The Great Taco Hunt

A guide to the Los Angeles taco scene

Westside
  • El Super Taco
  • Tacos Por favor
  • Tacos Chatos
  • Taqueria Chiahuahua
  • Don Felix
  • Garcia Bros
  • Tacomiendo
  • Baja Buds
  • Taqueria Estilo Mexico
  • Tortas a la Plancha
  • La Isla Bonita
  • Pili's Tacos
  • Taqueria Chiahuahua
  • El Poblano
  • Paloma Selestial
  • Angelica
  • Mario's
  • Taqueria Sanchez
  • Tacos La Flama
  • El Sembrador
  • La Playita
  • Tacos Junior
  • La Oaxaquena
  • Valentino's
  • Wahoo's Fish Taco
  • Rubio's
  • Mariscos Tatiana
  • El Hameca
  • Tacos El Pastor
  • Howdy's Taqueria
  • Fiesta Feast
  • Hollywood
  • Cactus Taqueria 4/5
  • El Matador 4/5
  • Casa Diaz 4/5
  • Siete Mares 3.5
  • Yuca's 4/5
  • Siete Mares 3.5
  • Antojitos Denises 3.5
  • Taqueria El Charrito 3.5
  • El Gran Burrito 3/5
  • Tacos Delta 3/5
  • Dos Burritos 3/5
  • Machos Tacos 2.5/5
  • Valley
  • Tacos La Fonda 4/5
  • Tacos El Zorro 4/5
  • Fiesta Taco 4/5
  • Rincon Taurino 4/5
  • Tacos Texcoco 4/5
  • El Taco Llama 4/5
  • El Sauz 3.5/5
  • Vallarta 3.5/5
  • El Big Taco 3.5/5
  • Taqueria Emanuel 3.5/5
  • Super Tacos Michoacan 3.5/5
  • Tacos Carillo 3.5/5
  • Hugo's Tacos 3/5
  • Taqueria Zapotlanejo 3/5
  • El Jaliciense 3/5
  • Carnitas Michoacanas#23/5
  • El Tapatio 3/5
  • Daniel's Tacos 2/5
  • Los Angeles
  • El Parian 5/5
  • El Pique 4/5
  • King Taco 4/5
  • El Taurino 4/5
  • La Taquiza 4/5
  • The Surfer Taco 4/5
  • Tacos Jeesy's 4/5
  • Carnitas Michoacan 4/5
  • Beto's Tacos 4/5
  • El Pecas #2 4/5
  • Leo's Tacos 4/5
  • Rudy's tacos 3.5
  • Tumbras a Tomas 3.5
  • Pepe's Tacos 3.5/5
  • Manny's El Loco 3.5/5
  • La Estrella 3.5/5
  • Tacos Celaya 3.5/5
  • Tacos Don Beto 3.5/5
  • El Taco Móvil 3.5
  • Tacos Taluca 3.5/5
  • La Tehuana 3.5/5
  • Leo's(W Adams) 3.5/5
  • Tacos Chapalita 3.5/5
  • Taco Zone 3.5/5
  • Vermont Taco Table 3.5/5
  • Mariela's Taco 3.5/5
  • Tacos Los Guichos 3.5/5
  • Tacos El Primo 3.5/5
  • Tacos El Gavilan 3.5/5
  • Tacos El Gavilan(2) 3.5/5
  • Chanos 3.5/5
  • Tacos Juanitas 3.5/5
  • El Quick Taco 3/5
  • Tacos El Tapatio 3/5
  • Rambo's Tacos 3/5
  • R&R 3/5
  • La Playita(LH) 3/5
  • Los Panchitos 3/5
  • El Jalapeno 3/5
  • El Jalisco 2.5/5
  • Rigo's Tacos 2.5/5
  • LAX Tacos 2.5/5
  • Burritos Sahuayo 2.5/5
  • Don Jose 2.5/5
  • Tacos El Unico 2.5/5
  • Tacos Mexico 2.5/5
  • Carmen's 2.5/5
  • Qué Ricos 2.5/5
  • Chabelita Tacos 1.5/5
  • Tacos Kimberly 1/5
  • Taqueria La Canada 1/5
  • East LA
  • 3889 E Chavez Blvd 5/5
  • Sergio's Tacos 4.5/5
  • King Taco #15 4.5/5
  • La Golondrina 4/5
  • Tacos El Korita 4/5
  • Los 5 Puntos 4/5
  • El Ranchito 4/5
  • La Que Si Llena 4/5
  • La Estrella(Boyle Heights) 4/5
  • Tacos El Paisa 3.5/5
  • Tanya's Tacos 3.5/5
  • La Flor De Sahuayo 3.5/5
  • Boca Del Rio 3.5/5
  • El Capitan 3.5/5
  • Antojitos Denise's 3.5/5
  • Mojica Tacos 3/5
  • South Bay
  • Tacos Don Chente 3.5/5
  • Taqueria Morelia 3.5/5
  • La Cueva 3.5/5
  • El Antojito 3/5
  • El Taco Loco #5 3/5
  • La Taquiza
    Tuesday, July 11, 2006


