Cactus
950 Vine St
Los Angeles, CA 90038
This review is part of the 10 Days of Carne Asada Article.The Cactus is a small taco stand in Hollywood. The “dining room” consists of 4 picnic tables outside. It is a good spot for late night post-party eating.
Their standard carne asada burrito comes with rice, beans, onions, and cilantro, […]

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Taco Village
3501 W Beverly Blvd
Montebello, CA 90640
(323) 722-9758
This review is part of the 10 Days of Carne Asada Article.Taco Village is an East Los Angeles heavyweight in the Carne Asada World. The first thing I noticed when I walked in was that there was no meat on the grill. Then 10 seconds later…WHAP! A guy […]

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El Taurino
www.eltaurino.com
1104 S Hoover St
Los Angeles, CA 90006
(213) 738-9197
This review is part of the 10 Days of Carne Asada Article.
El Taurino is owned by the same folks who own the King Taco Chain and I hear the food here is very similar to King Taco. This place has a very peculiar setup. They actually had […]

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Here is the thing. If I can’t eat at least one burrito a week, I will go through withdrawals. The last food I ate before leaving the country for 10 days was a burrito. The first place I went to after getting back in the country was a Mexican restaurant…for a burrito. I went straight […]

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3843 Main St
Culver City, CA 90232 
(310) 558-9336
Located on the outskirts of the recently remodeled Downtown Culver City, La Ballona is a Mexican Restaurant which has a sidewalk patio area that is perfect for eating in front of strangers. Actually, what drew me to this spot were the groups of people watchers obviously enjoying oversized bowls of chips and […]

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988 North Hill Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012
(213) 617-9898
The Empress Pavilion has been drawing locals and tourists alike to Los Angeles’ otherwise unexciting Chinatown. The hot ticket here is Dim Sum which, when separated into two words, translates into “touching your heart”. When translated as one word it means “dessert”. Although there are dessert items served, […]

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11043 Santa Monica Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 479-7636

 
Hamasaku is located in a strip mall in West Los Angeles and it has gotten the image of a Celebrity Hangout with cutting edge sushi innovations. My reason for visiting Hamasaku was to sample their “Omakase”, which loosely translates into “trusting the chef” to serve you the best ingredients […]

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