 Fernando Lopez: I had originally called the restaurant making a reservation for 11 on a Saturday morning which ended up dwindling down to a party of 6 with no issues. The restaurant was extremely accommodating and happy to serve us no matter how large or small our party ended up being. The food was delicious however some of the portions did seem rather small for the cost. The staff was friendly and very attentive. The cocktails were great and I’m bummed I didn’t get a picture. Overall great choice, would be back if I’m in the area

5 /5 No Name: I want to start off by thanking my server Christina. A true professional, she knew the menu front to back , she new all the ingredients and she made my wife and fell at home, thank you Christina. I’m giving 5 stars for the overall hospitality and food quality and uniqueness, I did have some minor issues with two of my dishes , but it was all cancelled out by the others. I had such a great time and I can’t wait to return. This is what I ordered : Chips and dips - $12 – Comes with hatch green chile salsa, Guacamole, black bean puree, and House chips. Nice starter, really gets you in the mood for south western adventure your mouth is about to take. Duck Carnitas - $16 – Duck leg slow cooked to perfection might have been braised, not sure but the meat just fell off the bone, salsa macha, chimayo chilaquiles, and pickled onions. This was hands down my favorite dish of the night. Everything went together so well, and the chiaquiles weren’t soggy !! that’s a big deal for me. Green Chile Cornbread - $12 – Made with Hatch chile, and topped with whipped honey butter and honey. This was good but you need to eat it right away, which I did not do, by the time I got to it was hard as a rock. I did still eat it and it was great. I really loved the charred edges the most. Charred Purple Cabbage - $15 – Made with mixed greens, oregano vinaigrette, roasted tomato, goat cheese, apples and topped with a quarter cut of charred purple cabbage. So many amazing flavors, my only problem with this dish was that it was very hard to eat, I tried to cut the charred cabbage and proceeded to flick salad all over the table. But overall a very good salad. Caramelized Corn - $9 – Corn, Morita Aioli,  lime,  Cotija, Paprika . Classic and creamy, spicy and sweet. Mushroom Mole Enchiladas - $18 – Grilled garlic mushrooms, Queso Qaxaca, mole, Sesame Seeds, Radish. Very smooth and rich flavor from the mole, I always love a good mole. And lastly I got the dinner special, braised lamb shank in a birria consommé with rice to sop up all that tangy, smoky, juice, A true treat. I’m sure I am missing a bunch of ingredients and my description does not do this dish justice.