TACO MADNESS, Presented by Bud Light Chelada, is L.A.'s first and biggest taco festival. All of L.A.'s heaviest hitting taquerías will be in one place for one day only! The 21 + event is happening this Saturday, May 6, at LA Plaza de Cultura y Artes in downtown Los Angeles. Ticket sales proceeds will support L.A. TACO's award-winning street-level journalism.sm.
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We initially spotted Simón L.A. parked on a Santa Monica Boulevard block in West L.A.’s Sawtelle neighborhood. The former fine-dining chef Francisco Aguilar’s adventurous menu of coastal Mexican specialties immediately stood out among the street’s concentration of Oaxacan markets, Persian empires, and long-standing sushi-ya.
Smoked tomatillo aguachile negro. Leche de tigre-laced ceviche de pulpo. Aguachile de ribeye. Fish al pastor. Tacos with soft shell crab and the golden fried regional specialty of pescadillas served over a patch of black bean paste.