Hacienda Blvd. & Fairgrove Ave. ~ La Puente, CA 91744 (TACO Guide)
Boca Del Rio is spanish for "rivermouth". This day, river is Southern California for "street". Coming from Whittier and the dread straits of 605 traffic, I hit Hacienda Rd. with Mt. Baldy as my distant compass, crossing over the hills of La Habra Heights, across Hacienda Heights and through to La Puente. Boca Del Rio is not the only taco in town, but the only one of its kind. Late into a sun bleached winter afternoon, business was brisk. I spoke through the window to a jocular pair of caballeros who are bi-lingual and syncopated to the taco rhythm. Today is a good day for cabeza "con todo". I watched the cooks deliver two heaps of steaming "head" onto the paper plate which gave pleasantly under weight. Deftly, one man dolloped sour cream onto each taco then proceded with his grater to shower the plate in a smothering cloud of shredded cheese. Salsa Verde goes on top of that.