Best tacos in SoCal

LA Tacos > SD Tacos. I’ll die on that hill.

The ability to walk into absolutely any strip mall taqueria in LA and have a great meal is truly amazing.

Best fish tacos in the United States are in Ventura Co.


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Only tangentially related to this discussion but in trips down to California to visit family, I recently discovered Vallerta Supermarkets (https://vallartasupermarkets.com/en/store-locations/). I would give my right arm if one of those came to Seattle. it's sort of an upscale Mexican supermarket. Each store has a dedicated Taqueria, with cooked meats like carnitas, barbacoa, birreria, and even various house chicharrones by the pound, in house tortilleria, Mexican sweets section, panaderia, carniceria, ceviche section by the pound, fresh juice/agua fresca stand and paletas (juice pops) section, etc. Basically a paradise of Mexican food.

Inland Empire
Cucas

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Valerie's in San Clemente and Sancho's in Newport are up there for fish tacos.

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Only tangentially related to this discussion but in trips down to California to visit family, I recently discovered Vallerta Supermarkets (https://vallartasupermarkets.com/en/store-locations/). I would give my right arm if one of those came to Seattle. it's sort of an upscale Mexican supermarket. Each store has a dedicated Taqueria, with cooked meats like carnitas, barbacoa, birreria, and even various house chicharrones by the pound, in house tortilleria, Mexican sweets section, panaderia, carniceria, ceviche section by the pound, fresh juice/agua fresca stand and paletas (juice pops) section, etc. Basically a paradise of Mexican food.

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Chicharonnes con carne are pure bliss if they have them. They leave about an inch thick bit of pork belly on it. Deep fried magic.

We have a La Superior near us that does that, but Vallerta is better.

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Sitting in El campeon right now. It was worth going hungry on the drive thru LA for this!

Edit...tacos ready!

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Oscar’s in PB with the smoked fish

California fish grill in Carmel mountains


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For fish tacos I still like Mitch's Seafood best.

And Kiko's seafood food truck.

Back in the 70s-80s it was El Taco Loco outa Lamont. They had trucks all over Bako with everything from from cabeza to asada. Then Dave's Tacos truck took over, a truck about half way to Taft...$.75 per taco and if I remember correctly 6 of em filled a plate.

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Back in the 70s-80s it was El Taco Loco outa Lamont. They had trucks all over Bako with everything from from cabeza to asada. Then Dave's Tacos truck took over, a truck about half way to Taft...$.75 per taco and if I remember correctly 6 of em filled a plate.

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Lots of good mex in Lamont and Arvin


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