Tito's Taco (Los Angeles, CA)

Tito’s Tacos has become a Los Angeles landmark. It sits right below the 405 freeway in culver city. This place, like a number of the places I write about, is a dump and pretty much is famous for 1 thing. That one thing, is the thing you should order.

At Tito’s, the thing to get is the classic taco. A hard shell is stuffed with seasoned and marinated shredded beef, topped with lettuce and cheese. Now you might think that sounds pretty basic but the beef is so tender and flavorful, and the shell is crispy in a way that no other taco is, that it stands apart. The kicker at Tito’s is the salsa. They don’t put salsa on the taco, or have a salsa bar. They give you about a pint size container of salsa. Don’t pour this onto your taco or people will know you don’t know what you are doing. You need to just take that taco, and submerge it in the salsa, dipping and scooping out as much of the pureed tomato sauce as possible.

When you go, you should order probably 3-4 tacos. At only $1.50 easch (and they are good size), you can’t really beat this for a good lunch. The only downfalls I would say are the long line, the difficulty in finding a seat to sit (since you order at a counter) and the parking. But when food is really good, you have to make sacrifices, right?

Stay hungry my friends.