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A friend of mine just gave high praise to this truck, and I can only pretty much give a "what he said" review; yep, it certainly is great. The bean and cheese burrito is not to be missed (certainly the best I've had in LA so far, with Los Burritos coming in a close second). I'm told by everyone I go with that the pastor is quite excellent (full disclosure, I'm a vegetarian), and they serve a wide variety of cuts of meat (tongue, cheek, brisket) for the more adventurous (no brains, bummer). Downside is they only start serving after 9:00 pm, but this really is the spot for anyone with late-night cravings or just getting out of the bars. You can also stop in the neighboring Von's, grab a six-pack and enjoy your meal with friends in the parking lot (this ain't the Ritz, folks), just do 'em a favor clean up after yourself.
The red-orange spicy sauce is heavenly, put it on everything.
After visiting several taco trucks and restaurants I can say that (so far) for me and my wife this is the best in Los Angeles.
I don't claim any empirical reasoning, just a matter of taste. And I'm still trying as many different places as I can. But so far this is as good as it gets.
The only problem is that they don't show up until like 9 PM so if yr hungry at dinner you have to sort of hold out for it, but it's totally worth it.
I've tried a number of things but the Pastor burrito is my favorite while my wife swears by their bean and cheese burrito, oh and the pinkish red sauce is absolutely essential.
God I love this place.
Suadero tacos with a smile. And salsa that rules.
I don't even want to write more about it because I'm 350+ miles away right now and have no prospects for when I'll get to eat here in the near future.
As part of my quest for perfect al pastor, this place rated pretty good. I didn't see a rotisserie spit but their al pastor tacos had a bit of that exotic flavor I'm looking for in this dish. Nice selection of salsas and other fixings.
I think taco zone is the best Taco Truck in LA!
They now park a block down from where they used to be and have a new truck with an easier to read (but not nearly as cool) menu that even explains what each delicious, delicious filling is ...
You can imagine my delight when I went the other night and learned that Suadero doesn't come from a part of the cow that I'd otherwise like to leave to the imagination.
I should probably subtract a star for the price, which I think is a little on the high side, however I usually have had enough cocktails by the time I make it to the taco truck it's hard to remember if I spent all my money at the bar or the taco truck the next morning.
Looks like it's a new taco truck and different people too. Phone no. in pics doesn't work - don't try it, you get an upset little lady.
I grabbed a burrito last Thursday at 9PM. Asked for veg, not sure it was. Wasn't too tasty and gave me the bloats real bad for the next 12hours.
On top of it all MY WALLET WAS STOLEN from my pocket while I was there. Didn't get it at the time but I was getting checked out by a tall good-looking (caucasian) dude while I got back into my car...though there was something weird about it. Realized when I got home I didn't have my yellow leather wallet. (Two days later the fraud dept was calling me.)
Went back 3 more times to the truck the next day (found out they don't roll in until after 7PM), tried to talk to the ladies about my wallet but they didn't care.
I've been here a few times. These tacos are as good as it gets. I kid you not. I usually go for at least 2 or 3 suadero plus 2 or 3 more of whatever I'm feeling. I've tried all their meats besides chicken...I don't even know if they have chicken. Tacos are moist, lots of flavor. Make sure to hit em up with plenty of lime and their dank variety of sauces. I think they are open from like 10pm till like 4 am. Awesome. The taco ladies are very friendly too. If you are in the area at night and hungry for some simple quick bomb food give it a try. Spoil yourself and go eat there right meow!
You know what tonight's flight to the Taco Zone was missing?
a night of drinks, natch.
there's something about Mexican food after a night of one-too-many drinks that just makes it P-E-R-F-E-C-T.
seeing as i was stone cold sober tonight, the food seemed to be missing that little je-ne-sais-quoi...
My friend, who's been raving about the place for months - swears by their suadero. I'd never had it before. so i tried a suadero taco & an asada taco. they both kinda tasted the same... but i liked how you could build your own taco due to their plentiful selection at their salsa bar (counter? ledge?).
but i realized, i don't really like tacos - i prefer burritos... so i'll give them another try and go for the burrito next time...
and yes - they have napkins - grab a couple when you grab your plate.
cheap
it was clean and neat since i was there early... don't know about after the drunken crowd though - but if you're drunk, do you really care?
