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Review: Tacos El Cochi serves game-changing birria tacos

September 24, 2022September 24, 2022 by sdtacoguy

Jay’s reviews his favorite L.A.-area beef birria tacos, served by Tacos El Cochi.

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Mini-Review: La Parrilla’s Yucatán-inspired cuisine must be tried

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 by sdtacoguy

Jay reviews one of Southern California’s finest Mayan restaurants.

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Mini-Review: The Taco de Birria at Wilmington’s Taqueria El Taco Loco #4

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 by sdtacoguy

In a region where beef birria tacos have turned into an Instagram hustle, El Taco Loco #4’s take is refreshing.

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Review: Camacho’s Place, a historic Mexican restaurant in Imperial County

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 by sdtacoguy

Jay eats a taco in a land with no songs.

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Mini-Review: Terrific Tripa Tacos at Santa Cecilia Restaurant

September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 by sdtacoguy

L.A. restaurant in Mariachi Plaza known for transcendent tripa.

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Review: Antojitos Tenampa in Lemon Grove is Tortilla Crusader’s 2020 Restaurant of the Year

December 27, 2020December 27, 2020 by sdtacoguy

Let’s all appreciate this epic San Diegan eatery’s outstanding carnitas and lamb barbacoa.

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Mini-Review: Tony’s Jacal in Solana Beach gives us a roasted turkey taco to be thankful for

November 25, 2020November 25, 2020 by sdtacoguy

Beloved San Diegan bar and restaurant is known for its juicy turkey tacos.

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Mini-Review: El Tianguis in San Diego offers a refreshing upgrade to the humble taquito

November 24, 2020November 24, 2020 by sdtacoguy

University Heights eatery is making everything from scratch.

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Mini-Review: Compton’s Loreto’s Fried Turkey has mastered turkey, and… tacos

November 23, 2020November 23, 2020 by sdtacoguy
Loreto's Turkey Taco. Photo by Jay Keyes.

Loreto’s turkey tacos will make you want to celebrate Thanksgiving everyday.

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Mini-Review: Chula Vista’s El Dorado serves the tastiest Camarónes a la Diabla I’ve had in Southern California

November 13, 2020November 13, 2020 by sdtacoguy

South Bay restaurant known for its spicy shrimp dish also serves great tacos

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Review: The best tortillas in San Diego may be served with the tacos at Sabor in Lemon Grove

November 11, 2020November 23, 2020 by sdtacoguy

Sabor’s owners share the key mistake that other taquerías make with their tortillas

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Mini-Review: Rustic Goat Birria Tacos at Birriería Nochistlán in Boyle Heights

October 20, 2020 by sdtacoguy

No-frills L.A. restaurant has an explosive salsa that you must try

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Mini-Review: Plancha Tacos in L.A. is serving a spectacular Tiger Shrimp Taco

October 18, 2020 by sdtacoguy

Tacos for affluent people that surprisingly don’t suck

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Review: Taquería Las Mulas in El Cajon celebrates the mulita

October 17, 2020 by sdtacoguy

Family-owned East County eatery features zany atmosphere and great tacos

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Mini-Review: Steamed tacos have finally arrived in San Diego via El Rey Tacos a Vapor

September 15, 2020September 24, 2022 by sdtacoguy

Family recipes from across the border served at University Heights taco stand

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Review: Maggie’s Café in San Diego delivers a tantalizing mixture of Mexican-American breakfast and bar fare

September 7, 2020September 11, 2020 by sdtacoguy

That’s Maggie as in “Margarita”

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Mini-Review: East L.A.’s Los 5 Puntos serves one of Southern California’s best carnitas tacos

September 2, 2020September 25, 2022 by sdtacoguy

Family-owned business is both a neighborhood institution and destination dine

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Mini-Review: Eat a lamb in a candy store at La Barbacoa Autentica De Borrego

