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    Jonathan Gold Reviews Colonia Taco Lounge

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Colonia Taco Lounge in La Puente. He recommends the cauliflower taco, deep fried doraditos, queso fresco "campión" taco, barbacoa taco and the nachostada. Get there early for the duck confit and guacamole tacos which sell out quickly.

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    By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Times. This week he reviews Colonia Taco Lounge in La Puente. He recommends the cauliflower taco, deep fried doraditos, queso fresco "campión" taco, barbacoa taco and the nachostada. Get there early for the duck confit and guacamole tacos which sell out quickly. To drink he prefers the michelada (especially the one served with Epic Brewing Company's Sour Apple Saison ale.

    Colonia Taco Lounge

    13030 E Valley Blvd

    La Puente, CA 91746

    626-363-4691

    All of Jonathan Gold's restaurant suggestions are on the Good Food restaurant map.

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    The full episode

    7 of 7
    The Best Cookbooks and Food Literature of 2013
    1. 0:00Celia Sack on the Best Cookbooks of 2013
    2. 7:32Einat Admony: Balaboosta
    3. 15:14Lorena Jones and the Healthy State of Cookbook Publishing
    4. 23:04Michael Paterniti Recounts the Tale behind 'The Telling Room'
    5. 35:48Daniel Patterson and His Chef-driven Cookbook
    6. 44:53Market Report
    7. 52:42Jonathan Gold Reviews Colonia Taco LoungeYou’re reading this
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