Taco Tuesday: Mesquite grilled USDA Prime ribeye tacos, anyone?

Critic Brad A. Johnson says these tacos al carbon in Fullerton, by way of Anaheim, are some of the best of their genre.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • June 1, 2021
The original Tacos Los Cholos opened in Anaheim in 2019. They survived the pandemic and have now opened a second location in Fullerton. These are seriously good tacos al carbon, cooked over smoldering mesquite charcoal. Some of the meat here, like...
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