WHY A tasty turkey burger, good hot dogs and all-around decent fast food served until 3 a.m. on weekends at modest prices—in a high-priced neighborhood. Oh, and free parking! WHAT An L.A. classic on the Sunset Strip, Carney’s is a standard fast-food joint in an atmospheric old train car plopped in a parking lot. The [...]
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WHY Fried (Baja-style) fish tacos, ceviche and al pastor tacos and burritos. WHAT A vividly colorful stand that looks like it should be in a Mexican beach town, La Estrella has a crowd day and night. We prefer the meat dishes at El Taquito Mexicano, but the fish tacos are winners. WHO High school kids, [...]
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WHY Tortillas made fresh on the truck, juicy carne asada and excellent salsas, especially the smoky, spicy roja. WHAT Some of the best tacos in the Valley are handed through the window of this truck, which takes up residence in the car wash parking lot in the evenings. WHO The usual assortment of taco-truck people: [...]
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WHY Tender al pastor with a crunchy glaze, pit-barbecued lamb and chicken on weekends, and tender but lean pierna de cerdo (pork leg), served in burritos or tortas. WHAT First-timers come for the excellent tacos and burritos, then return for the Saturday and Sunday barbacoa, whole pit-roasted lamb, served in two courses: lamb soup, followed [...]
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WHY Famously savory, just-greasy-enough meats, especially carne asada and carnitas, served in very good tacos, burritos and sopes. WHAT The mothership of the King Taco empire, this is an L.A. classic, with great carne asada tacos and kickass salsa roja. Order at the counter, snag a patio table, and pick up lots of napkins. 1118 [...]
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WHY Tortillas hechas a mano (handmade) right on the truck are paired with good meats and either a smoky salsa verde or intense salsa roja. WHAT A taco truck’s gotta be good to make it in this neighborhood, and El Korita is good, really good. Tortillas pressed to order, right on the truck—need we say [...]
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WHY Birria (goat), chorizo, al pastor and delicious camaron (fried shrimp), all served as tacos and paired with a good salsa and marinated-veggie bar. WHAT Your basic taco joint, except the choices are better than the norm; you can eat at a picnic table outside or take your tacos back to work. WHO Cops, Hollywood [...]
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WHY Juicy, carefully prepared tacos al pastor and carne asada for just a buck, with a robust salsa roja that has a hint of habañero. WHAT This is the best taco truck in Hollywood, usually open from sunset until at least 2 a.m. and often bearing a line. WHO Neighborhood Latinos and after-club party people. [...]
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WHY The always-rotating gelato flavors include a deep, concentrated pistachio that’s sometimes paired with espresso, a mango-cayenne sorbet, mascarpone and European yogurt. Intelligentsia coffee is also served. WHAT Silver Lake residents and gelato fans from a distance fill this popular dessert shop, which does a big after-dinner business (it’s open until 11 during the week [...]
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WHY Honest French-bistro charm, a civilized breakfast, a dreamy chocolate soufflé and a good happy hour, with $5 Kirs and wine and tasty small plates. WHAT The service is often problematic, the kitchen can be slow, and the prices could be lower. But we still love Figaro, which bursts with Parisian charm, from the sidewalk [...]
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