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Birria has quickly become one of Metro Detroit’s most crave-worthy comfort foods, known for its slow-cooked beef, rich spices, and flavorful consomé meant for dipping, sipping, or soaking up every last bite. From tacos and ramen to creative mashups, local spots are putting their own spin on this beloved Mexican dish while rounding out their menus with plenty more to explore.
ANTOJITOS SOUTHWEST
2100 Bagley Street, Detroit
Antojitos Southwest brings bold birria flavors to the streets from its food truck, open Fridays through Sundays. The menu highlights quesabirrias loaded with cilantro and onions, birria ramen that blends rich broth with their tender beef and red cabbage, and birria bombs stuffed with both birria and melty cheese. Beyond birria, the truck serves up a variety of rotating crowd-pleasers, including empanadas, asada fries, elote, veggie tacos, taquitos, and other favorites that make it easy to build a full meal.
MEZCAL
201 East 9 Mile Road, Ferndale
51 West Forest, Detroit
946 Howard Street, Dearborn
Mezcal has built a reputation for creating a welcoming, home-like atmosphere inspired by travels throughout Mexico, paired with a menu rooted in authenticity. Co-owner Sandra Haro shares, “We’re known at Mezcal for our tacobirria (a corn tortilla filled with marinated shredded beef, melted cheese, onion, and cilantro served with savory consomé for dipping.” The birria offering fits seamlessly alongside other standout dishes such as Chicharron Ribeye (fried ribeye on top of guacamole, served with chips), potstickers (stuffed with carnitas, topped with a sweet orange and thyme sauce), tamales, taco salads, and comforting bowls of Mezcal soup, a creamy chipotle chicken option. For dessert, check out the flan, tres leches cake, and churros.
QUE PASA TAQUERIA
33874 Dequindre Road, Sterling Heights
221 East 12 Mile Road, Royal Oak
Que Pasa Taqueria leans fully into birria creativity with a menu that goes far beyond classic tacos. Their Red Tacos feature corn tortillas marinated in birria sauce, while birria pizzadillas and birria noodles offer fun, indulgent twists. Diners can also order birria served with consomé for dipping and sipping. The broader menu includes traditional tacos topped with cilantro and onions, carne asada fries, a variety of burritos, quesadillas, tortas, and desserts like churros, tres leches cake, and xango, a delightful deep-fried burrito stuffed with cream cheese and topped with cinnamon sugar, chocolate, and caramel sauce.
LOS GALLOS COCINA MEXICANA
449 14 Mile Road, Clawson
Los Gallos Cocina Mexicana offers one of the most extensive birria lineups around, showcasing the beef dish in multiple forms. Options include crispy Birria Rolls, a fried egg roll filled with shredded beef, classic birria tacos, Pizza-Birria with melted cheese and a side of consomé, birria ramen, and Birria con Consomé served with rice, beans, lime, onions, cilantro, and tortillas. The menu stretches well beyond birria with breakfast items like Chilaquiles Verdes (fried tortilla chips, green salsa, and your choice of protein), and Huevos a la Mexicana (scrambled eggs with pico de gallo and jalapeños), along with enchiladas, chimichangas, salads, and tres leches cake to end on a sweet note.
LINCOLN YARD
2159 East Lincoln Street, Birmingham
Lincoln Yard delivers a hearty, shareable take on birria with its popular birria fries appetizer. House-cut fries are topped with scratch-made beef birria, Ellsworth cheese curds, sliced radish, chopped onion, and cilantro, creating a dish that blends comfort food with bold flavor. The rest of the menu spans smoked chicken wings, antipasto plates, filling bowls, union mac (including a lobster mac option), and wood-fired pizzas, making it a versatile stop for groups with different cravings.
Whether served in a taco, piled onto fries, or simmered into ramen noodles, birria continues to shine across Metro Detroit menus. These spots show just how versatile and satisfying the dish can be, while offering plenty of other flavors and favorites that keep diners coming back for more.
This article has been updated to include new information. The original article was published on November 17, 2022, and was authored by Katie Goncalves.
