Chabelita Tacos is a mexican fast food hut off the 10 freeway at Western Ave . They serve everything from tacos, burritos, tortas to cheeseburgers and hot dogs. They even have a mariscos truck by the same name that parks across the street.
I ordered the asada and pastor. Tacos are $1.85 each and each taco comes on it’s own plate. They also have cabeza, pollo, carnitas and ground beef.
carne asada
They are big and sloppy tacos covered in onions, cilantro, avocado sauce and a red salsa. The tacos are really heavy on the sauce. So heavy in fact my first bite into the al pastor was all salsa and onions. Once I got down to the meats they weren't bad but each bite was still dominated by onions and salsa.
al pastor
Surprisingly the tortillas held everything together but I couldn’t help but think that all the fillings would have gone much better inside a burrito with some rice to counter the sauces.
next time this is going inside a burrito
The taco can be complex but in it’s purest form it’s simplicity is it’s greatest strength. The tacos at Chabelita rely on a complex mix of tastes but fall short when it comes to execution.
Tacos Chabelita
2001 S Western Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90018
Next time, Bandini Dear, try the fish tacos. They are sublime at Chabelita!
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ReplyDeleteTemporarily on the southern east coast (yuck), absolutely no authentic Mexican food anywhere to be found (double yuck) that I've come across anyway and I've tried dozens -- Florida is especially awful.
Anyway, it's been a few years but Orange BJay'sat the Hollywood car wash in Los Feliz on Prospect and Vermont used to have incredible, tasty, scrumptious and totally cheap char-broiled carne asada tacos and burritos.
Don't know if it's still there or whether same folks, but once upon a time, they were far better than Yuca's.
Sign me:
Missing my different spots for California Tacos al Carne Asada -- for sure.
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ellen,
ReplyDeleteah I should have ordered the fish taco. I didn't notice it on the menu though.
next time :)
bzzzt,
I don't think the taco hut at the vermont/prospect car wash is still there. I could be wrong though..I'll keep in eye out for it.
Awww, dang. I'm usually a silent reader (every time I revisit your blog I fall more in love with your taco-writing, and more hungry for some tacos)...but I'm sad because I LOVE chabelitas. IMHO, though, their best offerings are not their tacos but their veggie sopes. DELICIOUS! Try 'em next time!
ReplyDeleteDude, this place is way more awesome in the Sope department. It's the fucking best.
ReplyDeleteI don't know man - maybe I don't know my tacos, but me and my wife were visiting LA recently and we went to Chabelita and had a Carne Asada taco and a Carnitas taco and thought they both were some of the best tacos around. That same trip we also visited a King Taco location on E. Garvey Ave in El Monte and thought that Chabelita was much tastier (but King Taco had better sauce).
ReplyDeleteI don't know man - maybe I don't know my tacos, but me and my wife were visiting LA recently and we went to Chabelita and had a Carne Asada taco and a Carnitas taco and thought they both were some of the best tacos around. That same trip we also visited a King Taco location on E. Garvey Ave in El Monte and thought that Chabelita was much tastier (but King Taco had better sauce).
ReplyDeleteDude, this place is way more awesome in the Sope department. It's the fucking best.
ReplyDeleteJust read the NYTimes article which mentioned your blog. Cool.
ReplyDeleteTemporarily on the southern east coast (yuck), absolutely no authentic Mexican food anywhere to be found (double yuck) that I've come across anyway and I've tried dozens -- Florida is especially awful.
Anyway, it's been a few years but Orange BJay'sat the Hollywood car wash in Los Feliz on Prospect and Vermont used to have incredible, tasty, scrumptious and totally cheap char-broiled carne asada tacos and burritos.
Don't know if it's still there or whether same folks, but once upon a time, they were far better than Yuca's.
Sign me:
Missing my different spots for California Tacos al Carne Asada -- for sure.
Buzzzed.blogspot.com
Awww, dang. I'm usually a silent reader (every time I revisit your blog I fall more in love with your taco-writing, and more hungry for some tacos)...but I'm sad because I LOVE chabelitas. IMHO, though, their best offerings are not their tacos but their veggie sopes. DELICIOUS! Try 'em next time!
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