Taco Tuesday: Everything but the trompo at Taqueria el Trompo

Taquiero Taco Patio in Irvine maintains one of the most impressive trompos in Orange County. The trompo is that vertical rotisserie that resembles a giant, spinning top. The spit is stacked with layers and layers of marinated pork al pastor, which...

At street stands that sell Tijuana-style tacos de adobada, the eye-catching centerpiece is usually a trompo — a vertical rotisserie stacked with marinated pork. In the case of 2-month-old Tacos 1986, the object of attention is the person manning...

Late night dining in Orange County has always been an enigma. Life shuts down early here, so “late night” has traditionally meant anything after (gasp) 8 p.m.. And now because of the pandemic many restaurants have reduced their hours even further....

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Now that this place has been open for about a year and a half, Taqueria Los Olivos in Orange still feels like a best-kept secret. Unless you’re a trucker, you probably don’t find yourself driving this industrial stretch of Orange Olive Road very...

At The Taco Stand in downtown Orange, almost everyone focuses on the tacos al pastor carved to order from the trompo. And that’s not a bad move. The pork al pastor is very, very good.  But the taco I like even better here is the “spicy shrimp”...