Taco Tuesday: Raise your hand if you love crispy beef tacos with yellow cheese

Critic Brad A. Johnson says these Cal-Mex tacos in Anaheim are among the best of their genre.
Brad A. Johnson • Orange County Register • March 12, 2019
If you don’t love crispy California-style tacos, you probably don’t love yourself. It’s as simple as that. That said, there are good crispy tacos and bad crispy tacos. The shredded beef crispy tacos at La Villa in Anaheim are some of the best...
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