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National Taco Day in Los Angeles

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October 4 is National Taco Day! Tacos are a SoCal staple -- locals brag about ours being the best this side of the border, and visitors can't get enough. Los Angeles Mexican food is also incredibly versatile, and if you've lived here long enough you'll have seen both good and bad in upscale restaurants, hole in the wall places, and roving trucks. L.A. is home to inventive fusion (kimchi tacos, anyone?) and tried and true classics (al pastor made on a trompo), and there are so many options that something delicious is probably right around the corner. These are some of our favorites, what are yours?

BFTIE
Fish taco from Best Fish Taco in Ensenada  | Photo courtesy Best Fish Taco in Ensenada
Kogi
Korean short rib taco from the Kogitruck | Photo courtesy Kogi BBQ
guisados
Res (beef) in mole, nopales (cactus), and carnitas tacos from Guisados | Photos courtesy Guisados
piches
Four assorted tacos from Pinches in Hollywood | Photo: David Roseborough/Flickr/Creative Commons License
xoia
Pho marinated beef tacos from Xoia  | Photos courtesy Xoia Eats
mariscos
Platefuls of Mariscos Jalisco's shrimp dorado tacos | Photos courtesy Mariscos Jalisco

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