CALI - Street Taco Time

Dinner time finally arrived and with it came street Tacos!! Christel's little brother Keith told us about some really great street tacos that he wanted to try so we met up with him and a group of his friends. 

LOCATION: W AVE 26 HUMBOLDT ST., LOS ANGELES, CA. 90031

Since these were street tacos they weren't the easiest thing to find and Christel and I ended up coming first down a semi sketchy alley way. We did see a lone man with a taco cart and elotes and almost stopped to buy tacos from him but I voted to drive a little further down the street where a bunch of other cars seemed to be going and check it out before the boys arrived. We ended up all the way down Artesian Pl, parking by the train tracks but thats where we saw the whole line of cooktops and people with tacos so we figured it was a good call. 

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I'll start off by saying, these guys are fast. Even if there's a line it moves like the wind so be ready with cash in hand and know what you wanna order before you get there. They don't have a menu written down anywhere so this really is one of those spots that you only go to if you're in the know but its well worth it because these tacos are great.

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All the basic meats are there, chicken, pork, beef, and then a wild card of pork stomach which some of the boys tried and liked as well. I think the fan favorite was the pastor (pork) which was lucky for me because that's what I ordered for me and for Christel seeing as I walked up to the counter first. Since we ate so much through the day I decided on two tacos and Christel went for three. Since this is street style we were handed a plate with the tortilla and meat and added our own toppings from the stand set up to the side. We also walked up several times to the end of the stand and got fresh potatoes which were the lifesaver of the night from hidden super spicy kicks in the guac and meat.

It seemed that these tacos were some of the best we'd had as a group. Christel did point out that she couldn't enjoy the flavor as much because of all the chaos of standing and not knowing what everything was and where to go and what to do and I totally understand what she was saying. As an experience this was super fun to me but it can totally be stressful and all of that adrenaline can be a distraction from the food. I would love to go to this kinda thing again because it feels fun and authentic and knowing what to do a second time around would make this more enjoyable but as a first time experience it was still fun.