Aguas Frescas near Long Beach CA
Most places in East Long Beach that carry agua fresca keep one container of horchata on the counter. It sits from opening through close, and by afternoon it shows.
At the Blue Burro E. 7th St. location, aguas frescas are made fresh each morning in three flavors: Horchata, Cucumber Pineapple, and Mango Orange. Real fruit, filtered water, and cane sugar. The same traditional method used in Mexican agua fresca preparation, with no powdered mixes, no concentrates, and no shortcuts taken to speed up production.
The menu runs all day from 9 AM to 10 PM, seven days a week, alongside the full food menu. Cold drinks made right, available at any point during the day.
Authentic Aguas Frescas in Long Beach
As part of our menu, we’re pleased to offer three amazing Long Beach Aguas Frescas for you to enjoy, each made with careful attention to both quality and flavor.
Horchata
Rice-based, cinnamon-forward, finished with whole milk and cane sugar. The sweetness is calibrated, not aggressive. Customers from East Long Beach who grew up drinking horchata at family meals order it and come back because this version is made the way they know it should be made.
Staff pick: Horchata with the adobada tacos. The cinnamon and the creaminess work directly against the char and spice of the pork in a way nothing carbonated comes close to.
Cucumber Pineapple
The cucumber is not a garnish. It changes the entire character of the drink, making it genuinely cooling rather than just cold. The pineapple adds tropical sweetness without pulling it into dessert territory. On a hot afternoon in August on E. 7th St., or after a morning on the Belmont Shore bike path, this is the order that does the most work.
First-time customers on warm days order Cucumber Pineapple at a higher rate than any other flavor. Most of them order it again.
Mango Orange
Ripe Ataulfo mango and fresh-squeezed orange. Tropical fruit and citrus that complement rather than compete with each other. The most approachable flavor for someone ordering agua fresca for the first time. The consistent repeat order for anyone who wants something fruit-forward alongside a breakfast burrito, quesadilla, or anything on the morning and midday menu.
Neighborhoods We Serve from E. 7th St.
Aguas frescas and the full food menu are available for pickup and delivery across East Long Beach. Each neighborhood below has its own page with driving directions and flavor recommendations specific to that area.
Bellflower Blvd and E. 7th St.
The restaurant is at this intersection. Pickup is immediate. Delivery covers the surrounding blocks within minutes.
Agua Fresca on Bellflower Blvd and E. 7th St.
Alamitos Heights
4 minutes west along E. 7th St. The closest residential neighborhood to the restaurant, built around the Colorado Lagoon and El Dorado Park. Horchata and Mango Orange are the top weekend orders from this area.
Agua Fresca near Alamitos Heights
Rose Park
5 minutes west on E. 7th St. A residential neighborhood with a strong Latino food culture and consistent pickup and delivery demand across the lunch and dinner window.
Belmont Shore
6 minutes south, the beachfront neighborhood along the 2nd Street corridor. Cucumber Pineapple is the top flavor from delivery orders in this area, ordered most after time on the beach or the coastal bike path.
Agua Fresca near Belmont Shore
Bluff Heights
5 minutes southwest, the walkable neighborhood above the coastal bluff with Retro Row on 4th Street. A younger resident base with a preference for handcrafted drinks over packaged alternatives.
College Estates
5 minutes north on Bellflower Blvd, directly adjacent to the CSULB campus. Mango Orange and Horchata are the two highest-volume flavors from this area during the academic year.
Agua Fresca near College Estates
California State University Long Beach
5 minutes north on Bellflower Blvd. The largest delivery zone by order volume during the school year. Campus dining hours are limited and the corridor south on Bellflower Blvd covers the gap between 2 PM and 6 PM for students and faculty.
Channel Dr. and Pacific Coast Hwy.
7 minutes south along the coastal corridor near the marina and the waterfront bike path. Cucumber Pineapple is the primary order from this area, driven by cyclists, kayakers, and paddleboarders stopping before or after time on the water.
Agua Fresca near Channel Dr. and Pacific Coast Hwy.
N. Bellflower Blvd and Beach Dr.
6 minutes north along Bellflower Blvd at the transition point between the inland residential streets and the coastal neighborhoods heading toward the water.
Why Aguas Frescas Work at This Location
East Long Beach is not one community. The neighborhoods around E. 7th St. have different backgrounds, different relationships to agua fresca, and different reasons for ordering.
For the Latino community in Rose Park, Washington, and Cambodia Town, horchata and traditional fruit waters are not a novelty. They are part of a food culture built over generations. Horchata made with real rice and cinnamon either meets that standard or it does not.
For the CSULB and College Estates population, a cold agua fresca competes directly with soda and juice on flavor and value. Mango Orange is the flavor that converts first-time orders into regulars on that corridor.
For Belmont Shore and Bluff Heights customers coming off the beach or the 4th Street strip, Cucumber Pineapple covers a gap that coffee shops and cocktail bars on 2nd Street do not. Genuinely cooling, not just cold.
Three flavors. Three different communities. One menu that covers the full range without any of the three feeling like a compromise.
Order for Pickup or Delivery
Open Monday through Sunday, 9 AM to 10 PM. Aguas frescas are available all day alongside the full menu: burritos, tacos, quesadillas, carne asada fries, breakfast items served all day, and shakes.
Delivery covers Bellflower Blvd and E. 7th St., Alamitos Heights, Rose Park, Belmont Shore, Bluff Heights, College Estates, CSULB, Channel Dr. and Pacific Coast Hwy., N. Bellflower Blvd and Beach Dr., and Cambodia Town. Typical delivery time is 25 to 40 minutes depending on platform and distance.
Full Location Details
Blue Burro Long Beach Location Page, Hours, and Complete Menu https://www.eatblueburro.com/location/blue-burro-long-beach/
