PETTY CASH TAQUERIA, TACOS WITH A SIDE OF BOUGIE
Cauliflower nachos. Do I have your atencion? The increasingly bougie Santa Fe Ave has one more reason to feel superior: Petty Cash Taqueria opened a couple of months ago next […]
Tag Archives: Mexican Food
El Atacor Taqueria (…number 11)
Stu: Just judging from the mural of a shark attacking a mermaid, I knew this place was special. Thu: I discovered that El Atacor means “the attacker” which feels apropos in […]
True Street-Style Taco Life In The Arts District
Over the past year, I’ve gone from “disgusted” with the street taco scene to “rarely disgusted” with the sight of people slurping taco juice off of a greasy corn tortilla […]
A Very Special Taco Tuesday: Downtown Guisados’ Grand Opening
Somebody pinch me! Our beloved Guisados has officially opened their third location, and this time it’s in my neck of the woods: The Spring Arcade Building at Spring & 6th. […]
Hungry Hungry IPO: El Pollo Loco Ruffles Nasdaq’s Feathers
Today’s El Pollo Loco IPO is a rare bird. The possibilities for puns are nearly endless – compounded exponentially by all of the rich cliches related to Mexican Food/Fast Food/Birds. […]
Taco Tuesday At Casa La Doña, Downtown
I love a good deal as much as the next guy, but sometimes it’s just too damn inconvenient to swoop in on a food bargain. A store could be practically […]
Cholonoscopy: El Cholo Authentic Mexican, Downtown Los Angeles
For this Taco Tuesday, I gotta pay respect to my preferred spot-to-bring-visiting-relatives: El Cholo. One of their newer locations is located downtown, and I try to go there every chance […]
Un Poquito Mas Litigation For Taco Bell
The world of Spanglish advertising took another hit this month as a local chain of “taco stands” continues to stand up to the globally-recognized creator of the Crunchwrap, Taco Bell. Kevin McCarney, […]
Guisados, Echo Park – Thu
Handmade corn tortillas. That is the first thing you need to know about Guisados. The second is that Guisados Tacos on Sunset Blvd. in Echo Park is the second location […]
Sabado Gigante: El Tepeyac Cafe, Boyle Heights
I love Boyle Heights. It’s one of the few areas left in LA where chihuahuas still roam free (if you ever visit Hollenbeck park, you’ll be treated to chihuahuas scaling […]
