Best Birria Dishes at Disneyland (Tacos, Ramen, more)

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One of the better culinary delights to come to the Disneyland Resort in recent years is birria. Traditionally, birria is a rich, flavorful Mexican stew made with either beef or goat that's slow-cooked until it's incredibly tender.

The meat is cooked in a spicy, smoky, and slightly tangy broth made with dried chiles, garlic, and a variety of herbs. It's typically consumed in taco form with melted cheese, served with a juicy broth (consomé) for dipping. It's warm, comforting, and packed with a bold, savory taste.

You may not think you'd find traditional birria at Disneyland and you're partially correct. However, both Disneyland and Disney California Adventure offer a variety of non-traditional birria dishes, as well as in Downtown Disney, where more traditional birria is served.

In the post below, I'll discuss the several birria offerings, starting with my least favorite and ending with what I believe to be the best birria dish on resort property. Let's get into it.

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Beef Birria Toasted Cheese Sandwich at Jolly Holiday

Jolly Holiday is known for offering guests of Disneyland a wide variety of baked goods, including macarons, cookies and cupcakes. In recent years, it has also begun offering a variety of hot and cold sandwiches. Their most recent offering? The Beef Birria Toasted Cheese.

This birria sandwich meets grilled cheese concoction is loaded with tender beef birria, pepperjack cheese, onion, cilantro and salsa verde in between two slices of toasted sourdough, and served with a side of consomé.

The toast is perfectly crispy on the outside and buttery without being greasy. Inside, the cheese is melty and rich, with the shredded beef birria adding a deep, savory flavor with a kick of spice. The warm, bold consomé brings it all together like a comforting hug.

​To expedite your order, be sure to use mobile ordering through the Disneyland app. This dish has a lot of flavor and is good, but it's nowhere near the best birria at Disneyland. For the next two, we'll traverse the esplanade and enter Disney California Adventure park.

QuesaBirria Tacos at Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill

If you're a Disney foodie and you happen to be in Disney California Adventure, head over to San Fransokio (formally Pacific Wharf), go to Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill and order a plate of the QuesaBirria Tacos. You're served two of them (though I've been lucky enough to get three from time to time) with sides of consomé and tomatilla salsa.

These delicious tacos are theme park food amplified. The tortillas are grilled to a crispy perfection along the edges while maintaining a slight softness in the middle and are stuffed with flavorful braised beef birria and melted cheese.

The warm and lightly spiced consomé elevates things, making every bite an explosion of rich, smoky, and savory flavors. It's messy in the best way and is a must-try if you're craving something hearty and delicious. These can also be mobile ordered through the Disneyland app.

That said, the quesabirria tacos still aren't the best birria you'll find in the parks. For that, we'll be staying in San Fransokio and will head just across the way to Lucky Fortune Cookery.

Beef Birria Ramen at Lucky Fortune Cookery

The quesabirria tacos at Cocina Cucamonga are good, but located directly across from there is, in my humble opinion, is the best birria dish you can get inside either Disneyland or Disney California Adveture - the Beef Birria Ramen at Lucky Fortune Cookery.

This delicious dish debuted with the grand opening of San Fransokyo (formally Pacific Wharf) and it's been a smash hit ever since. In a bowl of consomé broth and Udon-style noodles, you'll enjoy house-made birria, a soft-boiled egg, monterey jack, cilantro, roasted corn, onions and radish.

The broth is rich with a slight kick of spice and the deep, slow-cooked birria is incredibly flavorful and tender. It blends surprisingly well with the soft ramen noodles, which soak up all that flavor. Overall it's a warm, satisfying dish that's packed with flavor and redefines what theme park food can be.

While this birria dish is my hands-down favorite in the parks, it isn't my favorite at the resort as a whole. For that, we're going to venture outside of the parks and head to Centrico in Downtown Disney. There, you'll find the most authentic, delicious birria at Disneyland.

Quesabirria Tacos at Centrico Downtown Disney

The quesabirria at Centrico in Downtown Disney is a truly stand-out dish. The previous birria dishes in this post are all good in their own right, but the birria at Centrico stands above them by a wide margin. It's bold, rich, flavorful and unforgettable.

Centrico is ran by Michelin-starred Chef Carlos Gaytan, and the food certainly reflects his experience and passion for food. Unlike the previous dishes, which are all beef-based birria, Centrico offers lamb birria which leans closer to tradition.

It's slow cooked until tender in a flavorful broth and wrapped in house-made crisped tortillas with gooey oaxaca cheese, onion, cilantro and a creamy avocado mousse. You receive two, fairly large tacos per plate and they're both packed with ingredients. No skimping here.

What really elevates the dish is the thick, spiced consomé. It's deeply savory with a touch of earthy spice, bringing everything together with every bite. Add in the attentive service and courtyard setting, this quesabirria isn't just a dish, but an experience that’s not-to-be-missed.

You can read my extensive review of Centrico in Downtown Disney here. If you’re looking for the best birria at Disneyland, I recommend heading straight to Centrico. For the best birria in the parks, the beef birria ramen at Lucky Fortune Cookery is the way to go.

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