The plan for Chicas Tacos is to bring even more fast casual tacos to Downtown by way of a 700 square foot space that's been outfitted top to bottom. Formerly the home of Mama's Asian Cuisine, the Olive Street address is nearing the final stages of a complete makeover that will transform the diminutive location into something much airier and more colorful. Think Tacos Tu Madre, but with a more throwback feel.
Right now, Chicas Tacos has plans to open by May 30, with a still in-progress menu that will be composed of tacos, aguas frescas, and more.
Do you like free tacos? In a special announcement for this column, we want to tell you about a fun thing happening on Cinco de Mayo. Remember when Revolutionario won Taco Madness? Good times, right? Well they are about to get better-- this Cinco de Mayo, everyone can get a free taco to help celebrate their victory! Here's the official word from owner Chef Zadi:
Here are the details direct from owner Chef Zadi:
To celebrate Revolutionario's taco madness I would like to give away one free vegetarian taco to the first 500 customers on Cinco de Mayo. Customers will have a choose one of three options.
We will also donate a percentage of our sales that day to help undocumented immigrants such as Genoveva and David Leyva.
Because we are Revolutionario North African Tacos Sin Fronteras and we want to express solidarity with undocumented Hispanic immigrants. Because 84% agricultural workers in America are Hispanic and 75% were born in Mexico.
Growing up in an old, beaten-up apartment complex near Disneyland, I came of age in an environment that demonized queerness. Not only through verbal reprimands, machismo, and shaming, but also through violent means.
What started with an April Fool’s Day joke has now become a reality. Every month, L.A. TACO will feature a story about the Inland Empire as part of our new and official IE TACO section.
Welcome to year two of the ICE Siege of L.A. Yes, it’s still happening, and we’re still on it. Let’s get into the raids, an update on the Hunger strikes, and unfortunately, another death in ICE detention.
“I went to Amsterdam, and I saw the combination of the coffee shops and the smoke shops, and I was like, ‘We need something like that here in Cali,’” Nardo tells L.A. TACO.
LA officials haven’t revealed how much is being spent on security for the games. By comparison, the Los Angeles Police Department said this month that security costs for the 2028 Olympics in LA would amount to more than $1 billion.
"The city received no advanced notice. I was told that our staff contacted CalPoly officials and confirmed that it was indeed a military exercise by the Department of Defense,” said Council Member Andrew Chou of Diamond Bar, one of the cities affected by U.S. military exercises in the region this week.
