If you like feasting from a flimsy paper plate of tacos in the streets of Los Angeles, chances are you’ve had Angel’s Tijuana Tacos at least once.
Masterminded by Angel, a 31-year-old, born-and-raised in Glassell Park with roots from Guerrero, this eponymous taqueria is arguably the street-level king of L.A.’s taco life, with a whopping 16 stands slanging guacamole-slicked al pastor, fresh off the spit on handmade corn tortillas, on a nightly basis.
Whether you’re in the Inland Empire visiting your primo, hungry after a Dodger’s game, hanging out in Long Beach on a day trip, or starving and craving a taco in the San Fernando Valley, an Angel’s taco stand is likely less than 15 minutes away from you.
The prolific taquero and entrepreneur celebrates a different milestone this week: opening his first-ever brick-and-mortar taquería. It's based in Anaheim, just a ten-minute drive from the happiest place on earth, a long way from his original stand in North Hollywood, which debuted in 2018.
“I’m happy, bro," Angel tells L.A. TACO. "It will be something new and different for us."