Fifth-generation Ortega family recipes from the fishing village of Puerto Nuevo anchor the menu at Ortega's A Mexican Bistro, established in 2005 at the corner of Third and University in Hillcrest. The Baja-style grilled lobster — served with rice, beans, drawn butter, grilled lime, and a large handmade flour tortilla — builds on a preparation the Ortega family first developed in the 1950s, a regional-recipe provenance that parallels the ingredient-driven sourcing at Trust around the corner on Park Blvd. Tableside-prepared guacamole, queso fundido, and shrimp ceviche open a menu that extends through chile relleno, banana-crusted huachinango, and chicken mole enchiladas. The tequila and mezcal selection backs a signature cocktail program headlined by the pomegranate margarita, situating the bistro in a Baja-seafood tradition distinct from the Sinaloa-style ceviches at Mission Hills' Palomino's Mexican & Seafood. The whole Puerto Nuevo-style lobster dinner with all accompaniments represents the kitchen's highest-value plate.