It's a Trailer.
SOOOOOO GOOOOD
Rad tacos!
try:
Sauedo
Al Pastor
Carnitas
I love Taco Zone. It's 2 blocks from my house and it's open forever late. Plus, there's always parking in the Von's lot so no worries about tickets. It always feels a little bit like a weird sidewalk party that you kinda wanna be in on...but mostly for the food, not the people.
My faves here are the al pastor, veggie and carnitas tacos. Suadero is pretty excellent too, but I gotta say al pastor is really my jam. That's why they almost always run out of it! ;-( The salsa bar is so generous and yum. Also, their horchata is pretty solid, which is doubly good because I honestly haven't found a lot of horchata I want to drink in LA in the year I've lived here (maybe I just haven't been to the right places?).
Did I mention the prices?? SO CHEAP. In the summer I'm here a few nights a week, and I crave it when I'm not. Love it.
HHAHAHAHAHAHA.... this place is the $hit!!!!!!!!
I love SUADERO!
I can't believe I discovered SUADERO here...
Most mexican eateries do not offer SUADERO...
Why the fuçk not?!?!?!?!
It's better than carne asada in my opinion...
Anyways, you gotta check it this spot... if you come here often, the ladies will know who you are and say wassup! All the fixin's are laid out for you too... Man this is good!
After going to Liberace's (R.I.P.) penthouse for the Le Branche's party, we went to MTHRFCKNG TACO ZONE!!!!! Taco Zone and Taco Sinaloa are my favorite taco spots. Their tacos are ridiculously tasty. You must come here and order suadero tacos that are extra crispy. THE BEST!!! I LOVE THIS PLACE. THEY MUST SPRINKLE CRACK AND METH. ITS SO ADDICKTING. IT MAKES ME TAYPE LIKE A MANIAC THINKING ABOUT THE SUADERO AND GREE SAUCE AND PICO DE GALLO AND CUCUMBER AND ONION CILITRO MIXTURE. WhAT DE HAIL AM I TYPING OH WELL.
HI LIMZER
OK so most of the time Ive eaten these tacos I have been tipsy, but I loyally stand by them none the less. YUM!
Um...to the people who drive out especially to eat these taco: Don't do that. The 5 star enthusiam is because these are a local favorite, but I don't really think you need to make a special trek for them. Your gas is better spent elsewhere.
Hands down the best taco truck in LA.
Disagree? That's fine. More tacos for me.
Suadero quesadilla? Damn. Al Pastor taco? Wow. Carnitas taco? I am in love.
After a night at Bootie at The Echo, the Taco Zone Truck was a welcome site. It's right outside the Vons and parking is simple. We walked over from The Echo so it was easy. The salsas were amazing but they were all running out - it was 2 in the morning, afterall.
I am hooked.
Ask yourself...
You: "Self, is there anything better than sitting on a dirty street curb noshing on some taco truck cuisine after a night of drinks at the Tiki Ti?"
Self: "Not really, that pretty much takes the cake."
You: Damn skippy!
Okay, so maybe you don't have self convos like I do sometimes, but I'm sure you will agree that the offerings coming from this spot are the awesome. I love me a good taco truck and this one definitely delivered on the goods.
I kept it simple with an asada quesadilla and the BF had some pork tacos. His looked good, but I couldn't keep my Mexican food loving eyes off my plate of ooey gooey wrapped in tortilla love! Saaawooon :)
I would definitely recommend stopping by here if you should find yourself hungry late at night and in the Silverlake/Echo Park area. There are also tons of hipsters getting their late night fill and happily, most weren't vegans and actually meat eaters! Huzzah, there is hope in the world!
The best carne asada tacos to be found. Yum Yum Yum!!
