Trabuco

"Trabuco Canyon gets its name from a lost blunderbuss during the 1769 Portolà expedition—a forgotten weapon that gave rise to a legendary landscape...."

In 1975, the legendary Cook’s Corner changed hands—40 acres of outlaw spirit, a dusty roadhouse bar, and the Cook family homestead were sold to Victor Villa and Volker Streicek, the renegade minds behind Cheat’ah Engineering, a Santa Ana-based motorcycle gear company born in ’69. While the Cook family rode off to a ranch in Montana, Victor and Volker turned Cook’s into something more than just an investment—it became a biker sanctuary and under their watch, Cook’s Corner roared to life as one of SoCal’s most iconic gathering spots for the free-spirited and chrome-hearted.

Tucked beneath a canopy of ancient oaks and perched beside a lazy stream, the cantina feels like something out of a dream—or out of a Western. The dirt parking lot kicks up just enough dust to make your arrival feel like an entrance. Bougainvillea climbs the sun-washed Spanish-style walls, and strings of warm twinkle lights snake through the trees like fireflies caught mid-dance. It smells like earth, woodsmoke, and something sizzling on the grill. This isn’t just dinner—it’s an escape.

Rose Canyon Cantina & Grill brings the wild charm of Trabuco Canyon together with bold, authentic Mexican flavors, and invites you to stay awhile… maybe a little longer than you planned.