When you crave tacos in The Valley, North Hollywood is the 'hood to satisfy it. In NoHo, customers line up around the block to taste handmade tortillas, thick, zesty salsas, and well-seasoned meats. However, there is nothing worse than spending your hard-earned money on a sub-par plate of tacos, so here is our list of L.A. TACO-approved taquerías spanning a curbside taco shop with a Peruvian-inspired salsa, a true birria specialist, and just a straight up textbook-perfect al pastor.
Below, find the five best taquerías in North Hollywood. ¡A taquear!
5. Pablitos Tacos
Pablitos Tacos is adjacent to the iconic Circus Liquor on Burbank and Vineland. Though its moniker includes “tacos,” Pablito’s has everything. Burgers, pizzas, fries, wings, and chiles rellenos are just a few plates on its menu. The taco shop also has aguas frescas, with flavors rotating daily but always featuring a horchata. The superstar taco, though, is their lomo saltado. The meat almost melts in our mouth upon that first big bite. And the handmade tortilla smells like home. That Peruvian-inspired green salsa borders on a huancaina sauce and salsa verde all at once and tastes so incredible that you'll want to lick your plate afterward. Pablitos Tacos doesn’t only have lomo saltado as their carne option. You can also order birria, asada, al pastor, pollo, chicken mole, and chicharrón. All are good choices!
Monday to Sunday, 5 p.m. - midnight, or Friday and Saturday, 5 p.m. to 1 a.m. If there’s a long line, wait it out—you won’t regret it. 5600 Vineland Ave., North Hollywood, CA 91601. Closest Metro lines and stop: Bus Lines 90, 154, 162 - “Vineland/Burbank.”