Explore

Footer - NEW

Legal Footer

Main - NEW

Mobile

Become a subscriber today to get unlimited access

Thanks for reading!

This is member's only content.

Members get unlimited access to all of our stories, along with incredible perks like free tacos, invites to our events, access to our mobile app, and much more!

Become a Member of L.A. TACO

Free registration

Please register for L.A. TACO to Vote 

Register to continue

Please Register (For Free) To Read this Story

Register (Free) To Read This Guide

Register (Free) To Read the Daily Memo

Celebrating the Taco Lifestyle in Los Angeles, CA

L.A. TACO

Professional punk and Editor-In-Chief for James Beard Award-winning L.A. TACO. Associate Producer for JBA-winning Las Crónicas Del Taco. Former restaurant scout for Jonathan Gold. Co-author of &#8220;Oaxaca: Home Cooking From the Heart of Mexico (2019, Abrams) and &#8220;Asada: The Art of Mexican-Style Grilling&#8221; (2023, Abrams).

Javier Cabral

Featured

Five Mexican-Inspired Pizzas Around L.A. and (Long Beach) to Order for Cinco de Mayo

Outside Los Alpes Paletería, opened since the 70s. Photo by Elmer Argueta for L.A. TACO.

These 12 Spots in Southeast Los Angeles Prove It’s L.A.’s Most Overlooked Food Destination

One of L.A. TACO&#8217;s co-founders, Hadley Tomicki is a writer and editor on food, travel, and culture whose work has appeared in the Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine, UrbanDaddy, High Times, and many other places.

Hadley Tomicki

L.A. Taco Guides

Four New Mexican Restaurants to Try When You’re Out in Santa Monica

Six Refreshing Cócteles de Camarón to Eat in L.A. During a Heat Wave

Angela Burgos is an Ecuadorian-American writer and researcher from East Hollywood. She enjoys writing both fiction and non-fiction pieces that highlight the complexities of the people of Los Angeles.

Angela Burgos

Lomo Saltado Burritos y Más: Three Delicious Peruvian-Mexican Taquerías to Try in L.A.

L.A. TACO STAFF

Mini Chocoflanes, Queer Latino-Owned Flower Shops, and More: Your Last-Minute Guide to V-Day Gifts in L.A.

Visiting L.A.? Here Are the Ten Tacos You Need to Try, Mapped

Tacos

Weekend Taco Mission: Three Tasty Tacos to Try in West L.A.’s Sawtelle Neighborhood

Mike Sonksen aka Mike the PoeT is a 3rd-generation Los Angeles native. Poet, professor, journalist, historian and tour-guide, his latest book &#8220;Letters to My City&#8221; was just published by Writ Large Press. He teaches at Woodbury University.

Mike Sonksen

The 2021 L.A. TACO Book Guide: 34 Books to Read, Gift, and Get Inspired By

Lexis-Olivier Ray is an award-winning staff investigative reporter for L.A. TACO known for holding powerful people in Los Angeles accountable and his reporting on Los Angeles culture. As well as an artist and filmmaker. In 2022, the Society of Professional Journalists&#8217; Los Angeles chapter named Ray one of their &#8220;distinguished journalists.&#8221; In 2023, Ray won a second place Anthem Award in their Health Innovation category for a texting service geared towards the unhoused community and service providers that he launched in 2021 with L.A. TACO and Subtext. Ray was a 2020 USC Center For Health Journalism (CHJ) Data Fellow. As well as a 2022 CHJ Impact Fellow. As a freelancer, Ray has contributed to the L.A. Times, Men&#8217;s Health Magazine, KCET and SFGATE.

Lexis-Olivier Ray

Counting Cash At Dinner: The L.A. TACO Guide to the Restaurants Jose Huizar Dined At While Allegedly Collecting Bribes

Guides