In my 33 years in L.A. I've had a lion's share of tacos, from the simple an tiny authentic tacos with just pollo, onion and cilantro to the 2 a.m. Del Taco shame spiral covered in sour cream. But no taco had stolen my heart so completely as the tacos at Guisado's in Boyle Heights.
Guisado's not your typical taco joint. First off, you don't just pick from chicken, asada, al pastor, carnitas and lengua. Each taco is an art piece carefully designed. My personal favorite is the Tinga de Pollo, a spicy complex stewed chicken served on freshly made tortilla and topped with a wedge of creamy avocado. The tortillas are almost half of what make these puppies so dang good. Fresh freakin' masa people!
Mole Poblano-
Cochinita Pibil
Recommended Order:
Get the six taco sampler. It features six smaller sized tacos of your choice. The menu has at least 12 tacos to chose from, the fish and shrimp are only available as full size. For those vegetarians out there they offer five different choices which is definitely a cut above the usual only quesadilla option you generally see. My order? Steak picado, mole poblano, Tinga, cochinita, chorizo, and chuleta. (These days I do 2 mole, 2 Tinga, picado and chorizo)
Also make sure to try one of the daily aqua frescas, for you gringos they are punches made from a variety of fruits; watermelon, cantelope, lime, hibiscus and the famous horchata (rice milk.)
Another note: Armando Jr. is also a curator, of art. The restaurant regularly features a local artist on their walls.
For more info follow them
On Twitter @guisados
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On web http://www.guisados.co/
Address- 2100 E. Cesar E. Chavez Ave. Los Angeles 90026
Oh man, those look fuckin delicious
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