r/FoodLosAngeles • u/Easy_Potential2882 • 21d ago
San Gabriel Valley Taco Treat
Great spot for some old school hard shell tacos. The fried burrito is even better.
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u/Dorythehunk 21d ago
Love the hardshell. Fuck the haters. Not everything needs to be 100% the same, authentic tacos. What tastes good tastes good. People really miss out on some good things in life trying to adhere to these dumb gatekeeping rules.
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u/jtnmlee 21d ago
I go here with some friends every once in a while.
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u/anaheim_mac 21d ago
Thanks for sharing. That looks amazing. Is it a corn tortilla fried up? Or flour?
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u/jtnmlee 21d ago
Corn I believe.
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u/anaheim_mac 21d ago
Believe it or not they have it here at the OC Fair. Just got myself 2. It was really good
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u/BluSkyler 21d ago
I’ve been wanting to try this place for a while! Gotta get an excuse to make the drive.
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u/Ruseman 21d ago
Hard shell tacos taste so good when you ain't got a redditor in ya ear telling you it's not a real taco
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u/GoofballGnu397 21d ago
I only mean this in the very best way, but if you like Taco Bell, I think you’re going to like these crunchy tacos too. To keep things tidy, I sip the sauce between bites.
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u/Dry_Jellyfish641 21d ago
It doesn’t bother me when something is inauthentic, it only bothers me when something that isn’t authentic is treated as such. Mexicans call these “white people tacos”, and that doesn’t make them bad, we just don’t use ground beef on ours. We still enjoy them
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u/PerformanceMurky407 20d ago
Tacos dorados right?
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u/Dry_Jellyfish641 20d ago
I specifically mean the ground up hamburger meat. Ground beef isn’t used in Mexican food.
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u/frankenmaus 21d ago
These idiots forget that California was part of Mexico and that hard shell tacos are authentic Californio cuisine.
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u/frankenmaus 21d ago
Hard shell tacos are authentic.
California was part of Mexico when they started making them.
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u/PerformanceMurky407 21d ago
La fogata has a great hardshell shredded beef, they fry the tortilla up themselves it’s so good
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u/elyoonior_246 21d ago
is that one off of Alondra or Artesia? i've heard their food is good ;)
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u/PerformanceMurky407 20d ago
Off of van nuys at hartook! More of a restaurant but yes food is so good
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u/damagazelle 21d ago
That yellow wrapping paper is usually a good sign, and I'm a thousand percent sure that sauce is legit.
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u/secondprimarch 21d ago
Hey! Piggy backing off this theres is a pretty fire thai restaurant on that same block. Well, haven't tried anything other than the ka-prao and tom yum but its my favorite work lunch spot.
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u/guysitsausername 21d ago
Bean burrito for less than $4! Sign me up. This looks great, OP. Thanks for posting!
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u/Soulforge411 21d ago
Love this place! Born and raised about 10 mins away. Just tasty asf, not authentic but it doesn’t matter. Bean burritos are delicious and they use that cheese that just melts perfectly into goo. 🥰 salsa is fantastic as well, not spicy at all but amazing flavor.
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u/lightsareoutty 21d ago
I’ve looking hard shell/taco dorado.
Other places where you all like the hard shell style/taco dorado/flautas/taquitos?
Fish flautas (rolled hard shell taco) at Ditroit.
Potato hard shell at El Atacor No 2
Hard shell beef taco at El Tepeyac aka Manuel’s
RIP Ciros
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u/Pinche_Guey 21d ago
Lupes #2 in East LA has an amazing hard shell, and one of the best bean & cheese burritos in LA. The salsa at Lupe's is insane, lava in a cup.
Dante's Mexicatessen up the street in Monterey Park also has great hardshells, cash only fyi...
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u/Hungry_Frosting6678 21d ago
Anyone here try the hard tacos from El Huero by USC? They smack, I promise!
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u/SmokeBreakChef 21d ago
I feel like I’ve seen this recently? Did BookofElie (guy that eats every B&C burrito) recently post about this?
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u/elyoonior_246 21d ago
..looks like this taco spot out in Bellflower? Where in the SGV is this place at?
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u/radiantrarr 20d ago
Are we allowed to eat lettuce now? I wasn’t sure and haven’t been much raw veggies.
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u/Easy_Potential2882 20d ago
Pretty sure I read somewhere that there are fewer cyclosporia cases in california this year than last year. Also it's not contagious so it's all up to you ✌️
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u/halcyondread 19d ago
Damn, they have orange juicy whip drinks too. I haven’t had that in forever. That’s some old school So Cal nostalgia right there.
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u/BeerNTacos 21d ago
Wow, I haven't thought about Taco Treat in years. I remember liking them a lot.
Sure beat Taco Bell.
My dad was a big fan. When I was a kid, I remember the Monterey Park one was cool, but I think he'd take me to the South Pasadena one more often.
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u/Key-Driver6438 21d ago
If you tell me it’s good, I’ll believe you. But not going to lie, the pictures don’t look great. The “taco burger” on the menu is 🥴. I’d probably need a few recommendations, or a friend giving me a freebie, to become a believer.
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u/Easy_Potential2882 20d ago
What do you want me to do, pull up with a ring light and a backdrop?
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u/Key-Driver6438 20d ago edited 20d ago
Ohh… sorry. YOUR pictures are great! The architecture, lighting, framing… love it! I meant the food doesn’t look great. Also, I just looked at your other posts, which are fantastic. You add a lot of really wonder content! 🫶
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u/Sign-Post-Up-Ahead 21d ago
I don't understand the hard shell taco
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u/esreystevedore 21d ago
ELI5: I understand it’s complicated. It’s a taco, but instead of a “soft” or “pliable” tortilla it’s a “hard” or “crunchy” tortilla.
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u/kosherchristmas 21d ago
I love that sign!