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In most of Mexico, the words estilo Ensenada signify just one thing: fish tacos. Specifically the fried-fish tacos served at stalls in the fish market down by the docks. In East L.A., you will come no closer to the ideal than these crunchy, sizzlingly hot strips of batter-fried halibut folded into warm corn tortillas with salsa, shredded cabbage and a squeeze of lime, sprinkled with freshly chopped herbs and finished with a squirt of thick, cultured cream. Entire religions have been founded on miracles less profound than the Ensenada fish taco.
It used to be, a dozen years ago or so, that there weren't that many spots in town where you could find a decent seafood taco, much less a great one. Fast forward to 2012, and fish and shrimp tacos h... More »
See also: *10 Best Carne Asada Fries in Los Angeles Los Cincos Puntos, one of our favorite places for a taco, is located right near a cemetery. This is fitting, in a way: After all, in Los Angeles... More »
Why is Tacos Baja Ensenada still on this list? Isn't it time to switch allegiances to Ricky's, or Taco Nazo, to the Best Fish Taco in Ensenada, or to any of the hundred other places that have learned how to make this glorious dish? I don't know —... More »
Cha Cha Chicken Although Cha Cha Chicken seems to operate mostly as a takeout stand, the patio off to the side is a pleasant place on a hot night, dotted with thatched palapas, enhanced by flowers growing out of old tomato-juice cans, ocean... More »
Photo by Anne Fishbein Boca del Rio This place may lack the elaborate chilpacholes, the exotic jungly stews, the strange licoricelike herbs you’ll find in Veracruz, but mostly it delivers the goods: fluffy, garlicky rice; pungent fresh... More »
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