Leo's Tacos Truck
Taco restaurant · Mid-City
1515 S La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90019
Highlights
Leo’s Tacos serves up some of LA’s best traditional al pastor tacos from their fleet of lively, late-night Mexico City-style trucks.
Leo’s Tacos serves up some of LA’s best traditional al pastor tacos from their fleet of lively, late-night Mexico City-style trucks.
"The line for Leo's tacos stretches across the parking lot for a reason. This gas station taco truck at the corner of La Brea and Venice makes one of the best al pastor tacos in town. And their carne asada tacos are tasty too. We wouldn't throw either out of bed. Ahh, tacos in bed. Open until 2am every night and 3:30am weekends." - brant cox, arden shore, nikko duren, sylvio martins, garrett snyder
"Open a smartphone map and type the following search: “Leo’s Tacos Truck locations.” Prepare to see 10 red dots scattered throughout the Southland, with the northernmost parked in Pacoima and as far south as Long Beach and Wilmington. The fleet is also in Florence, Echo Park, Baldwin Hills, and, iconically, at the Mid-City corner of La Brea Avenue and Venice Boulevard. On Friday or Saturday nights (or potentially any day), the entire corner transforms into a pleasantly busy outdoor taco stand in the Sinclair Gas Station parking lot. Similar festive vibes permeate all its locations, where staff prepare consistently excellent al pastor and show deft knife skills as they remove slices of marinated pork and pineapple from a giant spit onto a tortilla. The taste is just as satisfying, whether opting for the al pastor, carne asada, or chorizo in taco, burrito, or mulita form. Always wash the meal down with a cold Jarritos soda, horchata, or the deliciously sweet jamaica steeped with hibiscus flowers. — Mona Holmes, reporter" - Eater Staff
"Opened in 2010 by Indigenous Mixe brothers Raul and Mario Ivan Martínez, Leo's Tacos has become a staple in Los Angeles for their Mexico City-style tacos de al pastor. The brothers use a secret adobo marinade recipe and operate multiple stands and trucks across the city." - Bill Esparza
"Al pastor’s second wave was ushered in by the Oaxacan brothers behind a Mexico City-style food truck strategically placed on Venice and La Brea, within striking distance of a crossover audience. Food blogs were soon filled with tales of mercenary taqueros and massive crimson mounds of sweet marinated pork, symmetrically trimmed off of vertical spits finished with the spectacle of flying chunks of pineapple snagged with Ozzie Smith-like precision onto a tortilla. Leo’s now has a fleet of trucks spreading the gospel of traditional al pastor to all Angelenos." - Bill Esparza
"At any given hour from 1 pm to 1 am it's hard not to notice the line at Venice and La Brea, one of the largest intersections in L.A., where a giant trompo spins al pastor over a live fire. There are no frills here, just a couple taco trucks parked to take your order, cooks skillfully slicing off pieces of juicy pork and pineapple to spread into tortillas, and a salsa bar. And that's all you need. Leo's al pastor is undoubtedly one of the best tacos in a taco crazy city ." - Hugh Garvey, Celeste Moure, Krista Simmons
