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| - I really wanted to like this place. I frequent La Frontera Taco truck and a few taco trucks in LA, and I was looking for something comparable on the east side. Unfortunately this is not the place for me.
The carne asada taco was disappointing. The meat was slightly overcooked with charred edges and tasted stale. As with La Frontera, the carne asada was not particularly well-marinated. I noticed Shawna M's pictures with an abundance of cilantro topping her tacos, so I was quite disappointed when mine showed up with about half of that amount.
The carnitas taco was different. I'm used to carnitas being pulled into strands. The carnitas (if that's what I ordered and received) on my taco was chopped into chunks; wiki says it's legit, so I'm not complaining. Mike R noted that his carnitas tacos were crispy, and I'm assuming he meant the meat...mine was not.
The burrito al pastor was also interesting. The tortilla was noticeably greasy to the point of appearing translucent in some spots. There was what tasted like a bland chili-based sauce throughout the burrito. It was not particularly spicy nor tasty but had a pleasant hint of pineapple. The meat itself was not noteworthy.
I love having radishes with my tacos and burritos, but again, an emerging theme here is stale/old. They were dried on the edges and appeared to have been prepared a few too many hours/days before being served. The cucumbers, however, were crisp.
They were generous with the salsa: my 1 burrito and 2 tacos were accompanied by 4 salsa containers. The same amount of salsa at certain trucks in LA would cost a whole dollar(note the sarcasm). However, the salsa was not spicy at all. Maybe it's the way their salsa is supposed to taste, but I'll try asking for something spicier if there is a next time.
This review only covers the small sampling of what this restaurant had to offer, but I tend to stick with tacos and burritos so I probably won't be visiting again soon.
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