Tacos La Carreta, One of LA’s Best Carne Asada Spots, Rolls Out New Long Beach Food Truck - Eater LA
"When taqueros José Morales Jr. and Sr. opened their taco cart (la carreta) in a Compton tire shop five years ago, it was a weekend gig for the two of them, especially José Sr, a veteran taquero trained in Mazatlán. Morales Jr. decided five weeks ago to get a food truck to serve his family’s chorreadas, vampiros, tacos de carne asada, and papas locas from Friday to Sunday at an industrial part of northern Long Beach. Mazatlán-style carne asada is known all over Sinaloa for chorreadas, which are usually thick, sope-style tacos smeared with a syrupy caramel-colored lard called asiento, then topped with melted cheese, grilled steak, and condiments. The Tacos La Carreta truck is parked on the northernmost edge of Long Beach, one block from Paramount. Morales Jr. also serves quesadillas with folded flour tortillas, grilled sirloin, and melted cheese while vampiros, which are found through Sinaloa, are popular for crispy tortillas toasted on the comal." - Bill Esparza
