1. Red O
7.9
8155 Melrose Ave (at Kilkea Dr.), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Mid-City West · 69 tips and reviews
Brianna: This place does not disappoint! I recommend the beef short ribs sopes, tortilla soup, duck taquitos and chicken enchiladas.
Devran Mustafoglu: Beautiful restaurant with a lively atmosphere. Recommend the short rib sopes!
Oksana Lysenko: Pork sopes and the market margarita is beyond delicious.
4. King Taco
8.3
2020 W Pico Blvd (S Alvarado St), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Pico Union · 46 tips and reviews
Sandrah Garcia: Try their sopes,,,they're the bomb!
John: BEST sopes ever!!! Make sure to get some green salsa to top them off!
Joseph Mundy: Get the SOPES!!! I come here for the sopes the way I go to Tommy's for the burgers!!!
8. Pinches Tacos
8.4
8200 W Sunset Blvd (at Havenhurst Dr), West Hollywood, CA
Taco Restaurant · 75 tips and reviews
Stella Dancerella: They have awesome sopes; if you like pork get one al pastor. They also have a really interesting soda selection.
Lina Carpenter: Tacos are always great, especially al pastor & asada. Highly recommend asada sope and potato manchego flautas.
Billy B: Steak burrito, w/ sour cream, whole wheat wrap!
10. Yxta Cocina Mexicana
8.0
601 S Central Ave (at E 6th St.), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Downtown Los Angeles · 29 tips and reviews
WEeatz.com: Happy Hr from 4-7PM, M-Sat: $5 Margaritas & hearty $6 Sopes de carnitas (2 pcs) to more than you fill you up. And nice decor to boot!
Andrea Reyna: Happy hour is a must. Tacos and margaritas are killer.
Adrian Phillips: Margaritas, get a spicy one. Happy hour before 7pm is great with tacos, ceviche and guacamole. There is usually plenty of parking, you can enter on central or 6th St.
11. Cacao Mexicatessen
8.5
1576 Colorado Blvd (at Townsend Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Eagle Rock · 87 tips and reviews
Marylou Valenciano: Love their shrimp sope!!
Karl Hobart: Excellent duck chicharrón and micheladas!
LA Weekly: In Eagle Rock, this charming neighborhood restaurant is many things: a deli, a market, a breakfast spot, and a Mecca for one of the best dishes in town, the duck carnets taco. Featured at Tacolandia! Read more.
13. Gloria's Cafe
8.2
10227 Venice Blvd (at Vinton Ave), Los Angeles, CA
Mexican Restaurant · Palms · 46 tips and reviews
Andrea Isasi: Pupusas, sope de seven mares, and carne adobado are amazing! Service is super friendly. Sangria is good, too.
Erik Erichsen: In mornings, Machaca burrito. Green corn tamales, excellent. Carnitas!
Food Network: Guy Fieri, host of Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives, checks out Gloria's Café, an El Salvadoran place making traditional stuffed tortillas and a pork stew called Adobada. Find more tips at FN Local. Read more.
15. Leo's Taco Truck
9.1
1515 S La Brea Ave (at Venice Blvd), Los Angeles, CA
Food Truck · 81 tips and reviews
Lucky Diaz: I LOVE LEO'S !!!! Mulitas, tacos, sopes are my favorites. Their champurrado it's the best I've ever had.
Hamid Alan9ary: Great authentic taco 🌮 truck not far from Hollywood 😁 my fav was the chicken taco and don’t miss out on the red drink they got 👌🏽 I think it has hibiscus 🌺 in it
Taste Terminal: Everyone has notions about what the best tacos in L.A. might be, but to us, nothing beats the al pastor tacos from this gas station joint on weekend nights. Read more.