Asadero Chikali
Taco restaurant · Whittier ·
Handmade flour tortillas, Mexicali-style guisados, and smoky carne asada.
Handmade flour tortillas, Mexicali-style guisados, and smoky carne asada.
"Originally part of a second wave of Baja California-themed carne asada trucks, the Pérez family has added tacos made with northern Mexican guisados: steak and potatoes, scrambled eggs with ham, or chicharrónes in a red salsa. Get the guisados sampler, grab a stack of handmade flour tortillas made by Melva Pérez, and start eating. Asadero Chikali opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant in Inglewood just a few blocks from Intuit Dome." - Bill Esparza
"While most of the city is either sleeping or suffering through some 7am workout class, Asadero Chikali is busy simmering batches of soul-warming stews for breakfast tacos. This East LA food truck serves spectacular Mexicali-style tacos de guisado served on tender handmade flour tortillas and filled with things like shredded beef with roasted potatoes, chicharron cooked in tangy salsa, and spicy chorizo with scrambled eggs. Beyond breakfast, Asadero Chikali uses their tortillas for classic Norteño carne asada tacos seasoned with a nice charcoal flavor from the grill. Grab one of their cheesy vampiros, too: a corn tortilla toasted until crisp and browned, then piled high with handfuls of melty cheese and grilled asada on top." - sylvio martins, garrett snyder, brant cox
"The vampiro is what to order at Asadero Chikali, the upstart Eastside specialist that trades in Mexicali flavors with lots of cheese and even more smoky carne asada. The truck is parked on Atlantic Boulevard from Wednesday to Sunday from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m." - Eater Staff
"A car crashed into Asadero Chikali over the weekend, the building caught fire, and the driver fled the scene, leaving massive damage; the owners said via Instagram they'll try to keep operations going as a pop-up next week and have set up a GoFundMe to help cover recovery and repair costs." - Mona Holmes
"Originally part of a second wave of Baja California-themed carne asada trucks, the Pérez family has added tacos made with northern Mexican guisados: steak and potatoes, scrambled eggs with ham, or chicharrónes in a red salsa. Get the guisados sampler; grab a stack of handmade flour tortillas made by Melva Pérez, and start eating." - Bill Esparza