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This Couple Serves Uniquely Delicious Nicaraguan-Persian Street Food in L.A.

Koobideh and carne asada, served with gallo pinto and tajadas (fried plantains). Or lamb shank braised in saffron and spices, with hummus. You can have it all at this street food stand in South Central.

October 1, 2025

A Whittier Paradise for Vintage Cookware Nerds

There are antique shops all over Whittier, but as far as anyone can tell, this is the only vintage kitchen supply shop in Los Angeles County. 

September 30, 2025

You All Drank 45 Gallons of Our L.A. TACO Beer In Five Hours

Our first-ever beer collaboration with ISM Brewing was a huge success, as was our three-way food collaboration with Sonoratown and ISM.

September 29, 2025

The Death of One of the Last ‘You Buy, We Fry’ Fish Fry Spots in L.A.

“It feels like you’re making a lot of money, but not really. My body hurts. My wife would also like to retire,” Kuktae Chon tells L.A. TACO. He's been the owner of Rick’s Fish Market almost three decades. And now, the Mid-City staple for fresh fried fish, is closing at the end of this month.

September 25, 2025

The 43 Best Mexican Restaurants in Los Angeles, Ranked

These are the L.A. restaurants that make this the most exciting city in the world outside of Mexico to enjoy peak Mexican cooking and hospitality.

September 25, 2025

A West Coast Pilsner with ‘Kush-Like Dankness’ for L.A. TACO

Its flavor notes are bright with saturated aromatics of grapefruit peel, melon Fanta, and pine resin colliding with the senses atop a super-tight and pale malt base with medium bitterness. Grab a Deadliner West Coast Pilsner before it's all gone.

September 23, 2025

OaxaCalifornia Resists Through Mezcal: L.A.’s Zapoteco Leaders Turn Rare Agaves Into Acts of Defiant Joy

No mass-market mezcales here; instead, small-batch agave masterpieces from maestros who've guarded ancestral recipes across generations, sipped alongside tlayudas and live danzón to remind everyone that resistance sometimes tastes like nuanced earth and wild honey.

September 19, 2025

How Did Texas Get a Taco-Dispensing ATM Before L.A.?

We're just mad we didn't think of it first.

September 18, 2025

Caruso Defends Attending Event With Right Wing Figures, Falsely Claims Gabby Giffords Was There, Too

After claiming Gabby Giffords, the retired American politician turned gun-control advocate, also attended the event at Damian with Tucker Carlson, a staffer confirmed that she wasn't even in Los Angeles at the time.

September 15, 2025

The Best L.A. Movie Theater Popcorn, Ranked

L.A. TACO went on a mission to decide which local movie theaters sell the best popcorn in Los Angeles.

September 12, 2025