Armando's Bakery

The 38 Essential Tacos to Try in Los Angeles

"From backyard barbacoa in Boyle Heights to Baldwin Park and even a residency in Santa Monica, veteran barbacoa master Petra Zavaleta offers one of the most unique barbacoa styles in Los Angeles from her hometown of Tepeaca, Puebla. Since then, Santa Monica and Baldwin Park have closed, but Barba Kush is back with an ongoing operation in Boyle Heights (check Instagram for the location). In addition to tender, flavorful lamb, and barbecued lamb skulls with eyes, tongue, and cheeks attached for making tacos with warming lamb consommé, there’s a rich, iron-flavored lamb menudo called mole de panza enchilada." - Bill Esparza