Maizano Cocina

Name: Maizano Cocina
Address: 2300 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA, United States, 92626
Telephone: (949) 899-9094
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.8

4.8

78 Reviews

$31 to $50

Mexican

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2 people

12 Sept 2024

19:00

Booked 1 time today

Experiences are available.

Innovative
Great for creative cocktails
Good for special occasions

Maizano
Nestled in the heart of Costa Mesa, Maizano offers traditional Mexican cuisine paying tribute to Mexican gastronomy through our main ingredient: corn masa.

The word Maizano comes from a combination of the two most important pillars of the restaurant:
• Maiz
• Paisano

Maizano boasts a menu that celebrates the diverse culinary heritage of Mexico. Diners can savor exquisite dishes like Mole Poblano, Pipián verde, snacks made from masa like Panuchos, and perfectly grilled carne asada. The extensive tequila and mezcal selection complements the cuisine, offering an array of handcrafted cocktails.

The elegant interior is adorned with hand-painted murals and Mexican “artesanias” creating an ambiance that’s both inviting and luxurious. Maizano offers indoor dinning and a terrace service.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Elegant
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Mexican, Latin / Spanish, Cocktail Bar
Hours of Operation
Wed–Sat 17:00–21:30 Fri 11:00–15:00 Sat 10:00–15:00 Sun 10:00–18:30
Phone number
(949) 899-9094
Website
http://www.maizanococina.com/
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress Code
Business Casual
Executive Chef
Alan Sanz

Location
2300 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626
Area
Costa Mesa
Cross Street
Inside Northgate Market
Parking Details
Valet
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Experiences

Chef's Tasting Menu
US$75.00 per person
1 Sept - 11 Oct 2024
Join us for an evening with the team at Maizano for a 6-course tasting menu featuring dishes from the different regions and states of Mexico! We will take you through both land and sea as we take you through Mexico through Chef Alan's culinary experience. 75$ per person with optional N/A and wine pairings available to enhance your experience!

What 78 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.8

4.8 based on recent ratings

4.8Food
4.9Service
4.5Ambience
4.5Value

Noise • Moderate

Loved For

Orange County
Best Service
Orange County
Mexican
North Orange County
Best Service
North Orange County
Innovative
North Orange County
Mexican

78 Reviews

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Megan
Seattle
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined 4 days ago
1. Overall 4
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 4
Went with some out of town friends and booked a reservation for the chef’s tasting menu with non-alcoholic pairings. The ambience and service were great! The dishes were well explained and the pacing of the courses was well-timed. I wish there was more of a storyline/background on Chef that connected the dishes to each other. There was a little bit of it in the beginning of the experience, but less so in the end. Our favorite dish was the kingfish aguachile- beautiful presentation and flavors were harmonious. We also loved the branzino taco, but thought the sauce on the side overpowered the fish. Unfortunately, our dry aged steak course was a miss for everyone at the table. The cook on the meat was too rare and we felt like the other components on the dish were too bland or too sweet. Loved the dessert course at the end. The acorn jelly texture didn’t work with my palate, but the popcorn was so fun and loved the salty and sweet pairing. Overall, it was a fun experience, but we would probably order differently if we were to come back.
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Kevin
Orange County
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 1 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great dinner only compliments to the chef and our server Ahyoung are what I have to say and do yourself a favor get the chefs tasting exquisite experience!
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Elyse
New York City
10 reviews
vip
5.0
10 reviews
Dined on 1 September 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
It was better than Pujol. No joke. IYKYK. Thank me later.
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John
Orange County
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on 1 September 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Amazing flavors, excellent service. Only very small issue was facing the windows with the sun setting and the space between the blinds allowed for direct sunlight. Hard to sit through!
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Bruce
Orange County
21 reviews
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on 24 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The chef's tasting menu was excellent. We had wonderful food and service. The live music (guitarist who sang) was a very nice addition to the great atmosphere. This is clearly the best gourmet Mexican food in Orange County.
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Shawn
Orange County
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on 24 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
The food was amazing, from the crudo to the carne asada to the blue corn bread dessert. The service was fantastic. We had a great interaction with the executive chef. They also had live music and the performer was great. Can’t wait to go back.
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Kevin
Orange County
7 reviews
vip
5.0
7 reviews
Dined on 23 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Phenomenal place as always I love everything and everyone here every time I dine big shout out to Ronin and Ahyoung! Made my birthday so special!
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Pablo
Los Angeles
19 reviews
vip
5.0
19 reviews
Dined on 18 August 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
This is one of my new top restaurants in all of OC! Delicious and tasty were every single plate we had! We tasted the aguachile appetizer plus the ceviche appetizer and it was unforgettable! The main dishes like Lobster Enchiladas and the Octopus dish were out of this world good! Service was impeccable and everyone was super nice and accommodating! Can’t recommend it enough! Best Mexican restaurant in OC!
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Pamela
Portland
10 reviews
2.0
10 reviews
Dined on 18 August 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Originally we were set at a table at 6:45pm where the sun was blinding us and told the sun would eventually go down. There were 2 other tables available. After requesting a move they accommodated the 4 of us. Our waitress was very nice, replaced my first drink, which sounded nice, but was horrible tasting. Drinks are around $18 for only about 2 ounces poured over much ice. Way over priced for such a tiny amount of liquor. I drank water for the rest of the meal. Our grilled octopus appetizer was horrible, the ground up pieces of octopus were buried under a delicious cream sauce that had ground up large chunks of something that I could not eat because they were like concrete. This was on a small torta, which was just like a roll. For entrees, we had two carne asada, one lobster enchilada, and a pork shank. My lobster enchiladas had tiny bits of lobster rolled up in corn tortillas and I really could not taste the lobster, much like the octopus appetizer. Then the waitress threw away part of the meat we were taking home and offered a new entree. We opted for a dessert instead. She bought out a frozen chocolate chip cookie sandwich with vanilla ice cream in middle. We could not cut it up and she also tried to saw it with a knife for about 5 minutes. Eventually some chunks fell off. The music was obnoxiously loud that we could not hear our dinner guests at even a small round table$320 later, we left, never to return.
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Alexandra
Orange County
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on 17 August 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Great service. Great food. Staff super friendly. Already planning to go back!!
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Maizano Cocina is rated 4.8 stars by 78 OpenTable diners.

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2 people

12 Sept 2024

19:00

Booked 1 time today

Experiences are available.

2300 Harbor Blvd, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Additional information

Cross Street
Inside Northgate Market
Area
Costa Mesa
Hours of Operation
Wed–Sat 17:00–21:30 Fri 11:00–15:00 Sat 10:00–15:00 Sun 10:00–18:30
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Mexican, Latin / Spanish, Cocktail Bar
Dining style
Casual Elegant
Dress Code
Business Casual
Parking Details
Valet
Payment Options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Executive Chef
Alan Sanz
Additional
Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Cocktails, Corkage Fee, Entertainment, Full Bar, Gender Neutral Restroom, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Website
http://www.maizanococina.com/
Phone number
(949) 899-9094

Maizano Cocina

Make a booking

Additional information

Experiences

Chef's Tasting Menu

Menu

Brunch

Bar

What 78 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Loved For

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