After the yelp party in Long Beach, Anthony S and I were craving tacos as we didn't eat any at the party and while driving up the 710, Taco Zone came to mind. It didn't take that long to get there, even if a certain Mr. S almost got us killed (ahem).
We decided we were hungry enough to tackle four tacos each. I had the al pastor, carnitas, lengua and buche. Four tacos for $5.25. Anthony's four cost just $5 but it may because I went with those "crazy meats" and he stuck with carne asada and al pastor.
My favorite of the four was the lengua. I didn't care for the buche that much and had trouble telling the al pastor apart from the carnitas. Both were a little too dry for me.
But I liked the truck in general with its plentiful salsas and the nice people running the truck. Erm, I mean stall pulled by a truck. That's right, this isn't your typical taco truck.
It was parked in front of a Vons so there's plenty of parking in the Vons lot.
A couple friends and I left a show from the Echoplex thinking we could use a little grub. One guy mentioned this truck was a mighty tasty place to pick up some good ol' tacos. Got myself a couple carne asada tacos, slathered a bit of hot sauce... Yummy! And even though i couldn't really eat any more, my other friend and I opted to split a chicken quesadilla as the other friend skateboarded around the Vons parking lot. I've eaten a LOT of Mexican food in my days, and this is one of the better places--for sure.
Cheap! Good! Open Late Night! Great Crowd.
I'm gonna hit this up from now on whenever I'm in Silver Lake.
Muy Bueno!
I've been coming here consistently for the past month or so and it's been awesome every time. I'm a taco nazi so u will listen to me when I say this place RULES! The asada is flawless. No gooey gristle here. The suadero is freekin amazing and their salsas are pretty rad, not as hot as king taco but it's all good. The avacado salsa is freekin tasty boosk all up in your glutes! Plenty of parking in the Vons lot too holmes! Get in the zone... (guitar/drum break) Taco Zone!!! (outro drum fill wih a pick slide) Booosh!
PS - This place does NOT give you the runs.
Quesadilla suadero is the move at this place. Tacos were ok but not as good as Yuca's. Definitely a viable nightlife option in Los Angeles.
I had a burrito from here on Thursday night. Then I got food poisoning. What else do you need to say?
I was very excited about Taco Zone after reading all the great reviews on Yelp. The place is far from me but I planned a special trip just to try their tacos.
It was a rather disappointing experience. To start, the truck is dirty even a little gross. Don't get me wrong, I have been to getto places, dirty places, taco stands in Mexico with flies circling, but this is the first time I actually got a little worried.
I figured what the heck, still went ahead and ordered my tacos. I tried cabeza, carnita and buche and none of them were good. Cabeza too dry, buche too soft and the worst is the carnita taco, it is wet, soaked in sauce. My bf is a taco hunting newbie, even he said these are not good tacos.
I have to be a little fair, the tacos are not good, but still edible. Probably a 2 stars. I am giving it a 1 star because it is so much worse than I expected. I don't think I will ever go back again and it is going to be a forever mystery to me why so many ppl are raving about this dirty taco truck.
2nd verse, same as the first....
Post Hollywood Outdoor Cinema debauchery (ok not really but yeah), by the time Laura, Melissa and I got back to the car to drop off our stuff, we decided to just bounce and get something to eat. We tried pupusas, but the one pupuseria we saw was closed, so we decided on tacos. This was the closest one both Laura and I knew.
It's a taco truck. Nothing really changed. The usual offerings with the self serve salsa bar. I still don't like that you order and get your food from the same window, having to worm by people. Whatev....
With my relatively recent discovery of the goodness that is a tripa taco, I got one of those, 1 cabeza, and 1 carnitas.
The carnitas was the same as last time. Browned and kind of crispy. But I don't prefer one way over the other, because hey, it's a pork product and I'll eat anything that came off of a pig. Well, except for its entrails.... *GAG*
The cabeza was alright, but I like it at ETM better. The tripa was pretty good and similar to Pelon Taco Stand.
Overall I still think I prefer ETM, and not just because it's way closer.
4.5 stars.
