El Gran Burrito

• Cuisine(s): Mexican
  Hours: Open daily 24 hours.
  Price: $ $
  Payment Types: cash
• Attire: Very casual
  Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Wheelchair Accessible
  Serving: Breakfast, Dinner, Late Night, Lunch
  Alcohol: None
• Reservations: Accepted, Not Necessary
  Parking: Lot Available

Description

If you're into tacos, at one time or another you've probably noticed the conflagration outside El Gran Burrito, a stand tucked away near LACC. Like most great Los Angeles taco places, El Gran Burrito is less notable for the food served inside the restaurant than for the food served out back on evenings and weekends, when the big grill is set up under an awning, and the aroma of charred beef permeates the air for blocks. El Gran Burrito is Hollywood's entrepôt of carne asada, grilled beef, snatched from the fire, hacked into gristly nubs, and made into tacos in less time than it takes you to fish a couple of dollars from your jeans. They are grand tacos, sizzling hot, oily, glowing with citrus and black pepper. In the world of food, a truly fine taco may be as close as you can get to nirvana.