Tacos are described on the blackboard menu at Guisados in Boyle Heights |
A caramelized-around-the-edges al pastor taco from a pineapple-topped spit on the street, or a deeply beefy carne asada taco from Tacos El Poblano in Tijuana -- they're pretty much the platonic ideal of of street food, and the one single item that converted me from baconatarian to full-on carnivore back in 2001 or so. But guisados are another thing entirely -- they're slowly-cooked stews and braises, each with its own distinct character depending on the combination of spices, meats and vegetables. And guisados make just as wonderful a taco as grilled meats do, with a lot flavor possibilities.
mole and chorizo tacos, right, calabacita and chicken tinga, left |
With a tiled white counter and a blackboard describing the tacos, the set-up is similar to a Tijuana-style taqueria which concentrates on doing one thing extremely well.
The menu is succinct -- 10 or so taco fillings, tamales made with the fillings, freshly made aguas. If you're not sure which taco to try, get the taquito sampler -- they're not the rolled, fried kind but a sampler plate of mini-tacos of all the flavors.
chicken soup, left; jamaica/limon agua, right |
To drink, there are aguas of lime, jamaica or horchata -- I recommend a Mexican Arnold Palmer with half lime, half jamaica.
Between Cook's Tortas, the family's new ceviche restaurant opening soon on Atlantic (440 S. Atlantic) and Guisados, Ricardo Diaz and his partners are launching a delicious new Mexican food dynasty on the Eastside.
Guisados
2100 Cesar Chavez Ave.
(323) 264-7201
5 comments:
I want to try this place! Hey, quick question, how was your experience at District? I've been meaning to try it, passed by it yesterday, but online reviews are pretty bad. How was the service and prices?
Thanks for this! I've been there twice this week and am trying to bring a friend every week. This place needs to be known!
Layne and I went for lunch today and loved it. Really good food, and they couldn't have been nicer or more gracious. I thought it was much, much better than Loteria Grill. Thanks for the tip!
Very cool! I will try this place next time i am there!
Baconatarian? Does that mean you only eat bacon? Anyways, those tacos sure do look good.
I haven't even tried them and I'm converted.
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