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I HAVE DIED AND GONE TO LENGUA HEAVEN.
Seriously, I may not ever be able to eat another lengua taco (unless it's from Taco Zone) and be satisfied...Talk about some good tongue, the meat is ridiculously tender. And for $1.25 a taco? I could live off of their lengua tacos alone.
I also tried a suadero taco, an al pastor taco, and a carne asada burrito. The suadero was flavorful but reeeaaallly dry. The pastor taco and asada burrito were DDDDD-licious though. I even forgot to ask for my burrito with no rice, but I didn't regret it. They didn't use a ton of it, and what was in there tasted lightly seasoned and was a finer, lighter rice that was super yummy. I mostly used the orangish red colored sauce, which was spicy enough and tasty, but I put the green avocado based sauce on my burrito and that was good as well.
My advice to you (if you haven't already) is:
GET IN THE FUCKING ZONE!!!
Or die sad, your choice.
Oh yeah, and bring beer. Make sure you have enough for me.
After spending five weeks in Spain, the culmination of my studies arrives at this day when I order my tacos speaking espanol. There is more to being Mexican than eating great tacos late at night with your Echo Park hispsters in the parking lot of a Vons right before you run a red light, but let's face it, my people might have the corner on all things that tastes good in your mouth. This place has your asada, carnitas, plus lengua and tripe. For the latter, I'll let you read Shauna D.'s review, but for my review, I want to focus on the kindness and quickness these Latinas had in making sure the food was hot and tastes like tu abuela makes it.
Been going here since I moved to L.A. the first time. And I love it!
The line may be a bit long on the drinking nights but it is WELL worth it. Try the suadero (brisket) or just play it safe and get the carne asada. I've had all of their items and all of their meats but the last two are my faves.
After you order head to the right and grab your accoutrement so that when your order is ready you can nom-nom-nom on down!
The truck is now located on the side of Von's on Alvarado, near Glendale Blvd. Conveniently (wink wink) there is a drive through convenience store just across the way. The tacos are grrrrrreat with a couple of ice-cold cervezas all consumed off of a truck's lowered tailgate in the Von's parking lot.
Absolutely scrumptious. I've had quite a few interesting convos while in line and while waiting. Some great eye-candy and some prime eavesdropping opportunities. I'm a cheap bastard, a foodie, love to be nosey and listen to what people are talking about, and a connoisseur of the fairer type. It doesn't get better than Taco Zone for me!
What can I say? I have a Taco Zone addiction. Full-blown.
The suadero is to die for, and if you don't feel like eating meat, they do great vegetarian (tacos, quesadillas, burritos). Their condiment bar is full and varied, and best of all, this place is CHEAP.
For me, the Taco Zone truck is not some last-resort stop, reserved only for nights of drunken debauchery. I enjoy those tasty little tacos especially when I am stone-cold sober, as it turns out.
I've seen the (very few) negative reviews here, and can only surmise that no place is immune to having an off-night. But as for the 30+ times I've patronized Taco Zone, I have yet to experience a less-than-delicious taco.
Been goin for the taco zone truck for a good while and it never ceases to amaze me. i remember when it burned down and i got a message via text from a friend about it...i was pretty upset! anyway, im so glad that they got back up on their feet because their veggie burritos are to die for. my only complaint is that id love to see some avocado in there and then their burrito would be perfection. i must add that these burritos are HUGE and like 4 bux so they are easy on the wallet too. i couldnt ask for a better meal. really...it beats going to a crumby overpriced restaurant that serves up soupy and plain tasting veg burritos. i say lame to that.
thumbs up taco zone. i heart you!
I'm sorry this place got torched. I liked their mulitas.
_C$
My friend Jen blogs, and one day, she posted a video of a group of friends enjoying food at Taco Zone Truck. Needless to say, on my next visit to LA, I HAD to try it! We parked in the Vons lot next to the truck and stood in line. I ordered a suadero burrito because suadero was the recommended meat. The burrito was good, a little on the dry side, so make sure to grab salsa or pico de gallo before heading back to the car. The quesadillas that others ordered looked REALLY good. More like 3.5 stars, but I have yet to try the other meats - cabeza included.
