Rice and beans go hand-in-hand in Mexican culture, just as eating apple pie and watching TV courtroom shows are inseparable in America. Taste time-honored traditions with today's Groupon: for $15, you get $30 worth of Mexican fare and drinks at Las Calaveras Mexican Restaurant in Northridge.

Las Calaveras' menu's stacks of crispy tacos, bundles of beans, and batches of breakfast plates eagerly await the chance to bust out of the page, materialize, and delight taste buds. Chorizo paired with two eggs, beans, and handmade tortillas flip the body's wake up switch in the morning ($5.99), while combination plates such as enchiladas drizzled in green or red sauce fuel man-machines throughout the day ($8.99). Specialty dishes, such as chili rellano ($9.99) and steak immersed in cactus salsa ($9.99), join forces with rice, beans, salsa, and handmade tortillas, while seafood entrees, such as grilled salmon ($11.95), are prepared a handful of ways, including with garlic sauce, a la plancha, or by a chef wearing foam fingers on both hands. Every Saturday and Sunday morning, patrons can stop in for menudo to experience a taste of traditional Mexico.