Taco Tuesday: As fancy gourmet tacos go, these are some of the best

Critic Brad A. Johnson says Amor y Tacos in Cerritos should be on every taco-lover’s bucket list.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • October 15, 2019
All too often, the fancier the taco, the less it works.  The tacos at Amor y Tacos in Cerritos are indeed fancy, but this is a rare exception to that rule. Every one of the tacos at this lively cantina at the county line is a chef-driven...
The full article can be read on the Orange County Register website.

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