La Estancia de La Spiga

stumbled upon this place while in corona. you will find locals here in. by the time we got here, a little after 9PM, we could only order tacos because the kitchen was closed. the tacos here are the real deal. they have a taco stand outside for the late night crowd and you can get it to go or eat inside. we got some al pastor and chorizo tacos, which are $ 2.5 each for the regular sized ones. they have specials on small versions of these as well from Tuesdays to Saturdays for about $ 1.5. they also had lengua (tongue) tacos for the adventurous. but the tacos are double tortillas with onions, cilantro and lime. the salsa roja was quite spicy. get a bottle of jarritos and you are all set. helpful to know a little Spanish to read the menu and talk to the waitresses. but overall, very nice folks here and tasty food. would come back to try their full menu.

La Estancia de la Spiga serves seriously delicious Mexican food in a humble setting. There are a few two-​tops, but otherwise you will share a long table with other patrons. Tortillas are made on premises, so the tacos are amazingly fresh — and filled generously. The enchiladas verdes were surprisingly spicy in a good way. The beef filling was nicely charred.
It helps if you speak a little menu Spanish because not everything on the menu is translated. The staff is friendly.
You can buy tortillas by the pound. There was also a huge display of chicharron at the front counter. One of the intriguing items on the menu is gorditas de chicharron, which I’ll have to try next time!

I think they are still in the process of opening.
But they do have a tortilla machine and have handmade flour tortillas. So it is all good, Yummy!
The décor is a bit of a mess, but hopefully it will be cleaned up in the future. There is this rather loud annoying yellow light and bell that blasted while I was there, that hopefully will be sorted out shortly.
The Carnitas tacos were mouthwateringly good. They were both crunchy and melt in your mouth goodness. The squeeze bottle hot sauce was also spicy and really tasty (I think it is homemade).
Corona is a serious cheap-​eats destination neighborhood. Franco’s, Leo’s, Nixtimal, Corona Ice King, Empanadas and now La Estancia are all excellent choices. Just wish TimmyO’s were still around.