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The Closing of Guerrilla Tacos Marks the End of An Era For Modern Mexican Food In L.A.

Guerrilla Tacos was one of the city's first sit-down taquerías that offered a farmers market-led approach to tacos with a full cocktail menu. It was also one of the "big three" modern Mexican restaurants along with Taco Maria and Broken Spanish that changed tacos forever in the city and beyond.

3:26 PM PST on January 6, 2025

The Jonathan Gold table at Guerrilla Tacos. Photo by Erick Galindo.

Following two significant burglaries last year, Guerrilla Tacos announced its last day of service will be January 31st, 2025. The closure of this once revolutionary taquería sent shockwaves through L.A.'s Taco Life.

The expressions of disappointment have been many.

"Y’all literally elevated and changed the entire Taco game in L.A. and influenced the entire world. I truly hate this post-Covid economy we’re in and what it and politicians have done to the industry," commented Barney Santos, the founder of BLVD MRKT in Montebello.

"💔 SO sad - truly a landmark in [the] Arts District & inspiration for what L.A. dining is," commented @Campoecarbon, a modern Mexican pop-up that recently held a collaboration dinner on the back patio of Guerrilla Tacos.

Guerrilla Tacos' early iteration as a food truck. Photo via L.A. TACO archives.
Guerrilla's breakfast burrito. Photo by Cesar Hernandez for L.A. TACO.