This taco truck is run by some very smart ladies. They park right next to Vons, so all taco truck goers have a space to park their own cars. The truck opens up at 7pm, which is perfect because that's when the "No Parking" zone ends. Then they're open till 2am and 3am for the late night crowd.
Update: We went tonight (06/15/09) Taco Zone is up and running!! Everyone should head on down and grab a 'dilla!
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Went last night (6/6/09) after a night in hollywood, and I saw one of the most saddest things i've ever seen...
lights flashing...chaos ensued...fire department scrambling around...civilians looking for their loved ones...ladies and gents...the taco zone truck has burned down!! I'm not sure exactly what happened...but when I got there around 12:45, I saw the LAFD taking pictures, no one eating bomb 'dillas, and the top of the truck charred as if it was on fire. Please keep this updated if you guys see them back. I need a 'dilla.
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Here's my review prior to the "Great echo park taco truck tragedy 2009"
This taco truck is heavenly! Bless those 2 ladies, and their magic cooking hands.
Simply the best chicken quesadilla I've ever ate! The Suadero is good as well, but the chicken has more fill to it. I go just about ever week after an always interesting night of intoxication. Tacos are good, the pastor is nice and juicy. They even have horchata! This is "THE" best spot to hit up after any night. I believe they are there till 2am, please correct me if I'm wrong.
What? There's a line to get some head and tongue?
I guess it's a given that you're always gonna have to wait for some good head with some tongue action. I heard standing in line ... there's no such thing as bad head, just not so great head. I didn't even get the full experience. I just had a small taste of it.
Well ... just to make things clear, I'm talking about cabeza and lengua tacos.
Don't worry they have all your other favorites too. Carne asada, al pastor, pollo and tripas. They even had something I've never tried before, suadero. Yeah they also have burritos, quesadillas and a mini-salsa bar too.
Next time I'm in the area again ... I know where to go to get some good head and tongue. I'll be back again! Hopefully sometime soon. If not, it wouldn't be a bad thing searching for it in other places.
Yes, I'm still talking about tacos.
Oh yeah, here's the useful part.
The truck is parked outside of the parking lot of a Vons so that's where you can park. But who's looking for Vons at 2am in the morning?
Normally if I'm getting food from a taco truck, it will be in the wee hours of the night (or morning, however you take it) and probably under some sort of hypnotizing, post-alki hunger. With that being said, I'm sure this review would be a 4 star. This time around, we were actually hanging out at a spot nearby. We weren't full from the food from that one joint because the portions there were hella small so we decided to hit up the Taco Zone Truck. It was a Saturday night, almost 1 AM. Pretty packed.
All night my friend kept saying "Suadero quesadilla." Wait, their "Suadero quesadilla" is legit. They have the best quesadilla, the "Suadero quesadilla." Hey, are we going to get the "Suadero quesadilla?" I swore I heard it about 10x.
Since I wasn't too too hungry, I just opted for the chicken taco. It wasn't that bad. I finally got to taste the Suadero quesadilla which was in fact pretty legit. I don't know if it's the best I have ever tried but I will give them credit.
My experience with the Taco Zone Truck was pretty good because of the follwing:
- your order comes out fast
- cheap
- good for the after party grub
- all the condiments are laid out for you at your own discretion to grab (you don't feel like a pig asking for this sauce/that sauce, jalapenos, etc).
- plenty of parking (Von's market parking lot)
- and that one cutie in the black dress with the glasses
BTW, there's no chairs or anything so be prepared to take it home, eat while standing, or just sit in someone's trunk. You don't want to stink up the inside of their ride now not unless they don't care about the G ride.
