Whether you like the classics, such as nachos and tacos, or contemporary mixes, including birria ramen and asada french fries, this family-owned business dishes it out - - and it's delightful.

And for the first time, it's serving fans at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach this weekend.

Mexican Delights, a small business based out of Riverside, is owned by Maria Gonzalez, who stated her eatery is driven by gratitude and positive energy.

She is particular that clients will take one bite of her top quality Mexican food - - and delight.

" The quality is what makes everything taste excellent," Gonzalez said. "I don't offer anything I won't consume."

Mexican Delights's premiere at the Grand Prix has actually contributed to the growing culinary variety of the occasion, which draws at least 180,000 people to downtown Long Beach during its three-day run.

On the 2nd day of race weekend, Saturday, April 15, service was consistent - - though Mexican Delights was ready for the crowds to acquire a hunger.

Gonzalez and her hubby, Juan, started Mexican Delights in 2019. Not long after, the coronavirus pandemic hit. However rather than collapsing the business, it inspired them to grow the eatery.

And now, it partners with different vendors that assist offer their food to different big occasions - - such as the Grand

Prix. "I'm a very blessed individual so the pandemic was simply a push for me to start this," Gonzalez stated on Saturday, "because that's when I lost my job and then I needed to discover something to do."


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Owner Maria Gonzalez (left) and workers of Mexican Delights. (Photo by Christina Merino, Press-Telegram/SCNG).


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Christina Merino, Press-Telegram/SCNG). Show Caption of. Expand. Fans can find Mexican Delights running two stands at the Grand Prix. One is near the entryway of Hospitality Village, where Mexican Delights uses ramen birria, cream corn cups, fresh fruit trays, aguas frescas, and tostilocos. Tostilocos is a popular Mexican street food that includes Tostitos tortilla chips topped with marinaded pork rinds, cucumber, jicama, lime juice, Valentina hot sauce, chamoy, Tajin chili powder, salt and cracker nuts. This place was where 19-year-old Vanitee Mata, Gonzalez's child, was stopping people on their way to the circuit with little, totally free samples of the aguas

frescas. She grabbded their attention with a smile and warm welcoming, and then gave them a taste - a taste, she stated, of what they will certainly

want more of. The other stand is by the grandstands near the beginning line throughout Shoreline Drive, where Mexican Delights provides their more traditional plates, that include

shrimp, asada, chicken and birria tacos. That area also dishes out asada french fries, nachos and aguas frescas. Regardless of the myriad food suppliers at the Grand Prix, Mata stated, Mexican Delights are getting their reasonable share of consumers." I think it's good competition, "she said

." I believe this occasion has more alternatives than they need however the sun shines for everyone.". Although this is the family's very first time at the Grand
Prix, Mexican Delights is no stranger to big crowds. The supplier just recently served music fans at the Rolling Loud and Beyond Wonderland music festivals. In just its second year serving big events, Mexican Delights has now included the Grand Prix to the list of occasions that draw in countless fans - which means countless starving customers. "Really anything you put your mind to and envision yourself doing, it'll come," said Gonzalez. "You just need to put in the work.". Gonzalez included that she's proud - of what Mexican Delights has accomplished in such
a short amount of time. She and her family do have to put in the work. Getting ready for big events, including the Grand Prix, is such a labor that they only get a couple of hours of sleep the night in the past, Gonzalez stated.

" Yesterday, at one point, I couldn't keep my eyes open and I was laying on the ground, "she stated, "and my partner was laying on the ground at the other place since we were both so worn out.

". Still, she said, Mexican Delights is eagerly anticipating coming back and being a routine vendor at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach." We absolutely wish to do this event every year; this is just

the beginning, "Gonzalez stated." This is our action in the door and by next year, people will already understand our food and come back.

".