Nestled at the bottom of Silverlake hills on Sunset blvd is Tacos Delta, an authentic family owned mexican fast food resteraunt well known to locals as a place to get cheap and delicious mexican food. Whether it's breakfast, lunch, or dinner you can't go wrong with Tacos Delta. If you are like your humble taco correspondent and like to have a few too many cold ones then there is no better place to recover the next morning than with a bowl of their menudo. Everything I've ordered at Tacos Delta has been great, whether it was a burrito smothered with enchilada sauce and cheese or their tacos. Call me a Tacos Delta fan boy. Guilty as charged.
When it comes to soft tacos I usually like to keep it simple with: meat, onions, cilantro and hot sauce. Sometimes I like to mix things up and that's where Tacos Delta comes in. Each taco has lettuce, tomato and guacamole layered over charred carne asada(or al pastor) and two fluffy corn tortillas. Ordinarily I dont like tomato and lettuce on my tacos but it really works here with the guacamole being the force that binds the taco together. Squirt some hot sauce on top of all this messy goodness and you are in taco heaven my friends. At $1 each these tacos are not only delicious but also a bargain.
I enjoy the atmosphere at Tacos Delta. After you order your food from the window you find a seat behind the kitchen in the dining area which is under a tarp like ceiling. Depending on the time of day cracks of sunlight creep through and shine on to the cactus plants and tables adorned with candles and squirt bottles of salsa roja. There are long tables with bench seating as well as small tables so if you are with a group of people dont worry about lack of seating. Or if you're just by yourself and popping in for a quick meal noone will scream at you for sitting at the big table with other people if the small ones are taken. If they do scream at you just say "hey pal this is silverlake, not century city. Go dick cheney yourself."
So my friends If you havn't been to Tacos Delta I suggest you do so. You will not regret it. Whenever I'm eating within the cozy confines of Tacos Delta I may be just yards from the frantic hustle of Sunset blvd but I feel miles away.
3/5 for Tacos Delta carne asada tacosTacos Delta is at 3806 Sunset Blvd in Silverlake. Tacos are $1 each
Yeah, I'm not a big fan of all the lettuce they pile on their tacos either. The tacos themselves are good though.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the back patio area smells like pee.
haha
ReplyDeletemaybe I shouldn't have used the words cozy confines but I was in a baseball state of mind. Used to go here after dodger games.
I never smelled pee tho
Mon-Sat 8am-8pm, Sun 8am-4pm
ReplyDeleteTacos its small, and we try to work with what we have. Making changes in tacos delta is hard due to the fact the health department guidelines. Or believe me it would of been 10x times better of a place. Although im glad that many customers apreciate tacos delta.
ReplyDeleteDelta is great. They do a good birria plate there, and the eating area is really chill.
ReplyDeleteI get mighty hungry just *reading* about Tacos Delta.
ReplyDeleteThe back patio is like your own perfect Silverlake backyard up against a hillside, with little birds all begging for rice & usually some neighbors and friends at the other tables.
The enchilada sauce -- home-made, like the salsa and most everything else -- is so rich and fresh and delicious that it can bring tears of joy to your eyes. Especially if you're hungover and sentimental.
The chilaquiles can't be beat for breakfast. Carnitas is especially good, too. But you pretty much cannot go wrong at Tacos Delta.
Tacos Delta? The best darn place to eat Mexican food in Silverlake. The tacos are DELICIOUS! They also have a really good mole dish with rice and beans. It's authentic fast food run by a really friendly familia.
ReplyDeleteI have tried some other joints and I don't think any of them compare to Tacos delta on sunset. In fact after I post this, I am running there for there taco plate. So yeah good food,reasonable,fast,friendly. For you non-meat eaters they also have veggie dishes. Check them out, you might be surprised.
i LOVE tacos delta. it's one of the best places in town (and i'm from la) for a serious, down-home, authentic mexican breakfast. i recommend the breakfast burritos and the chilaquiles. the mole and fish tacos are also quite good.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been there in years, but they used "pickle" their own jalapenos, carrots and onions...the best.
ReplyDeleteI get mighty hungry just *reading* about Tacos Delta.
ReplyDeleteThe back patio is like your own perfect Silverlake backyard up against a hillside, with little birds all begging for rice & usually some neighbors and friends at the other tables.
The enchilada sauce -- home-made, like the salsa and most everything else -- is so rich and fresh and delicious that it can bring tears of joy to your eyes. Especially if you're hungover and sentimental.
The chilaquiles can't be beat for breakfast. Carnitas is especially good, too. But you pretty much cannot go wrong at Tacos Delta.
Yeah, I'm not a big fan of all the lettuce they pile on their tacos either. The tacos themselves are good though.
ReplyDeleteSometimes the back patio area smells like pee.
i love this place!!!!
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