Mariscos Jalisco

, (310) 559-4732, madrerestaurants.com Mariscos Jalisco It has long been popular for food writers to suggest that Raul Ortega’s shrimp tacos, blazing from the fryer with a cooling overlay of avocado and salsa, might be the first or most essential dish for

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Angeles Times) Mariscos Jalisco (61) For nearly 20 years Raul Ortega has sold tacos, aguachiles and ceviches out of his Boyle Heights mariscos truck on Olympic Boulevard. Anyone moving to Los Angeles and looking for a defining lunch on their first day

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, many of the city’s popular taco vendors are fighting for their livelihoods. The crowds have vanished at Mariscos Jalisco as seen Monday. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Raul Ortega, who operates Boyle Heights’ Mariscos Jalisco food truck with

eating for locals and visitors. “We have a unique product and customers that support us,” he said. Mariscos Jalisco’s popular tacos dorados de camaron. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) On the night that the “Safer at Home” mandate was announced, Ortega

Media Luna, stuffed with chopped shrimp and scallops, conjures the iconic taco de camaron from Mariscos Jalisco. Late hours—it’s open till 2 a.m. Friday and Saturday nights—and ample outdoor seating add to the fun. Delicious Pizza Mike Ross—cofounder of

(and stomachs). We started at Guisados in Boyle Heights, where we ordered one (or maybe two) of every taco. Next up, a nightcap of shrimp-stuffed tacos at the Mariscos Jalisco truck on Olympic Boulevard. The following morning, having overslept, we lined

Angeles Times) Mariscos Jalisco (61) For nearly 20 years Raul Ortega has sold tacos, aguachiles and ceviches out of his Boyle Heights mariscos truck on Olympic Boulevard. Anyone moving to Los Angeles and looking for a defining lunch on their first day

-world.com The shrimp taco at Mariscos Jalisco. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Chaak Kitchen (64) At her sleek Old Town Tustin restaurant, chef Gabbi Patrick pays homage to her family’s Yucatecan heritage with time-intensive interpretations of the

space at a grill. But the feeling is mostly one of being at a rollicking backyard party. Make sure to order a cup of fresh cantaloupe juice, too (with free refills). Like everything else at Dollar Hits, it costs only a buck. Mariscos Jalisco 3040 E

. Olympic Blvd., Boyle Heights The most famous food truck in Los Angeles? After Roy Choi’s Kogi fleet, it might well be Mariscos Jalisco, the iconic operation of Raul Ortega—from the Mexican town of San Juan de los Lagos, Jalisco. Ordering the fried-shrimp

Koslow will be there; so will Howlin’ Ray’s Johnny Zone, Mariscos Jalisco’s Raul Ortega, Porridge + Puffs’ Minh Phan and pie queen Nicole Rucker. Also: Superiority Burger. Read about who else will be there (including some of your favorite Food section

-brilliant Kismet, David Chang’s magnum opus Majordomo and Thai Town’s defining Jitlada. The list of Los Angeles-area Bib Gourmands is five-dozen strong. It points out Mariscos Jalisco for one of the best tacos in the universe. It covers San Gabriel notables

dishes of their heritage after stints in fine-dining kitchens. Among food lovers, $2.25 fried shrimp tacos from Mariscos Jalisco carry capital equal to Spago’s $28 smoked salmon pizza. My own feelings around L.A. dining veered from admiring to ardent in