August 27, 2020October 10, 2020 by sdtacoguy

Mexican lamb barbecue in San Diego’s City Heights neighborhood

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Review: Sonoratown in downtown L.A. lives up to the hype

August 26, 2020October 10, 2020 by sdtacoguy

The flour tortillas and carne asada are a revelation

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Review: Rocio’s Mexican Kitchen in Bell Gardens made me my birthday meal, beginning a new tradition

August 9, 2020October 10, 2020 by sdtacoguy

L.A.’s mole monarch Rocio Camacho continues to thrill

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Review: Tacos Tamix in Pico-Union is an essential L.A. food truck specializing in “Tacos Al Pastor”

August 6, 2020October 10, 2020 by sdtacoguy

A stalwart operator in L.A.’s street taco scene

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Mini-Review: L.A.’s Tacos Ensenada makes fish tacos that even a San Diegan would respect

August 4, 2020August 9, 2020 by sdtacoguy

I have possibly found the best fish taco in Los Angeles.

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Review: El Sabor de la Baja in Chula Vista serves big, audacious food

August 3, 2020October 10, 2020 by sdtacoguy

This Mariscos restaurant is at the center of San Diego’s taco scene

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Mini-Review: One of Amapola Rico Taco’s locations in San Bernadino is noteworthy to the history of tacos in the United States

August 1, 2020October 10, 2020 by sdtacoguy

Historical no-frills eatery serving tacos that are good, cheap, and fast

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Mini-Review: Tomatito’s birria-smothered chilaquiles has me hoping for my next hangover

July 31, 2020October 10, 2020 by sdtacoguy

A necessary daytime eatery for birria and tacos

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Review: A stroll away from the Tijuana border, El Rincón is one of San Diego’s best Mexican restaurants

July 30, 2020October 10, 2020 by sdtacoguy

Delightful family-owned Mexican eatery serving classic dishes from Jalisco

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Review: Mariscos La Palma needs to be on your coronavirus lock-down bucket list

March 7, 2020October 10, 2020 by sdtacoguy
Langostino Plate at Mariscos La Palma in Moreno Valley

This Nayarita seafood restaurant serves great tacos and more

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Review: El Huevo Estrellado in Chula Vista serves eggstraordinary Mexican comfort food

February 5, 2020August 9, 2020 by sdtacoguy
Carnitas Taco at El Huevo Estrallado

A worthwhile venue for tacos and breakfast.

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I Still Have More to Say About Tacos

January 13, 2020October 22, 2020 by sdtacoguy
Tacos

A brief update.

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Jay Keyes is a food writer grubbing tacos from San Diego to L.A.

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  • Review: Tacos El Cochi serves game-changing birria tacos

    September 24, 2022
  • Mini-Review: La Parrilla’s Yucatán-inspired cuisine must be tried

    September 23, 2022
  • Mini-Review: The Taco de Birria at Wilmington’s Taqueria El Taco Loco #4

    September 23, 2022
  • Review: Camacho’s Place, a historic Mexican restaurant in Imperial County

    September 22, 2022
  • Mini-Review: Terrific Tripa Tacos at Santa Cecilia Restaurant

    September 22, 2022
  • Review: Antojitos Tenampa in Lemon Grove is Tortilla Crusader’s 2020 Restaurant of the Year

    December 27, 2020
  • Mini-Review: Tony’s Jacal in Solana Beach gives us a roasted turkey taco to be thankful for

    November 25, 2020
  • Mini-Review: El Tianguis in San Diego offers a refreshing upgrade to the humble taquito

    November 24, 2020
  • Loreto's Turkey Taco. Photo by Jay Keyes.

    Mini-Review: Compton’s Loreto’s Fried Turkey has mastered turkey, and… tacos

    November 23, 2020
  • Mini-Review: Chula Vista’s El Dorado serves the tastiest Camarónes a la Diabla I’ve had in Southern California

    November 13, 2020
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