Licensed Family Home Kitchen · Pittsburg, CA

Authentic Mexican cuisine, from the heart of Nayarit & Jalisco.

Family recipes, coastal mariscos, and slow-simmered birria — prepared fresh in our licensed home kitchen and served with amor.

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Bienvenidos

Cooked fresh. Served with amor.

At Maria's Cocina, every meal is prepared fresh in our licensed home kitchen using family recipes, quality ingredients, and the traditions of authentic Mexican cooking — honoring the coast of Nayarit and the highlands of Jalisco in every plate.

Maria's family sharing a homemade Mexican meal

Our Story

A taste of home, cooked with amor.

Maria was born on the coast of Nayarit and raised on the food of Jalisco. Today her family recipes — birria simmered low, salsas ground fresh, tortillas pressed by hand when the day allows — come to your table straight from our licensed home kitchen. No shortcuts, no compromise; just the flavors she grew up with, made for your family the way they were made for hers.

20+Family Recipes
100%Fresh, Daily
2Regions Honored
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Casa Favorites

Dishes worth the drive.

Birria de Res
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Birria de Res

Slow-braised beef in a deep red chile consommé — rich, tender, Jalisco to the bone.

Aguachile Nayarita
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Aguachile Nayarita

Fresh shrimp cured in lime and serrano with cucumber and red onion — coastal sunshine.

Pozole Rojo
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Pozole Rojo

Hominy, tender pork, and a broth that tastes like a slow Sunday at home.

Catering & Private Parties

Feeding your next celebration.

From backyard birthdays to holiday feasts, our family catering brings the color, warmth, and flavor of home straight to your table.

Come Say Hola

Hours & reservations.

  • Tuesday – Friday10:00a – 7:00p
  • Saturday9:00a – 8:00p
  • Sunday9:00a – 3:00p
  • MondayClosed

Get in Touch

Order & directions.

We're a licensed home kitchen in Pittsburg, California. Place your order by phone or email — the address is shared with you once your order or reservation is confirmed.