Guisados — Restaurant in Los Angeles

Mmmmmmmm, tacos! (Insert Homer Simpson ahhhhhh and drool here). Who doesn’t love a taco? I mean it’s the perfect food, and the perfect way to get meats and veggies into your mouth. And goodness, does @guisados have some epic tacos (and other goodies too).

I’ve been living in Singapore for 6 years, and happened to be in LA visiting family and was craving amazing Mexican food, and Guisados had amazing reviews all over the place, so we headed in for some tacos. I really loved everything they served … the tacos were so well done, we loved all the fillings but the mole poblano and the cochinita pibil were my faves. The Melon water and the arnaldo palmero were also super tasty drinks and not too sweet. This location also has tamales, so we got 2 for sharing. Fluffy and I really loved the green rajas filing. They also have a salsa bar with tastes for everyone. Super friendly staff who explained everything to us in detail (I don’t do cilantro so they were able to tell me what I could and couldn’t order). Overall awesome experience,...

When you’re in a foreign land, you look for that which is familiar. As humans, we carry together both profound adaptability and a yearning for belonging — for that which feels like home. Guisados feels is that. I’m not even Mexican. But these people just get it. From the minute I walked in and was greeted by Daisy, to when i turn around and see Aurora meditatively rolling through the next batch of dough, to peaking at chefs Antonio and Chuy finely piecing together each taco with speed and acuity, I was dazzled. Chuy even came out himself and placed my plate in front of me. These are good people. This is a very, very good taco spot. With bad bunny and Natalia Lafourcade spilling out of the speakers, vegan and carnivorous options galore, you’ll leave happily satisfied. Go. Enjoy. I hope it brings a smile to your face like it did mine.

(Plus once you leave, you can walk a couple hundred yards and immerse yourself the mighty pacific with a full stomach and a dash of California sunshine. What...

I live in the SF Bay Area, but for years I have thought about the breakfast (and chile toreado taco) I ate at Guisados while visiting Echo Park eight years ago. My fiancé and I were staying in the Venice Beach area for a wedding this weekend, and we went to the Venice Guisados for dinner. It was so good!!! The handmade tortillas are next level, and between the two of us, we ate some amazing tacos. My favorite was the cochinita pibil, and he loved the chicken mole. At the end, we decided to face the chiles. We did it!! One of our highlights of visiting this location was the awesome staff. In particular, Cesar was so friendly and gave us a big welcome to LA. We were telling him how hard it is to find Texas-style breakfast tacos in the Bay Area, so he invited us to come back the following morning for breakfast tacos. They were amazing!! With the fresh corn tortillas and melty cheese, they really hit the spot. Amazing food, amazing people, and...