Solid, workmanlike tacos. A small hill of tender, grilled steak lay on the doubled-up corn tortillas. Dressed simply with diced onion, cilantro, fiery red salsa, and a generous squeeze of lime. Read more.
Tito’s Tacos, founded in 1959, is first and foremost a nostalgia trip. No one is going to tell you Tito’s has tacos that are going to impress a discerning chef. That’s not the point. Read more.
Ricky’s Ensenada-style fried catfish tacos are among the best in town. The fish is crisply coated in a light and magically greaseless jacket of batter; the fish within is remarkably tender. Read more.
Get the potato tacos, or tacos de papas: creamy, airy, whipped potatoes held by a fried tortilla, pinched closed like a clamshell. They’re smothered in crema and salsa verde. Read more.
Get beef boat noodles with everything. It comes with meatballs, tendon, tripe, and liver, all swimming in a murky broth finished with blood. The result is funky, for sure, but not so weird. Read more.
