El Ruso #1
Taco restaurant · Silver Lake ·
Handmade flour tortillas with carne asada, birria, chile colorado.
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Handmade flour tortillas with carne asada, birria, chile colorado.
"A famed taco truck may be temporarily closed, but owner Walter Soto is taking pre-orders for tacos and burritos for pickup on Sunday, July 13 in Silver Lake. Orders can be placed by calling or texting 213-502-1272, but supplies are limited." - Rebecca Roland
"This truck in front of the Walgreens on Sunset Blvd. serves Sonoran-style tacos that deserve a spot in any conversation about the best versions in LA. Each warm, handmade flour tortilla is topped with things like beef birria, smoky, spicy chicharron en salsa roja, and smoky, chopped carne asada. El Ruso’s tacos range from $3.75 to $5 depending on what you order, and we’re usually sufficiently full after three tacos (especially after adding guacamole, cabbage, and diced onion). Eat these right on the curb or wrap your styrofoam plate in foil and bring it with you into the stadium." - sylvio martins, nikko duren
"This Tijuana-style taqueria parks its trailer directly in front of Lassen’s on Sunset and Echo Park Avenue. Owner Walter Soto serves carne asada, chile colorado, chicharrón, and mole in tacos, burritos (called sobaquera here for their wide, paper-thin tortillas), and more." - Matthew Kang, Mona Holmes
"I’d pull up a red plastic stool at El Ruso in Los Angeles to enjoy their carne asada, singled out as a beloved casual taco spot." - Lauren Dana Ellman Lauren Dana Ellman Lauren Dana Ellman is a New York-based writer and editor who specializes in travel, lifestyle, food, and shopping content. Travel + Leisure Editorial Guidelines
"At El Ruso, a Sonoran-style taco truck in Echo Park, the tortilla is king. Made with flour that the truck's owner sources from his hometown of Tijuana, these are the kind of chewy discs that make each bite a euphoric experience. As far as El Ruso’s excellent mesquite-grilled meats go, the muñeco combo remains our top choice. Smoky chopped carne asada and spicy chicharron en salsa roja pile into one of those golden tortillas, plus you have the option of adding stewed pintos, cabbage, and diced onion to create a hearty beast of a taco. And if they happen to have them on the menu that day, don't leave without a burrito wrapped around one of their sobaqueras, a stretchy hubcap-sized Sonoran flour tortilla that's the only one of its kind in town. " - sylvio martins, garrett snyder, brant cox, nikko duren