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Video: A’s BBQ Serves Chicano-Style Barbeque Tacos in East L.A.

8:50 AM PST on December 27, 2018

As BBQ Brisket. Photo by Erick Galindo.

[dropcap size=big]A[/dropcap]self-described "Phoco" primemaster, Alan Cruz is bringing L.A. and Mexican food flavors to Texas BBQ, including smoked cochinita pibil, mole BBQ sauce, rajas mac-and-cheese, and a whole lot more. In the video below, L.A. Taco went to Sara's Market in East L.A. – where A's often pops-up – to try A's signature dish, The Tortillero Special, a taco trio of Chicano BBQ meats served on blue corn tortillas from Kernel of Truth Organics.

RELATED: A’s BBQ: Smoked Meats With Mexican Flavors and the Soul of East L.A. ~ Taco Tastes

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Erick Galindo is a contributing Editor to L.A. TACO. He writes the Mis Ángeles column for LAist/KPCC and has written essays on food and culture for the New York Times and Los Angeles Times.

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