Baja-Style Solita Tacos & Margaritas Opens In Long Beach

LONG BEACH, CA — Solita Tacos & Margaritas, a vibrant restaurant serving up Baja-style, Mexican cuisine, homemade salsas and hand-crafted margaritas, opened its third Southland restaurant last week in Long Beach.

Taking inspiration from charro cooking of northern Mexico, Solita Tacos focuses on creative tacos, an expansive selection of tequila and mezcal, and more than 20 salsas made in-house daily.

Located on the corner of Pine Avenue and Ocean Boulevard, the 318-seat restaurant also offers an outdoor patio.

“We are thrilled to expand the Solita family in such an energetic strip of beautiful Long Beach,” said Randy Sharpe, CEO of Xperience Restaurant Group, parent company of the eatery with locations in Huntington Beach and Valencia.

Solita's sunburst logo reflects its homage to a centuries-old process of celebrating great food and tequila craftsmanship, management said, adding, "Nothing beats the warm flavor of wood-fired food and good friends – and that good queso feeds the soul."

Among Solita’s specialty dishes and hand-crafted drinks:

• Pork Belly Dorado Taco: house-smoked with amarillo hot sauce, onions, cilantro & slaw;
• Vampiro Taco: double tortilla with cheese, serrano peppers, green onions, guacamole, chipotle sauce, cotija cheese, salsa fresca & choice of carne asada or grilled chicken;
• Grilled Corn Elote: roasted, wood-grilled sweet corn with chipotle sauce, ground chile, cotija cheese & green onions;
• Nachitos Perfecto: tortilla chips, black beans, red chile sauce, cheese, jalapeño, guacamole, chipotle & sour cream;
• Huevos Rancheros: served at brunch with corn tortillas, refried beans, fried or scrambled eggs, ranchera salsa, cheese, avocado, cotija cheese & one side;
• Watermelon Margarita: Lunazul reposado, muddled watermelon, lime juice, simple syrup;
• El Volcan: Chamucos blanco, lime juice, ginger syrup, soda water, served tableside with creme de cassis.

At 1 Pine Ave., Solita Long Beach hours include: Happy Hour 3 p.m.-6 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays; weekend brunch Saturdays and Sundays 9 a.m.-3 p.m.; and Tacos + Tequila Tuesdays — from 3 p.m. to close on Tuesdays.

Follow the newly opened restaurant here on Facebook. Menu and info found here.

Parent company Xperience Restaurant Group also operates El Torito, El Torito Grill, Chevys Fresh Mex, SOL Mexican Cocina and Acapulco, according to management.

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