Birria Specialist Chef

Responsibilities

• Specialize in birria de res — Guadalajara's most iconic dish and one of Mexico's most culturally significant stews
• Manage overnight chivo (goat) or res (beef) slow-cooking process — 8–12 hour clay pot or covered grill preparation
• Prepare adobo for birria — dried chile blend, spices, vinegar marinade
• Execute consommé de birria — the rich, ruby-red broth served alongside
• Produce handmade corn tortillas for birria tacos and quesabirria service
• Manage weekend service production — birria is Guadalajara's Sunday tradition

Requirements

• 3–5 years Mexican kitchen experience with birria specialization
• Mastery of Guadalajara-style birria preparation — adobo recipe, cooking time, clay pot or hoyo technique
• Tortilla production skills
• Understanding of chivo (goat) butchery for traditional birria versions
• Weekend availability — birria is the primary Sunday morning meal in GDL

Benefits

• IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
• Staff meals

Work environment

Birriería in Guadalajara. The birria culture in GDL is deeply embedded in city life — families gather for birria Sunday mornings, vendors sell from 6 AM, and the city's collective appetite for birria is extraordinary. Quality birria is respected and sought throughout the city.

About the role

Guadalajara's most sacred dish. Birria is more than food in Guadalajara — it is Sunday morning, it is family reunion, it is celebrations, it is the taste of the city's own history. Executing it with integrity is the birria specialist's honor.