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5 places to try ‘white boy’ tacos in LA
Dozens of food companies are dubbing Tuesday, October 4, “National Taco Day.” Since we don’t miss an excuse to talk tacos, we invited LA Weekly food writer Garrett Snyder to the station to share his shortlist of LA’s best gringo taco spots.
By Joseph Stone • • 1 min readDo not be surprised if you see more people than usual stuffing their faces with tacos for breakfast, lunch and dinner on Tuesday, October 4. That’s because dozens of food companies are dubbing it “National Taco Day.” Here at Good Food, not a day goes by that we don’t get an email celebrating some national foodie holiday. Since we’re always on the lookout for any excuse to talk tacos though, we invited LA Weekly food writer Garrett Snyder to the station to enlighten us on a very specific kind of taco: the gringo — ahem, “white boy” — taco. Check out the article Snyder wrote about the best gringo tacos in LA and scroll down to see tacos from the five spots in LA that made his list.
TITO’S TACOS (CULVER CITY)
Tito’s Tacos:11222 Washington Place, Culver City, Los Angeles, CA 90230 | (310) 391-5780
TACO FIESTA (MOUNT WASHINGTON)
Taco Fiesta: 4501 North Figueroa Street, Mount Washington, CA 90065 | (323) 223-5478
HENRY’S TACOS (STUDIO CITY)
Henry’s Tacos: 4389 Tujunga Avenue, Studio City, CA 91604 | (818) 769-0343
BOBBY’S PLACE (PASADENA)
Bobby’s Place: 140 North Lake Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91101 | (626) 844-3510
TACO LITA (ARCADIA)
Taco Lita: 120 East Duarte Road, Arcadia, CA 91006 | (626) 445-2889
Got a favorite gringo taco spot in LA? Or a strong opinion about hard- versus soft-shell tacos? Do not hold back. Lay it on us in the comments section below.