5408 Pico Blvd. @ Hauser~Mid-City ~ 323-932-6253
The best tacos in this city don't come from an E-Channel-ready doppleganger for a salon on Melrose. We all know that when it comes to Mexican food, it's often the simple and somtimes the squalid joints that have the most superior authentic eats. Hell, our favorite tacos come from smog belching trailers. Less attention on decor gives more attention on the food goes our thinking.
So it was with a little skepticism that we followed friends who raved about Sky's on Pico, an Afro-American-centric taco restaurant. With a sign bearing the color scheme of Tommy Tang's and a pastel storefront, Sky's looks bouzhee to the core. And straight to the core it is.
Sky's has been at this Pico location for 15 years and perhaps in that context it makes sense. As the advent of such delicacies as the taco truck blossoms through the years, and great authentic Mexican restaurants remain legion in Los Angeles, someone has to deviate from the norm. Sky calls them gourmet tacos and besides being filled with high-tech ingredients like lobster and Mahi, they cost much more than your typical $1 taco. Sky's does carry tacolitas, which apparently resemble the tacos we know and love. ..(Continued Below...)