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Best Places To Eat In Los Angeles: Taco Trucks & Restaurant Guide - YouTube
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- [Andrew] Los Angeles has some
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of the best tacos in America
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and today I'm teaming up
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with Atiya from Foodism Magazine,
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to take you through a
few of our favorite spots
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to get them.
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But what exactly makes a great taco?
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We caught up with Chef Wes Avila,
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of the famous Guerilla
Tacos in Los Angeles,
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when he was in Toronto,
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to show us how it's done.
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In my opinion, what makes a perfect taco,
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is a really good tortilla,
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nice filling,
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a spicy chili,
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not too crazy,
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and if the flavors invoke memories
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and you remember the taco a year later,
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it's probably gonna be a good taco.
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Alright, I just had
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an incredible taco dinner at Lisa Marie
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but we're gonna continue
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our adventure in Los Angeles, let's go!
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(upbeat jazzy music)
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Alright, I just checked
into the Freehand downtown.
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This hotel is amazing.
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(upbeat music)
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Good morning.
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Good morning.
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Have you ever had tacos for breakfast?
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I've never had tacos for breakfast.
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Let's go give it a try.
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For stop, Homestate.
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The ultimate spot to get Texas-style,
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lonestar cooking served on flour tortillas
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made fresh before your eyes.
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Breakfast tacos!
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They've got an extensive
menu of anytime tacos,
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but the breakfast tacos are
where they really shine.
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That is really good.
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I was really skeptical.
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Tacos are probably not
something I want for breakfast
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but melding all the breakfast ingredients,
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it's the best of both worlds.
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Next on our list is Guisados,
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a really popular spot
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that features a very extensive menu
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of homestyle braises
on handmade tortillas,
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all gluten free.
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Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.
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Ready?
Ready to do it? Ah!
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Listen, the taco's so full,
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the ingredients can't stay inside.
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Corn tortilla,
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juicy shrimp,
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(worker yelling)
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friendly service (giggles).
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It's pretty thick.
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I think it could be pretty
filling, pretty fast.
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- [Atiya] Yeah, like, probably
best to just get two.
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- [Andrew] Now we're heading to Salazar.
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If you're looking for Mexican
barbecue loaded tacos,
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and a patio that's fun day or night,
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this is your spot.
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- [Server] Here you go
guys, Salazar tacos.
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Oh my god, this is so much meat.
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The most meat.
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He warned us that they were small tacos
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but they're loaded.
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I could probably eat two or three.
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Op! (giggles)
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Have you seen Mrs. Doubtfire?
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You know the scene where she just,
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she's wearing a mask?
(laughs) Yes!
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That's what happened right there.
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Time to head to our next spot, downtown.
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Alright, we're heading to
B.S. Taqueria downtown.
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B.S. Taqueria fuses tradition
with a contemporary approach.
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The results is a quickie menu
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with some really big tacos.
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Fish taco!
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I love this shell.
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- [Atiya] It's like a hard taco.
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- [Andrew] Yeah, it's
like a hard taco shell.
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Very crunchy and juicy.
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- [Andrew] Got a little bit of a kick.
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- [Atiya] Very big.
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Good size portion.
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I feel, almost, like I
could be okay with this one.
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Okay, you sick of tacos yet?
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Not yet.
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Good, cause we're just
getting started, let's go!
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Let's take a trip east of Los Angeles,
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where you'll find a
plethora of taco joints,
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starting with Colonia Tacos Guisados,
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which has a ton of different taco options.
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First of all, love that
this taco has rice.
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Shrimp, duck, fish, cauliflower.
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- [Atiya] Which one are
you gonna have first?
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- [Andrew] I don't know!
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They all look so good.
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I'm gonna try--
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Which one do you like the most?
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I mean, I love rice.
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Asian, it's not a day without rice.
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(laughs) Save that for last.
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Okay, I'll try duck.
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Cheers to you.
Cheers, cheers.
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Cheers to you, here we go.
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Nothing's falling out so, it's cleaner.
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I would say too,
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the ratio of filling to
tortilla is pretty good,
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in that, it's not
overflowing with filling.
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So it's not really messy.
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Look, it's still clean.
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- [Andrew] Taco Nazo has a
few locations in the east,
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and their claim to fame
is their fish taco.
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Let's give it a try.
