Tortilla Mia in Carlsbad Village has served scratch-made Mexican cuisine from its Carlsbad Boulevard location one block from the ocean since 1999. The kitchen produces flour and corn tortillas, churros, salsas, and mole in-house, cutting all meats by hand — a Veteran-owned, Hispanic/Latinx-owned, and women-owned operation that anchors the same Carlsbad Blvd block where Karl Strauss Brewing Company pours North County craft beer. The menu stretches beyond standard taco-shop fare into mole poblano, pozole, birria ramen with fresh noodles in beef broth, and a queso fundido built on aged white cheddar, manchego, and chorizo. A full cocktail bar anchors the drink program, and a private party room accommodates larger groups — a full-service dining format on the Carlsbad Village corridor where post-meal dessert stops include Handel's Homemade Ice Cream. The birria ramen combines slow-braised birria beef, fresh ramen noodles, green cabbage, cilantro, scallions, fresh jalapeño, and lime in a consommé-style birria broth.