What Is L.A. TACO?
L.A. TACO celebrates our Los Angeles.
This is not the L.A. you see in the movies or on TV.
L.A. TACO is an independently owned and operated media platform. We bring our loyal readers and paying members street-level news stories that often cover L.A.'s most marginalized communities, stories that other publications wouldn't dare cover or don't have the credibility to report on. We also feature profiles on L.A.'s underground culture and the everyday heroes who propel our fine city.
All of this is anchored by our constantly updated database of the best taquerías and affordable places to eat in this vital, continually evolving metropolis. Our reporting serves L.A.'s working communities outside the confines of L.A.'s trendy neighborhoods, in neighborhoods far south of 10, east of the 710, and north of the 101.
For 20 years, we have delivered raw, street-level journalism from all corners of L.A. County to our loyal readers, supporters, members, and advertising partners who share our passion for Los Angeles.
L.A. TACO was founded in 2006, stemming from a simple desire to document the things we love about the city (mostly tacos, weed, and graffiti at the time).
We coined the term 'Taco Lifestyle' to summarize our philosophy towards experiencing Los Angeles and its vast communities, inspired by the street food that unifies everybody in this city. No matter where you are from and how much this city changes, the one constant will always be tacos and the desire to know where to find the best ones, whether you're a resident or a visitor.
Over the years, the site has built a passionate community of readers, members, and contributors who keep the site and its spirit alive. We also organize events for the community, like our annual TACO MADNESS and Birriamania food festivals.
We also have our own app to help you find the best tacos vetted by us and closest to you in real time!
In 2018, L.A. TACO relaunched as a news-centric platform, bringing our readers an alternative style of hyper-local city coverage. In 2020, L.A. TACO received the first-ever Emerging Voice Award from the James Beard Foundation for our food coverage, which touches on deeper elements around food such as social justice, representation, and immigration.
If you love our stuff and are down for our vision of Los Angeles, we invite you to join us and become a paying member to help keep the L.A. TACO dream alive. Our members are the reason we have been able to continue redefining local journalism. Where else will you get free tacos and drinks while helping keep this city's most powerful people accountable?
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