Skip to Content
Burbank

Top Ten Tacos ~ October 2006

8:52 AM PST on November 1, 2006

top Ten tacos in Los Angeles
World famous taco hunter Bandini is back with another Top Ten Tacos of Los Angeles list. Not a lot of movement this month, with the exception of the entry of Tacos Jeesy's, an East LA truck with something special about it, and El Pecas moving off the list as it has apparently disappeared from its location at La Brea and Olympic and has been replaced with a new taco wagon.
1. El Parian Gainer (four months at #1!)
1528 Pico Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90036
2. Tacos La Fonda
Vineland and Van Owen, SF Valley
3. King Taco
1118 Cypress Ave, Los Angeles 90065
4. El Taurino
1104 Hoover St one block south of Olympic.
5. El Matador
1174 N Western Ave in East Hollywood. Nightly after 7pm.
6. Tacos El Korita Up
East Olympic and Herbert.
7. Tacos Jeesy's
111Cesar E Chavez blvd and S Carmelita Ave in East LA.
8. Fiesta Taco
1110 North Hollywood Way Burbank, 91505
9. El Pique
York and Ave 53
10. El Taco Llama
Magnolia Blvd in North Hollywood, one block east of Cahuenga.

Key: Up Rising Down Falling New Hot Debut Gainer Special

Stay in touch

Sign up for our free newsletter

More Stories

The 21 Best Soft Serve Shops in Los Angeles, Ranked

Our guide has it all: one dollar cones, hidden gems worth the drive, spots doing something you've never seen before, and the classics that have been here longer than most of us.

Catch Chicano Arts Innovator Gronk In Conversation at Moveable Feast, August 27 In Pasadena

A true legend of L.A. art and innovation, Gronk is the East L.A.-raised, multi-hyphenate artist that formed one quarter of the main nucleus of ASCO, the 1970s and 80s avant garde artists collective famous for confronting and skewering the systems set against Eastside Angelenos and Chicanos.

July 23, 2026

Immigration Enforcement Cost L.A. Businesses $3.6 Million in June Alone, New UCLA Report Reveals

“For a business, the closer you are to a place where enforcement happens, the worse it is for your customer visits,” Amada Armenta, a lead researcher, says.

Don’t Want the Dodgers at the White House? A New Petition Is Gaining Momentum

Currently, the petition has over 2,000 signatures, with a first goal of reaching 2,200. That's 1/28th the amount of people that can fit into Dodger Stadium.

July 22, 2026

Is Gentrification Ruining Mexico City’s Iconic Lucha Libre?

The Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre was accused of gentrifying lucha libre. The truth is more complicated and a sign of many changes happening in wrestling worldwide.

July 21, 2026

L.A.’s 13 Best Pancakes, Ranked

Whether they're impossibly fluffy soufflé pancakes, chewy mochi stacks, or thin diner-style griddle cakes swimming in butter and maple syrup, they're all chasing the same sensation of making an ordinary morning feel a little more special.

July 21, 2026