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One of Tijuana’s Best Taquerías Expands to East LA With Top-Level Tacos

By Bill Esparza

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A Former Mozza Chef Lights Up Boyle Heights With Wood-Fired Salvadoran Specialties

Chef Jimmy Reyes’s Leña serves Salvi-style pollo asado, ribeye with chimol, and wood-fired pupusas

By Eric Valle

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Highly Opinionated: A Mexican Food Expert’s Favorite Tacos al Pastor in Los Angeles

The twirling trompos of Los Angeles yield some of the tastiest adobo-marinated pork out there

By Bill Esparza

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The 17 Essential Restaurants on the Eastside of Los Angeles

By Eater Staff and Rebecca Roland

A Modern Chicano Diner Arrives at Montebello’s Buzzy Food Hall

By Mona Holmes

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LA’s New Taco Tricycle Features Fiery Al Pastor Meats on the Go

The tricycle is equipped with interchangeable stations that can serve tacos, tamales, and even pizza

By Eric Valle

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LA’s Barbacoa Masters Are Working for the Weekend

The first stop on California’s barbacoa trail is LA, where you can find more more regional styles of barbacoa crammed together than any place on earth

By Bill Esparza

After City Crackdown, What Happens to East LA’s Vital Pop-Up Scene at Sara’s Market?

By Farley Elliott

One of LA’s Best Fish Taco Spots Has Reopened After a Two-Year Hiatus

By Bill Esparza

East LA Barbacoa Stand Serving on the Street Harassed by Local Property Manager

By Bill Esparza

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Report Says LA Restaurants Are Teetering on the Edge of Failure

By Matthew Kang

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The 10 Hottest Tacos in Los Angeles Right Now

By Farley Elliott and Matthew Kang

This Adorable East LA Street Stand Sells Fresh-Baked Sonoran-Style Cookies Every Weekend

By Bill Esparza

LA’s Best Underground Barbacoa Now Serves Every Weekend From a Food Truck

By Bill Esparza

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This East LA Home Serves Truly Astounding Lamb Barbacoa and Menudo

Barba Kush serves regional Pueblan-style lamb barbacoa on Sundays, but they’re looking to serve from a food truck

By Bill Esparza

Anti-Gentrification Group Protests New Kosher Cafe in Boyle Heights

By Mona Holmes

Smorgasburg’s Todo Verde Wants to Open a Healthy Eatery in East LA

By Mona Holmes

Armed Robbers Take $1,000 From East LA’s Popular Tacos Cuernavaca Truck

By Farley Elliott

A Thin-Crust Chicago Pizza Shop Debuts Inside Boyle Heights’ Weird Wave Coffee

By Mona Holmes

One of LA’s Busiest New Fried Chicken Options Expands to Inglewood

By Farley Elliott

This Banker Dropped Everything to Open a Neapolitan Pizzeria in Northeast LA

By Mona Holmes

A TLC Sugar Celeb Brings a Colorful Candytopia to East LA Next Month

By Mona Holmes

Brand New Eateries to Check Out in Los Angeles, October 2017

By Crystal Coser

Carnitas El Momo Family Will Open Up Their Home for a Special Charity Dinner

By Farley Elliott

Rocio Camacho’s New Bell Restaurant Puts Oaxacan Stewed Tacos on the Map

By Bill Esparza

Moo’s Underground Barbecue in East LA Breaks All the Right Rules

By Farley Elliott

LA’s Development of Street Vending Framework Will Help Protect Immigrants

By Matthew Kang

Lucky Peach Says LA Is the Best Eating City in the Country Right Now

By Matthew Kang

New East LA Open-Air Market Provides Pathway to Street Vendor Legalization

By Farley Elliott

Dough Box Wants to Launch a Deep Dish Pizza Revolution in East LA

By Farley Elliott

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41 Essential Cheap Eats Destinations in Los Angeles

By Matthew Kang

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20 Hunger-Busting Bean & Cheese Burritos in Los Angeles

By Farley Elliott