Vegan by El Zamorano - Costa Mesa
I have tried an abundance of vegan food over the years and this place is at the top of my list. A lot of vegan food tries too hard to mimic traditional meat dishes by using overprocessed methods as their “meat”. Vegan by Zamorano was a refreshing change, utilizing vegetables instead of chemicals for their vegan “meat”. It’s challenging to find vegan Mexican cuisine, so that made this place all that more special. According to their website, they “...started as a pop-up restaurant in 2018 with one goal in mind: Providing authentic vegan Mexican food at an affordable cost to the Orange County area.” Apparently they are Orange County's first and only vegan taqueria. Everything was fresh and delicious, from the salsa and chips, to the housemade vegan nacho cheese, housemade cashew crema and everything in between. I chose three items on my first visit: The Asada Nachos (chips, housemade vegan nacho cheese, refried pinto beans, vegan asada, pico de gallo, guacamole, red salsa, and