In LA, to eat fancy fusion food from a professionally trained chef, you stand on a dirty street corner with a fistful of flimsy paper napkins and a plastic spork.
To eat "authentic" street food, you sit down at a table in restaurant with a fork and knife...
Escuela Taqueria serves no alcohol. They have no website. When we went for lunch, they were out of fish tacos and tamales.
And yet I quite loved sitting at the sheet metal-topped tables under a ceiling of chairs, eating "street" tacos served in paper trays, with a fork on pretty blue and white plates.
Fish Tacos
Carnitas (Pork) Tacos
Tamale (chicken)
Grilled Corn
Chicken Tacos
achiote lime marinade, onion, and cilantro $6
Pork Chuletas Tacos
Grilled pork chops with avocado and sea salt $6
Chips and Salsa
If you're on a diet, at least you won't overdose on chips and salsa. They chips were chewy (underdone?).
Tables
Decor: Chairs on Ceiling
Decor: Birds
Escuela Taqueria Front
308 N Stanley Ave (just north of Beverly Blvd)
Los Angeles, CA 90036
323.939.8226
{lunch with James R, Wednesday January 18, 2012, updated with lunch with Le Ben Thursday February 9, 2012}
philandlauren says
yeesh-desperate for the recipe!
jacob says
They don't serve any alcohol, but you can bring whatever you want for free...an important distinction!
Sarah says
jacob! this is even better news than finding out that they *do* serve... no corkage! love it! thank you!
Snippets of Thyme (Sarah) says
What a super fun restaurant find. I could live on soft tacos every day. Just change the fillings around but keep that lush piece of avocado on top. Those soft tacos look perfect.
DHo says
I'm obsessing over that salted avocado right now. My skin feels younger just looking at it.
Sarah says
lol at "DHo." and yes, the avocados were some kind of wonderful... i love how they started sweating around the salt flakes (which sound gross now that i'm typing that out)
Sarah says
lol at "DHo." and yes, the avocados were some kind of wonderful... i love how they started sweating around the salt flakes (which sound gross now that i'm typing that out)
JAW says
What a great post, I discovered it last week and had the Tamales and the fish both divine the Branzino Tacos were cooked perfectly. The sheet metal tables are actually Zinc, and they are gorgeous. I will be ba k to have those avocado taco thingies.
Sarah says
jaw: i totally want to go back just for the fish tacos now! not a huge fan of battered and fried fish tacos (though ricky's fish tacos *are* delicious), but LOVE them when they';re grilled...!
Sarah says
jaw: i totally want to go back just for the fish tacos now! not a huge fan of battered and fried fish tacos (though ricky's fish tacos *are* delicious), but LOVE them when they';re grilled...!
Jeni says
oh my, this looks delicious -- AND NO CORKAGE FEE?! okay, this is now on my hit list.
Sylvia says
I grew up down in LA. For the last 20 years ...I've lived in Washington. The two things I miss most are the beach and the tacos. Thanks for the reminder. My mouth is watering.
Erick Calderon says
All those tacos look delicious! Great find will check it out.
Lynn Chen says
the corn is making me drool! have never heard of this place before and it's closeby. will try!