The Great Taco Hunt

Thanks for visiting my site. Its a funny old world really. Today in Taiwan i stumbled across a wonderful English-language bookstore , but I only had 500NT in my pocket- enough for just one book. I mooched around for hours, picking up titles and putting them back again, reading first paragraphs and back-covers.
You know what book I decided upon? 'Ask the Dust', by John Fante (the Bukowski introduction sold it to me). I never heard of this author before, or Arturo Baldini, the protagonist (can I assume this is where you got your psuedonym?). Then I went to a restaurant to eat fried dumplings (a local speciality here) and read the first three chapters. THEN I came home, checked who visited my site and found you, Baldini.
Strange eh?

 

archibald

what fortuity!

Your assumptions are correct as to my handle Bandini (the protagonist in Fante's literature)

I also was turned on to Fante from Bukowski but i've never tried fried dumplings. How is the taco scene in your city? and how are you enjoying "Ask the Dust"?

If you enjoy that I suggest "the Road to Los Angeles"

regards,

Bandini

 

King taco OWNS all!

 

if you are really serious about checking out GOOOOOOOOD tacos from taco trucks i know the best GEM of them all.... it is in the City of South El Monte..

http://locator.coolmaps.com/bankofthewest/map2.cfm?id=11673

right next to the back of the west...

now becareful cause there is like 5 taco trucks there at times and dont get me wrong they all pretty good shit.... but you have to make sure you go to the one right next to the bank of the west......the name is MARISOL'S tacos..... do your self a favor get some asada and some lengua and a quesadilla as well.....The salsa is the shit.

you wont regret it.

 

That's what I'm talking about. Since you're a fanatic, you can have a tee. Just drop us a line.

 

It has been many years since I was fortunate enough to eat a King Taco taco or one of there delicious Tortas but your review brought back wonderful memories.

Thanks,

Scottie D.

 

King Taco is good stuff. I used to hit King Taco after donating plasma down the street on Long Beach Blvd. Greasy carne asada was rejuvenating for the long ride home on the blue line.

 

heyyy i am so proud to say that i work for king taco in the corporate office ;-) lucky me, huh? ;-)

 

I concur. The KT on Washington and San Pedro makes me a very happy man and always worth the drive from WeHo. The asade sopes are what I am always hankering for. BUT, I think the pastor is lacking and I prefer the carmel, stewy, tropical pastor that El Gran Burrito has to offer much better. There needs to be an Al Pastor blog!

 

What's up with the King Taco cook that wants to charge 55 cents for a tiny plastic container of salsa verde? 4 of us went to the Washington and San Pedro location and ordered 3 Burritos, 4 Tacos, 2 Nachos w/ meat. Ordered all burros and tacos without the killer salsa rojo. Asked Pancho for 7 salsa verde and Pancho replies that's too much and wants to give me only 5. What the heck!! Spent $31 on the freaking food and Pancho wants to play hard. Guess what, Pancho probably thinks his restaurant is the only taco joint in LA. His taco maybe be good but there are other tacos that are just as good.
Ain't going back to KT anymore.

 

well im happy u love king taco.its the best but only if u go to the one in Pasadena its better looking.
but its so addicting, im there every sunday

 

i want king taco on the westside... lets make this into a petition for a westside location!

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/368377

 

Ive hit King T once or twice but never really to impressed. some people are easily amused. Really all king taco has is its famous red sauce. nothing a lil chipotle and kayanne pepper cant fix. but take the sauce away and you have just a plain old taco shop. theres better in south gate im telling you the new kings are in town. people just havent discovered them Los Barrigones. there on tweedy and san miguel cant miss them. king T about 10 15 years ago was good now you get nothing for a hefty price. WOW!!!!

 

Ok, I want to start off by saying that King Taco is the only fast Mexican food in La and surrounding cities... Infact of all Mexican Resturaunts! I have never ever been ale to get that taste or even simular to the taste of King Taco. You don't need a fancy shmancy high end resturaunt to experience true quality of fantasitc simple basic mexican food.. If you have yet to experience it? try it; I promise you won't regret it!!

someone from San Dimas

 

I go pretty often to the Pasadena King Taco (which is probably cheating a little) and I'm hooked on their suadero tacos. I'm pretty sure they soak the meat in lime juice. Their molleja is amazing, too.

 

hello taco bandini,
so i was trying to look up a king taco location close to me. i noticed on their photo for the hoover location link is a picture of el taurino! did they buy the building or is it the same owners?

thanks!

 

el taurino is owned by the same folks at king taco, hence the reason for a picture of el taurino on their site.

 

My best King Taco times were at the Long Beach location. Why did it close down?

 

To Anonymous (above): Not sure why they closed the Long Beach Blvd location down but it looks like they broke the building down for several businesses. A new location is up the street and should open soon. Great, now I'm getting hungry!!

 

The reason they closed the Long Beach KT is because of a fire. That is what one of the workers told me.

 

King taco is Good but Dam that last time I ordered a burrito teneya puro frijoe so the next time you go thier dont ask for carne asada tell them da me un taco de frijole might as well they dont put meat on it mean burn I pass I go to el capitan on olympic 2 for a dollar

 

To Anonymous (above) - Just ate lunch at the new Long Beach location (1841 LB Blvd). Love their sopas. As good as ever!!

 

I love me some King Taco. I will cook sopes at home, with all the trimmings, but my sons will stop at King Taco to get the red and green sauce. The red has a hint of clavo- hard to recreate. It's my favorite. I'd love to know how they make it...

AmyLynn

 

i'm on a mission to follow in bandini's footsteps.. trying every taco stand in greater Los Angeles (at least the 4 - 4.5 out of 5 ones bandini recommends).

finally made it to King Taco today (the one on Cypruss).. i can see why he's so obsessed with it. it reminds me of my all time favorite fast-food (they even have a drive through) Mexican Taco place (in the OC, that's right, the OC) Taqueria De Anda.. i didn't think the al pastor was as good as the epic El Taco Llama (now my current favorite thanks to this blog) but the carne asada was awesome. and yes, the salsa is amazing.. i'll definitely be going back to that one since it's not too far away.. but first there are too many other places to try....

 

eso es todo mis compas ellos tienen los mejores tacos de to los estados unidos yo emirado como empezaro y hora hasta donde an llegado. KINGS TACO LOS CHINGO ESOS TACOS ESTAN MU BUENOS THANKSS>.

 

We are going to try the Long Beach King Taco on our visit to CA. I remember the good old taco stands in Tiajuana, so I hope they can compare, will let you know...