Carnes Asadas Pancho Lopez, Mexican Food in Los Angeles CA

"When you see a table of ten burly construction workers at a restaurant all ordering the same thing for lunch, you can probably guess the house specialty. At Carnes Asada Pancho Lopez, an always-busy Jalisco-style restaurant in Lincoln Heights, it's carne en su sugo. This smoky and savory tomatillo stew is loaded with tender beans, bacon, and chopped carne asada, and might be the best thing ever to eat on a rainy day. From the clay mugs for agua frescas to the beer bottles filled with salsa, Pancho Lopez goes all in on the Guadalajara ambiance. You already know the must-order here, but we also love their juicy torta ahogada, barbacoa tacos, and roasted bone marrow plate." - sylvio martins, brant cox, garrett snyder

"Find Carnes Asadas Pancho Lopez slightly off the 110 near Avenue 33. This open-air restaurant in Lincoln Heights prepares dishes from Guadalajara with birria, tortas, chilaquiles, and a saucy carne en su jugo with handmade tortillas. Though the City of Industry location offers the same menu and table service, the one in Lincoln Heights boasts ample charm." - Eater Staff

"Humble doesn’t even begin to describe this open-air restaurant, which has no walls and is seemingly built out of corrugated metal. But what comes out of the kitchen is anything but simple. In quiet Lincoln Heights, find a limited menu that excels in tender, stewed meats and soulful soups. The chef mines the memories of his hometown of Jalisco with carne en su jugo, a superb, meaty soup made from tomatillos, bacon, pinto beans and beef. Birria en consommé is another warming, brothy hit, packing in more delicacy and nuance than the typical effort. There must be tacos, of course, and tortillas are properly made in-house. We’re partial to the barbacoa doused in a fiery tomato salsa. All the while, a small staff welcomes you with infectious enthusiasm." - Michelin Inspector

"This humble, outdoor restaurant was a lovely surprise, excelling primarily in stewed meats and soups. The Carne en su Jugo was just the kind of smoky, meaty, soulful stew you’d want simmering in your own kitchen on a hard winter’s day." - Nancy DePalma

"Humble doesn’t even begin to describe this open-air restaurant, which has no walls and is seemingly built out of corrugated metal. But what comes out of the kitchen is anything but simple. In quiet Lincoln Heights, find a limited menu that excels in tender, stewed meats and soulful soups. The chef mines the memories of his hometown of Jalisco with carne en su jugo, a superb, meaty soup made from tomatillos, bacon, pinto beans and beef. Birria en consommé is another warming, brothy hit, packing in more delicacy and nuance than the typical effort. There must be tacos, of course, and tortillas are properly made in-house. We’re partial to the barbacoa doused in a fiery tomato salsa. All the while, a small staff welcomes you with infectious enthusiasm." - MICHELIN Guide