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[Drive Through Worker] Hi
welcome, can I help you?
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Hi, can we get two fish tacos?
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[Drive Through Worker] Two
fish tacos with everything?
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Yes.
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Andrew, are you ready
to eat some fish tacos?
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So ready.
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Fish tacos are my favorite
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and this place is world famous.
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- [Atiya] World famous
since 1978, very important.
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Since '78.
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Maybe before that
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fish didn't exist.
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Yeah, you know what?
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I should invent a taco
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and be the guy who invented,
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just, any random thing in a tortilla.
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I could invent a chocolate taco.
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- [Both] A choco!
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Patent that, patent that, 2017.
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Look at that.
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We got tacos on a platter.
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10 points for presentation.
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We got an entire hot pepper.
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I was just gonna say,
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can we acknowledge this huge pepper?
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It's an entire fish!
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I can't even, it won't wrap.
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Oh my god, this is perfect!
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The sauce, it's not a mayo.
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What is it?
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I don't know what it is.
Tarter?
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I think it is a mayo actually.
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I love the double tortilla thing going on.
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Double tortilla,
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we've got shredded lettuce,
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there's just perfect combination
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of different textures going on.
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I would not dispute the claim
of world's best fish taco.
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Oh my god, it's so good.
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Alright, I'll let you keep eating.
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We gotta get to our
next location, let's go!
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In the east side you'll
find Mariscos Jalisco,
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and iconic, classic Mexican food truck,
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that offers some great
authentic sea food options.
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Love that they gave us so
many limes for one taco.
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Wow!
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We got a tilapia.
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We got some avocado, essential.
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Shredded lettuce, onions, tomato.
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It smells amazing.
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Here we go, here we go,
here we go, here we go.
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That is good!
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Tacos here are legit.
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Bit of a wait,
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but we got them fresh, loaded.
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I love it.
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Made it to Petty Cash and
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we brought some friends!
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Hey guys!
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Petty Cash Taqueria is a great spot
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to meet up with a group of friends.
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They've got drinks, tacos,
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and make sure you don't skip on dessert.
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One, two, three!
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Choreographed biting.
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Alright, we need to
take a break from tacos
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so we got two desserts.
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We got a tres leches cake
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and bunuelos.
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The sun may be setting
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but our taco adventure continues.
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Alright, we're downtown.
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Time to find a night taco spot.
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If you're looking for
a date spot downtown,
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Chicas Tacos is like
something out of a movie.
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But their tacos, probably,
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aren't like anything you've seen before.
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Okay, this taco looks like a Caesar salad.
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I'm excited!
Taco time,
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taco time, taco time!
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The chef is looking at us, first of all,
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and he's nodding his head in approval.
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(laughter)
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I was a little skeptical, really,
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about the Caesar salad
thing but, nailed it!
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Deep fried fish can be little bit heavy,
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a little bit oily.
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The Caesar salad makes it a complete meal.
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Another great date spot is
Sky's Gourmet Tacos in mid-city.
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They've got an incredibly extensive menu,
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with some great seafood options.
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We got our tacos,
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but hot tip,
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there's a neat little area back here.
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Cheers!
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- [Atiya] I'm happy with this one.
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- [Andrew] It's kinda got
like a Cajun-type of taste.
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It does, it does.
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It has a lot of seasonings at the bottom.
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I'm not sure if it's a jerk seasoning
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or something like that.
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The lobster in here, super juicy.
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It's like all over my face.
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Normally, when you try to get a lobster
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or premium type of meat,
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they skimp on it, right?
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These are big, juicy pieces.
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I'm impressed.
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Our last spot is Leo's Tacos Truck,
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known for it's al pastor taco,
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featuring spit-grilled meat.
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Just make sure you don't go overboard.
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These are some of the most
affordable tacos we could find.
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Hi, can I have one taco?
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Alright, let's give it a try.
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(large engine rumbling)
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(laughs) That was my stomach!
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I love schawarma.
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Al pastor is the best
of schawarma in a taco.
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It's crispy and it's a dollar 25!
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It's so good.
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So there you have it!
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Just a few of our favorite spots
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for tacos in Los Angeles.
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I'm sure you've got your favorites,
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so let us know in the comments below.
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Follow gunnarolla on Youtube and Facebook
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for more food and travel videos.
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See ya next time!
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A la prochaine.
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