La Popular Porter Ranch

Best Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: June 24 | Eater LA

"During my trips to LA’s northern suburbia, the biggest food highlight was the tacos al pastor at La Popular, a casual but vibey pan-regional Mexican chain from Mexico City that does a proper trompo inside the kitchen with a window showing the whirling cone of marinated pork. These tacos aren’t necessarily the absolute best available on the street, but they are very good — juicy, balanced, not overly marinated, and well-topped — and I recommend ordering the five-salsa starter so you get more than the single salsa provided; during happy hour four tacos run just $12, which feels like a bargain given the lovely indoor ambience." - Eater Staff