    The sign says tacos, burritos y mulitas but the menu at this popular downtown LA taqueria doesn’t stop there. The combination plates are piled high with your favorite traditional mexican cravings,the seafood platters are delicious and the horchatas are some of the best in the city.

    The al pastor is roasted on a vertical spit, the asada char-grilled and the corn tortillas fresh and homemade on the spot. They also have a condiment bar with marinated onions and carrots as well as several salsa rojas and verdes. La Taquiza is everything you’d want a taqueria to be.

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    mulita!

    I’ve been a fan of La Taquiza for awhile now but all this time I have never tried the mulitas. This is a taco hunt but the mulita is from the same family as the taco.It’s somewhat of a quesadilla/taco hybrid. They grill two fresh corn tortillas and melt cheese on each of them, take some meat and spread some guacamole and some salsa roja and then press the two sides together like a sandwhich. Delicioso! The saltyness of the pork entwined with gooey cheese, the creamy avocado and toasted fresh corn were amazing. Oh my.

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    al pastor mulita and carne asada taco

    It was hard to top the mulita but the carne asada was equally as pleasing. The tender juicy beef was charred in the right spots and the salsa roja provided a little kick. The soft toasted fresh corn soaked up the excess juices from the beef and salsa and I washed it all down with an ice cold rice horchata.

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    carne asada

    Excellent taco and the mulita was delicious. I'll be ordering mulitas more often when I see them on a menu to compare them to LA Taquiza.

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    LA Taquiza
    3026 S Figueroa St
    Los Angeles, CA 90007
    Tacos $1.45
    Mulita $2.70
    posted by Bandini @ 12:19 AM  
    12 Comments:
    • At 5:49 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

      What and no review for Chano's across the street. The Special Quesadila - #1 LA food

       
    • At 4:01 PM, Blogger Jeff from Michigan said…

      Not to be a nitpicker, but this isn't "The Great Quesadila Hunt".

      But more to the point, he did review Chanos (for the tacos) back in January. You can find the previous reviews on the right-hand column.

       
    • At 11:55 AM, Anonymous topomodesto said…

      mulitas are like taco cousins...

      by the way, the ensenada-style fish tacos are really what you should be ordering there. i get mine without guac, though.

       
    • At 3:15 PM, Blogger Taquero said…

      Well I must agree with you on this review. Everything else on the menu is extraordinary, but the TACOS are the best in LA. Now as far as the Mulitas are concerned as my Westside friend puts it "...just heavenly..."
      The asada is spectacular but I have had as good in a few other places. No one else comes close to the Al Pastor. So no matter where you reside the drive down to
      La Taquiza is well worth your time. Now if you are a Trojan fan then you can stop by before the game because after a game they are swamped. You still get your food promptly after you order but the lines are long.

       
    • At 10:39 AM, Blogger eatdrinknbmerry said…

      Hey Bandini, J brought me 2 pastor tacos from here last night. She kept telling me "Bandini likes the tacos by USC". Even though it was 3 hours old, a simple nuke in the oven and the tacos were revived. Very nice tacos. Thanks for the rec.

       
    • At 12:51 PM, Blogger astro128 said…

      MMMMmmmmm Pastor... I went to SC and ate at La Taquiza literally 3 times a week (I got off the bus from my job at that street corner) Everything is amazing, though if you truly want a heart attack (Literally and figuratively) get the Pastor Chimichanga

       
    • At 5:02 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

      Love it. There is one in South Gate on Tweedy as well. Really good food. No Microwaves, no can openers just fresh charbroiled goodness. They also make there own torillas.

       
    • At 1:29 AM, Blogger Peter McFerrin said…

      I finally tried La Taquiza tonight. The pastor, while tasty, reminded me of Jimmy Dean breakfast sausage. Not my thing.

       
    • At 7:52 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said…

      My decision to not move away from Los Angeles for graduate school was based upon not knowing how I would cope without mulitas from La Taquiza. With La Taquiza on one side and East Side Deli on the other, it's hard not wondering if LA is heaven.

       
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