Cheek, tongue, breast, head, butt - no, I'm not trying to seduce you with my words. These are all cow parts you can order at the taco truck. Like Laura B., I'm not a fan of late night eating. I'd rather the cow have a big ass than me. Taco Zone serves up all of the above and the usual goodies like carne asada & chicken in taco, burrito, torta, quesadilla or plate form. There are even veggie options for those who aren't fans of cow and chicken bits. They have all the fixins you need to do your beef right. I had two tacos for $2.50. TWO-FITTY! Taco zone knows what's up! We're in a recession - make my food good and make it cheap, fast and with a smile. I got all of that at TZ.
You can feel cool chillin' with your cow butt in hipsterific Echo Park, preening outside the Vons parking lot. They're open late, so you can stumble out of the bar at closing time and satisfy your late night cravings. As a bonus - it's not smelly. For me, there is nothing worse than going out drinking, and then heading to a smelly eatery that makes you want to upchuck on site.
*Sigh* I've realized I'm sorely misguded at my attempts to conquer the taco truck maps of Los Angeles. Why did I think I'd been here before? No, silly Westside gringa, you were in North Hollywood last time. Echo Park and North Hollywood, NOT the same thing. (Who knew?)
I must say I was an eensy bit disappointed that I wasn't at that last truck, as it had one of my top five tortas of all time, and this truck and NONE. Newp, nada, not a torta in site. But as they say, when you're served with tacos, make taco-ade? Or maybe that's just the Orange Bang. Whatever. So due to William S's kindness, I was served up one muy caliente asada taco, topped with all the goods and some "is it hot in here or are my gums just melting off" salsa roja. Deeelicioso!
Even better was my mini bite of the cabeza, which thank goodness did NOT mean head as in brains, but head as in cheek. And looks like one little moo moo did some mighty chompin cause that sucker was mighty tender to say the least.
A repeat visit is surely in order to find out all about this infamous suadera, as well as the horchata that I hear is pretty damn amazing. That of course, is next time I make it to Echo Park at 2am. Yes, Echo Park. I know where that is.
After the CD Swap event, the gang decided to rendezvous here...however, due to a wrong turn in the directions, I ended up showing up 30 minutes later. So after driving around West Hollywood/Hollywood/Silverlake/Echo Park and perhaps a few other cities along the way in the wee hours of the morning, the million dollar question is: Was the food worth it???
Well, my friends, the answer to that question is YES. Despite the fact I was really craving Kogi (don't hate) I was told that these were some seriously awesome tacos....so what did I order? A burrito. I know, go figure.
For $4.50, I got a pollo (that's chicken for you gringos) burrito, "with everything" (rice, beans, salsa). There's a makeshift salsa bar outside of the truck with various spicy condiments for your savory pleasure.
I wolfed that burrito down in approximately 3 minutes...I guess I didn't realize how hungry I was....or how delicious it was. The pinto beans, rice, and chicken were all magnificently melded together with the spiciness of the homemade salsa, which had quite a kick to it. Mmmm mmmm gooood. I wish I had sprung for the horchata though, I needed something to cool my mouth down from the extra salsa I poured on.
I have to say, I'm not a fan of late night eating, but that burrito wasn't greasy or heavy like what you would expect someone to eat after a night of drinking and dancing.
There was quite a crowd around this little truck, so you know it had to be good. Perhaps next time I get lost in that area, I'll find my way back to this truck...
A crown jewel in the taco trucks of LA, used to live up the street. I felt no need to write a review until last night Monday the 17th of August I saw a little shit bag-pussy-ass gang banger on a cheap ass mountain bike roll up all methed out, to collect payment from from the lady running the truck. While his fat little buddy with a backpack waited down the street, hmmm he probably had a squirt gun.
Just by coincidence i just read today the 18th, the truck was fire bombed, probably while I was moving.
If Garcetti was serious about cleaning up gangs the city would covertly catch this bullshit extortion on tape.
Efffin Amazing !!! I think I need to enter taco zone rehab because the food is addicting!! I thought Ive had excellent tacos from a truck in the past however, I was always drunk... Now after eating from Taco Zone drunk and going back sober.. I am convinced its not the booze talking but really my taste buds...
If you love food that you can hold with one hand, off a truck late at night with other random night crawling warriors.. Taco Zone is a must !!!
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