Message: | I have to reccomend Border Grill, run by the Two Hot Tamales of FoodTV fame. How authentic? I dunno, but I do know that the lamb tacos are sublime and they make real Margaritas, without the b.s. mix that even most of the so-called better Mexican restaurants use.
For chains, you can't beat Que Pasa. Various (but not many), locations around town. There's one on Sunset in West Hollywood and another on Cahuenga in the SFV.
I like the previously mentioned tacqueria in Culver City, but I think the gold standard this side of East Los Angeles is in the Grand Central market. I don't even know its name but it's the stall against the south wall near the east side of the place. It's the one with the long line that sells all kinds of tacos and tortas. The lamb and the goat are amazing.
Finally, if your feeling really adventurous, a couple of weeks ago I read a review in the L.A. Times of a place downtown that sells barbacoa starting early in the morning and packs them in all day long. It's called El Taurino, on S. Hoover. It's open from 8:30 a.m. until two in the morning. You might go to the L.A. Times website to read the review. Sounds interesting.
Chow. |