"Tijuanazo is a popular chain from Tijuana known for its spicy spit-roasted adobada cooled with a splat of cilantro crema (which you can also find at its sibling spot Taqueria Frontera in Cypress Park). Sinus-clearing pork aside, what makes Tijuanazo stand out in taquería-rich East LA is its methodical approach to building every individually-wrapped taco on its massive menu. Cabeza cooked until it’s as soft as warm butter comes on two lightly fried tortillas for extra support. The Taco Azteca arrives wrapped in a grilled nopal filled with jiggly chunks of lime-marinated lengua. Each cut of meat is strategically paired with its complementary salsa. So when the cashier asks you, “con todo?” say yes—Tijuanazo knows what it’s doing." - sylvio martins, garrett snyder, brant cox, nikko duren
