Three brothers from Mexico City run La Vecindad at 3827 Fifth Ave in Hillcrest, building the taco program on family recipes from their parents' two restaurants in the capital. Homemade corn tortillas, certified Angus beef, and a proprietary longaniza sausage designed by the brothers' father form the base of a menu that extends into seafood builds like the shrimp-and-bacon Costa Azul — a street-meets-sea approach to the taco also explored by Blue Water Seafood Market & Grill. The El Perron taco seasons steak Mexico City-style with nopales, onions, and potatoes, while the beet taco layers tortilla strips, jicama, avocado, and sweet jam over house-made blue-black corn tortillas. Twelve rotating draft lines and a full cocktail bar — headlined by the Mexico City-style michelada with a thick chamoy rim — build a drinks program that parallels the craft-cocktail focus at Starlite. The cochinita pibil, slow-braised in achiote and orange juice, represents the most time-intensive protein preparation on the menu.