![]() In addition to the various protein options, they also have birria tacos. The al pastor is cooked with onions giving it a sweetness. This huge lonchera with religious iconography plastered on the side serves 10 different proteins. One of the many taco trucks parked along Crenshaw Boulevard, Doty’s Tacos is one of Gardena’s most popular taquerías. Sausal is the kind of place where you might end up if you’re in the Gundo, or just dropped someone off at the airport, with not much expectations, and end up having a good time.Ģ19 Main St, El Segundo, CA 90245 Taco plate from Doty’s Tacos in Gardena. The potato rajas taco places smashed fingerling potato, with rajas cream, repollo, and habanero salsa. But you’re really here for the tacos, which they call “street tacos.” The crispy fish taco is formidable with an airy crunch, the kind of food that reminds you you’re close to the beach. ![]() The menu is full of botanas, like chips and salsa, elote, queso fundido, and empanadas. This restaurant specializes in Mexican food and a local hang-out to grab a bite and a tamarindo margarita. Sausal is located in Downtown El Segundo next to a Rock n’ Brews and a cupcake shop. They also have a full salsa bar, filled with various salsas, the aguacate salsa is the best.Ģ3551 S Avalon Blvd, Carson, CA 90745 Tacos from Sausal in El Segundo. As for tacos, the asada is a solid, chopped pellets of seasoned beef, the al pastor, while not shaved from a trompo the pork is covered in a red adobo at least. The South Bay burrito is their take on the California burrito, heavy with meat, grilled onions, guacamole, sour cream, cheese, and fries. This is the kind of place that’s ideal for a quick lunch, maybe during a work break. The space is pretty large and the menu consists of general taco fare, like tacos, sopes, burritos, tortas, and asada fries. Top Shelf Tacos is located in a plaza next to a Domino’s, Metro PCS, dollar store, and a recently built Latinx grocery store. As Chicano Batman says in Invisible People, “Best believe we’re taking over.” Taco trio from Top Shelf Tacos in Carson. To finally plug that huge hole in our coverage, by someone who really cares about the area.īut most importantly, this is a chronicle of how vast Mexican food is in LA., from L.A.X. TACO, and I’m here to present the first comprehensive look at tacos in the South Bay. This is one of the most requested lists we get here at L.A. From the tacos only found in restaurants at the beach cities like Manhattan and Hermosa, to the many OaxaCalifornia taqueros in Wilmington, and the various loncheras that set up in the evening on Hawthorne or Crenshaw Boulevard. So this list was an investigation to find out what tacos the South Bay, Harbor area, San Pedro, and Willmington are eating. because I spent most of my adult life here.īut I have a confession, I never got to really explore the taco scene in the area. In other words, I have a real fondness for this part of L.A. Then as a medical scribe in the Gundo for a few years. After that I worked as a driver delivering packages from the Amazon overlords in Redondo Beach, El Segundo, and Torrance. I worked at a now-defunct taxi company that serviced the South Bay when I was in college. Most of my 20s were spent working in this huge area of Los Angeles. Almost every Angeleno has fond memories of eating seafood at the San Pedro pier. For my high school prom, I drove all the way from Lynwood to Omelette and Waffle in San Pedro. ![]() I have roots in the South Bay, Harbor Area, and San Pedro.
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