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4030 E. Gage Ave., Bell, CA 90201
When you sit down at La Casita, the spiritual home of Mexican cooking in Los Angeles at the moment, you are brought a basket of warm chips drizzled with jet-black... More »
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2100 E. Cesar Chavez Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90033
You don't get carne asada here; you get floppy scraps of fried pigskin simmered in a chile sauce, or griddled steak in chile-enriched tomato sauce, or a spicy Poblano-style... More »
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2025 E. First St., Los Angeles, CA 90033
They are a stolid bunch, Los Angeles burrito lovers, neatly queued at burrito shrines at noon, pulling homemade burritos out of lunch buckets, occasionally... More »
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640 S. Coast Highway, Laguna Beach, CA 92651
At Taco Loco, you can feast for cheap without the insult of fast-food taste. Whether it's the delicious o la carte Mexican food or the cheap prices, the place is... More »
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899 W. 19th St., Costa Mesa, CA 92627
Named after a Michoaco¡n rancho that has sent thousands of its residents to Orange County, the colorful restaurant makes the best tacos in the county. They... More »
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550 Pacific Coast Highway, Seal Beach, CA 90740
If the baffling neon color scheme doesn't dissuade you from entering, you'll be rewarded with a stunning offering of Caribbean specialties. Order the steak... More »
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1768 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa, CA 92627
El Matador, with its scaled-down Olvera Street interior, boasts 24 combination plates and a 30-weight mole sauce of chiles, chocolate and whatever that will... More »
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2632 San Miguel Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
It's not just the wide swath of Mexico-Mexico City, Oaxaca, even the Yucatan-that makes Taco Rosa one of the few truly successful gourmet Mexican restaurants. Taco Rosa... More »
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12007 S. Central Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90059
Los Angeles is a city that happily takes its tacos standing up, and Taco Pete on Central Avenue in South L.A. is happy to oblige. The off-yellow walkup near Watts is a local... More »
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8138 W. Third St., Los Angeles, CA 90048
El Carmen's selection is that of most Mexican eateries: nachos, combination plates, quesadillas and flan. What they are really known for at this red-lit, tunnel-like... More »
