When many people think of Mexican food, they automatically think of tacos, burritos, and enchiladas. Mexican cuisine varies greatly, but one type of Mexican food I enjoy is breakfast. Chile Rellenos, Chilaquiles, and Huevos Rancheros are just some of the items you can expect to see. I recently visited La Carreta to try their famous…
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El Ruso – A Sonoran-style Taqueria Worth Your Visit
Boyle Heights is LA’s epicenter for some of LA’s best Mexican cuisine. Establishments exist as brick-and-mortar restaurants on Cesar Chavez or Whittier Blvd and as food trucks lined up on Olympic Blvd. just east of the Olympic Blvd Bridge into East Los Angeles. One such food truck is El Ruso, a family-run operation located in…
Perro 110 Delights with Tacos Perrónes Sabrosos
Tijuana-style tacos are attracting crowds across LA. While this type of taco varies widely, most have incredibly fresh tortillas, frijoles de olla, marinated meat, and a large dollop of fresh guacamole. A relatively new entrant to the sidewalks of LA is Perro 110 and they only prepare Tacos Perrónes. You may be asking, what is…
Tortas Chingonas – El Sandwich Mas Grande
Chingona is a word you can expect to see on social media because it describes the most bad@ss Latina in the world. So when I learned of the business named Tortas Chingonas, I had to check them out. Tortas Chingonas is located in the city of Paramount just southeast where the 105 and 710 freeways…
Tacos 1986 – A Mushroom Delight!
If you are a regular reader, you will notice that I have an obsession with tacos. While that may seem unusual to you, I have found that there are very interesting differences between some of the vendors. Some specialize in the Jalisco tacos de birria and others have a signature taco that dominates Instagram pages….
Bee Taqueria – Chef Alex Carrasco’s New Venture
Many Americans don’t associate Mexican cuisine as haute cuisine, but in fact, two restaurants in Mexico City were listed in “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants” in 2018. One chef located in Mexico City, Alex Carrasco, relocated to Los Angeles to further his career. In August last year, Carrasco opened Bee Taqueria in LA’s West Adams…
Gish Bac – Oaxacan Cuisine Done Well
Oaxacan cuisine is one of Mexico’s most varied cuisines. Well-known features of the cuisine include ingredients such as chocolate, cheese, mole, and grasshoppers (chapulines). I was happy to see one such Oaxacan restaurant, Gish Bac, reopen after being shut down due to the pandemic. Gish Bac is owned by David Padilla and Maria Ramos who…
Tamales Elena Opens A Brick and Mortar
Tamales Elena is widely regarded as one of the best tamale vendors in LA. It isn’t as well known as vendors in East LA and Boyle Heights primarily because they operate out of a mobile trailer in Watts. In the middle of the pandemic, they opened Tamales Elena y Antojitos, a brick and mortar in…
Tacos El Galoso for Delicious Tacos de Birria
The busy intersection of Gaffey, Vermont, Anaheim, and Palos Verdes Drive North is used by many to get to and from San Pedro. Located there is a small strip mall anchored by a 7-Eleven, a cleaners, and a Mexican restaurant named Tacos El Galoso. They have been in operation since September 2019. Because of the…
Week 11 – Coronavirus Dining in LA
On May 29, Mayor Eric Garcetti said that Los Angeles restaurants can reopen at 60% of their capacity and apply for outdoor dining permits, under social distancing guidelines. This caused many restaurants to scramble and figure out how to re-establish a new norm. In the meantime, many have elected to continue operating as “to go”…