Hannah H.
Yelp
This particular Taco Bamba recently had opened up on the LA Mart plaza, right next to Mama's Chicken. As other Taco Bambas, the menu offers breakfast items, apps, tacos, signature tacos, bowls, tortas, quesadillas, various sides, and even burgers.
We came here for an early dinner, and we ordered:
+Carne Asada tacos - served on a corn tortilla with onions; large chunks of beef steak that was well marinated; slight on the tougher end, these still had good flavor and was a simple taco
+Bruce Leo - with grouper, green chile, sweet & sour salsa macha, blistered napa cabbage, fried ginger, and cilantro; the menu stated that the group was crispy, but it didn't seem to have any batter on it nor was it crispy; it was kind of soggy
+Spicy 'Shroom - with chipotle portobellos, grilled corn, cotija, pickled onions, heart of palm, cilantro, and pepitas; this was super spicy, and not in a good way - it seemed that the focus was heat, heat, and more heat; also, it first came out with cilantro, in which we requested there to be none; also, ikt was just way too overpowering with the chipotle, and the mushrooms were just overly mushy
+Veggiemachatatte - with crispy sweet potatoes, salsa macha, toasted almonds, sweet garlic sauce, burnt chile chitate, and green onions; we didn't really taste any of the sweet potatoes, and the taste was off-putting
+Mexican Street Corn - with mayo, red chile, lime, and cotija; the corn was smaller, and the dressing and the spices were just way too overwhelming - way too much mayo and way too sour; this was hardly touched after a bite
We just felt that there was just too much going on, or there may have been a lack of quality control in terms of the portions of the toppings. The corn tortillas were also more on the dry end, so they did fall apart easily.
Staff were friendly, and there were plenty of seating, both tables, bar tables, and counter seating.
Plenty of parking in the shared plaza lot.
+avoid the Mexican Street Corn
+double-check your orders with any customizations
+friendly staff
+plenty of parking in the shared plaza lot