ChaCha's Taco's & Tequila, Brea

Happy Cinco de Mayo! It only seemed fitting that I pulled out this post. It's been waiting to make its debut. A few months ago my mom, sister and I ended up at ChaCha's in Brea.

Here you see the cocktails we tried. No, I'm not drinking while pregnant. Actually.... I was. This dinner was the night before I found out I was pregnant.

I had the sangria and it was so fantastic... I had another one. I had 2 cocktails and luckily didn't pickle the baby.

Also pictured in the tall glass is the ChaCha Margarita. But I didn't have any. I heard it was very good.



You see, tequila and I had a bitter break-up my freshman year of college. We still haven't made up and don't ever intend to. Ever.

So I'll have to take mom and sister's word for it. They declared this Mango-Habanero cocktail the winner of the evening.



The Ceviche... oh this ceviche. You must love, I mean love lime to like this ceviche. Intense citrus, shrimp, serrano chiles (but not too much) and avocado.

I want this right now.



Queso Fundido. It was very tasty but it's a get in and get messy type of appetizer. The cheese was one solid mass of melty goo and I had to actually stick my tortilla in and tear off the cheese. I would do that for cheese.

At first I didn't realize that a previous boss of B and I is running ChaCha's. The restaurant business is both large and small.



This is honestly the best carne asada I've ever had. It was so incredibly packed with flavor. The skirt steak is marinated and then topped with chimichurri sauce and cooked to perfection.

ChaCha's considers itself "Fresh California-Latin" cuisine and I definitely agree.



This was my favorite dish. I'd like to formally introduce you to the crab and shrimp enchiladas. There is a good amount of crab and it's all sauteed in garlic, white wine and poblano pepper. What really makes this stand out is the creamy habanero pesto sauce.

Oh yeah, you heard me. Don't let the habanero part scare you... it's really not too spicy at all.



Mom had the carnitas and shrimp tacos but I was so full I only managed the tiniest of bites. Packed with flavor as expected.

The owner insisted on us trying this flan...even though the thought of eating another bite was just mind numbing.

Somehow I managed to just try the flan. I wasn't too interested because although I do like flan, they've all pretty much tasted the same.

This flan is not the norm. It was so incredibly creamy we all just couldn't stop eating it. I think B and I will be making a stop here very soon.

Any Cinco de Mayo plans?