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    Tinga on La Brea

    Photo: Lindsay William-Ross / LAist Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly .  This week he reviews Tinga , a high end taqueria on La Brea, South of Beverly.  The restaurant is named after the dish of shredded chicken.  He likes the cochinita pibil and short rib tacos.  They're well known for…

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

    Photo: Lindsay William-Ross / LAist

    Jonathan Gold is the Pulitzer Prize-winning food writer for the LA Weekly. This week he reviews Tinga, a high end taqueria on La Brea, South of Beverly. The restaurant is named after the dish of shredded chicken. He likes the cochinita pibil and short rib tacos. They're well known for their corn side dish.

    Tinga

    142 N. La Brea Ave.

    (323) 954-9566

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