[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]ommy Gallegos is our tiny newsroom's unsung hero. When he's not carefully shipping all of our hoodies and snapbacks and making sure all of our new members feel the love when they open up our New Members Welcome Box, he is busy illustrating and tweaking our TacoMan mascot through the many situations L.A. Taco has had to evolve through. Working alongside Lexis-Olivier Ray, he created a comic to help our readers further understand the Andres Guardado case.
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After being a pop-up taquería since 2018, Evil Cooks' now has a brick and mortar business a few blocks away from their original front yard location, featuring their infamous taco creations like their 'McSatan' and 'Rock Lobster.'
From 12-hour-roasted brisket in East L.A. to a Thai feast in Atwater and Chinatown’s famous Chinese Turkey, have a stress-free Thanksgiving and buy your dinner this season at these L.A. restaurants.
Plus wild caught Maine lobster rolls, Guatemalan garnachas on a lake, and a favorite for tacos al vapor.
“Cochinita is my fountain of youth,” jokes Marc Burgos, the second-generation owner of this pioneering panaderia. At 50 years old, he is younger than his father’s pioneering Yucatán bakery, the first in L.A. to offer cochinita pibil tacos.
Is al pastor L.A.'s official taco? Judging by the sheer amount of crispy-edged trompos dotted around every single corner of this beautiful city, we can certainly make that argument. Here is our vetted list that took us nearly two decades to compile. ¡Provecho!
