Colonia Taco Lounge closes in La Puente, moving to Whittier

I must know a lot of folks who frequent Colonia Taco Lounge, because I have gotten probably a dozen phone calls and text messages from people upset that it suddenly closed.

Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • October 21, 2015

I must know a lot of folks who frequent Colonia Taco Lounge, because I have gotten probably a dozen phone calls and text messages from people upset that it suddenly closed. Whether they drove across town to get to the La Puente taqueria or rode a...

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At Colonia Publica, come home to a warm bowl of fideo

Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • October 30, 2015

If you time it right, maybe on a Saturday afternoon, you may be lucky enough to run into an art fair or a car show or a Halloween festival in Uptown Whittier when Greenleaf Avenue is roped off, gleaming custom cars line the side streets and music,...

First impression: Fideo madness at Colonia Publica

Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • February 3, 2015

Greenleaf Avenue, as it runs through Uptown Whittier, is rapidly becoming the Main Street of Pocho America, a welter of skateboard shops, black-clothing boutiques and comic book stores, record stores, coffeehouses, and slinky cafes — everything a...

Here's all the great Mexican food from the 2019 101 Best Restaurants in Los Angeles list

Patricia Escárcega, Bill Addison • Los Angeles Times • December 16, 2019

Of the many excellent restaurants on this year’s 101 Best Restaurants list, where can you go for exquisite carne asada, mole Oaxaqueño, a steamy bowl of fideo, Zacatecas-style burritos, or maybe a taco tasting menu? Here are the 16 Mexican...

Where to find the best micheladas in Los Angeles

Daniel Hernandez, Jenn Harris, Stephanie Breijo • Los Angeles Times • August 11, 2022

The Roja Michelada from Colonia Publica in Whittier. (Mariah Tauger / Los Angeles Times) Mexico City-based author and critic Alonso Ruvalcaba refers to the michelada and the beer cocktail’s evolution into popular culture as “democracy at work.”...

Where to get tacos and more great Mexican food from Jonathan Gold's 101

Jonathan Gold • Los Angeles Times • October 27, 2016

Of the many terrific places to eat on Jonathan Gold’s 101 Best Restaurants, where can you go for a great taco or a bowl of fideo, maybe pescado zarandeado or aguachile, Sonora-style cooking or a Paloma cocktail? Here are the 11 Mexican restaurants...