Bee Taqueria
Restaurant · West Adams ·
Gourmet tacos, ceviche, tostadas, and outdoor seating
Gourmet tacos, ceviche, tostadas, and outdoor seating
"Note: This restaurant is temporarily closed.This casual taqueria with serious focus and creative style arrives courtesy of the talented Chef Alex Carrasco (of Scratch Bar and Osteria Mozza fame). Its setting is simple but sweet, with a string of café lights, handful of covered tables, as well as an open-air courtyard outfitted with picnic tables and a blazing fire pit.Tacos, ceviche and tostadas reign supreme on the menu, which draws culinary inspiration from the chef's childhood in Mexico City. Don’t miss the special tender chicken tacos—starring red mole made from bougainvillea and garnished with purple spinach and shaved red onion. If interested in sampling the full scope of this team's talents, opt for the $50 omakase—a taco-heavy tour of flavor combos pulled from...you guessed it...Mexico City." - Michelin Inspector
"Starting in 2019, chilango chef Alex Carrasco opened Bee Taqueria serving Los Angeles’s only taco omakase, helping it to earn a Michelin Bib Gourmand designation. Tacos can include a savory beet tinga, chicken in a floral mole with bougainvillea blossoms, or grilled A5 wagyu taco topped with a fried quail egg and chapulines. All the tacos at the restaurant are inspired by Carrasco’s childhood in Mexico City." - Bill Esparza
"Set in West Adams, Bee Taqueria is a visually lovely outdoor restaurant—punchy lion murals, string lights, and white picnic tables set the scene—where chef Alex Carrasco's exciting, irreverent taco lineup includes chile morita–spiked beets treated like chicken tinga, asada tacos, cochinita pibil–style tacos, and the media luna (fried tacos packed with shrimp and scallops). Most days you'll find ceviches and tostadas (though the shop sometimes sells out early), and Bee Taqueria was known for its taco omakase—purportedly the first of its kind in Los Angeles; those tastings are still available but diners need to email the restaurant to secure a reservation." - Eater Staff
"Monday nights are typically quiet for most restaurants, however, last night, there was a good reason. Bites from Bee Taqueria were served at the MICHELIN Guide Star Revelation event." - The MICHELIN Guide
"An unassuming, wood-bench–lined taqueria run by chef Alex Carrasco offering Mexico City–inspired tacos and taquitos; the spot has earned recognition from the Michelin guide." - Tim Chester