the legend of the original taco pete

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VOL 14 NO 8 - DECEMBER3RD - december 9th / DTLAWEEKLY.COm 4. In honor of the mamba at Cilantro lime

Leo Matias, owner and operator of American cheese. And it was good. @cilantrolimedtla Fashion District’s Cilantro Lime, had been But Leo took one bite and said… inviting Downtown Weekly to help create a new menu item for his “For The Gram” “Let me teach you a little something menu for over two years. But chefs, we are about texture. It’s good, but it has to be not. bomb!” It was February and we knew we wanted to do something to honor the Mamba! But, we didn’t know what? purple-ish squash, corn and bright yellow

Downtown Taco! Arts District’s Angel

City Brewery stayed closed most of the year only to reopen just last month, to close again just last month, due to the second wave of Covid shutdowns. Fortunately, for Downtown Taco, the mobile kitchen regular, attached to the side of the Brewery, was able to provide his selection of delicious tacos inspired by the flavors of Oaxaca Mexico on the move. For most of the year, we could find the gourmet food truck parked on Hill and 3rd servicing the Department of Water and Power and BOA plaza inhabitants who managed to keep their jobs at the office.

Even COVID had to take a back seat to

Sky’s Gourmet Tacos. Sky Burrell and her team were already ahead of the curve, so to speak, being on all of the prominent food delivery apps, such as Uber Eats, Door Dash, Postmates, etc., when COVID 19 shutdowns were announced last March. Despite not being able to open indoors, Sky’s TakeOut and catering options put up a good defense. Still, after 28 years, customers leave with TakeOut Bags full of steak, chicken, fish, sweet potato tacos (among others) and sides of beans and rice; and they never Taking out the squash and adding sprinkled queso, Leo concocted a burnt cheese quesadilla/taco. In the kitchen, we stood over bins filled Piled high on a sturdy burnt cheese with tons of appetizing ingredients. With tortilla, prepare for the zesty taste of our guide Leo and our thoughts of purple fresh sweet corn with your choice of meat and gold, we set out to make “His-story” in topped with Pico de Gallo, guacamole, a taco. spicy aioli, cilantro and lime.

First, we tried to build our taco with a taco – the “Kobe Taco” was born.

5. SAVED BY AN ANGEL AT DOWNTOWN TACO

On that day, a BOMB spontaneous

Downtown Taco sets themselves apart

with their freshly hand-pressed, organic tortillas cooked to order over a very hot grill. Inside the tiny space of the mobile kitchen, the Chef keeps his choices of grilled meats and eclectic toppings within arms reach.

Our favorite??? The Mesquite filled flavor of the Chorizo Taco with spicy Spanish pork sausage and pineapples and a side of vegan cheese roles. Sure, it’s contradicting. But, it’s the balance between good and evil that just does it for us.

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6. HERE IN THE CLOUD with sky’s tacos

locations. forget to order a slice of her famed caramelized pecan cheesecake.

Our favorite? Hands down - the shrimp tacos thanks to the shrimp’s special seasoning, made in-house, that make the taste of each crustacean incomparable.

Sky’s Gourmet Tacos boasts several locations in LA, and recently they opened their newest cloud kitchen location close to Expo/USC now serving Sky’s remarkable mix of “Mexican with a Splash of Soul”.