Asadero Chikali
Restaurant · Inglewood ·
Handmade flour tortillas, flavorful guisados, and mesquite-grilled carne asada
Handmade flour tortillas, flavorful guisados, and mesquite-grilled carne asada
"Asadero Chikali'soriginal food truck in Boyle Heights will always hold a special place in our hearts, but their spacious, more comfortable brick-and-mortar location in Inglewood is the best way to experience some ofLA’s best tacos—and its open from breakfast until dinner.Once you order at the counter and grab a table, servers brings you an entire salsa bar on a plastic tray, and food arrives shortly after." - Sylvio Martins
"One of the most beloved East LA taco spots, Asadero Chikali, which leans on Mexicali-style carne asada, guisados, and more, opened a prime location a few blocks east of Inglewood’s new Intuit Dome in 2024. Founded by José Peréz Jr. and his mother back in 2015, the company worked out of a trailer by 2017. This strip mall location boasts 24 seats, ample parking, and buttery soft flour tortillas to help contain mouthwatering guisados like carne con chile, chicharron con salsa verde, and bistec con papa. Every order comes with up to 10 different kinds of salsa and toppings to customize each taco. Asadero Chikali’s varied, versatile menu should please just about anyone, especially someone keen on finding top-notch tacos in South LA." - Mona Holmes
"We’re not morning people, but we’ll get out of bed at any hour for the breakfast tacos at Asadero Chikali. The East LA truck has a new brick-and-mortar in Inglewood, where you’ll find the same excellent Mexicali-style tacos de guisado. Chikali’s chewy flour tortillas are made in-house and filled with shredded braised beef, chicharron stewed in tangy salsa verde, or spicy chorizo with scrambled eggs." - sylvio martins
"A humble storefront near Intuit Dome and SoFi Stadium, Asadero Chikali brings mesquite-licked carne asada and comforting guisados served on thin, hand-made flour tortillas; its salsa service — presented in a dozen or so small bowls so each bite tastes different — appeals to my banchan-loving dining soul, and the chicharrón guisado is a glorious bite of stewed pork skin that’s best without any salsa or topping." - Eater Staff
"After relaunching their family recipes, Pérez and his family built Asadero Chikali into a brick-and-mortar taquería (4233 W. Century Boulevard, Unit 7, Inglewood, CA) with 24 seats inside and 8 outside next to SoFi Stadium and the Hollywood Park Casino. The menu expands on Mexicali-style carne asada grilled on a charbroiler that incorporates mesquite for a smoky flavor, plus al pastor, chorizo, and chicken, and includes tacos, vampiros, quesadillas, quesatacos, bowls, and a guisado norteño plate. I found the service leans into a true Mexicali experience — once you sit down, they bring a salsa bar with two rows of ramekins (salsa tatemada, salsa bandera, salsa de chile de árbol, pickled red onions, and more) to dress your tacos as you like. Steam trays behind the counter hold Rosa Pérez’s guisados (costillas con salsa roja, rajas con crema, carne con chile, bistec con papa, chicharrón con salsa verde) tucked into warm flour tortillas smeared with porky refried beans, and new bowls and combo plates come with sides like eggs, rice, refried beans, queso fresco, and flour tortillas. They opened their Inglewood restaurant after nine years of operating a trailer and plan eventual extended hours, coffee service, and a hoped-for 2025 liquor license." - Bill Esparza
