Teddy's Red Tacos
Restaurant · South Park
731 E Slauson Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90011
Highlights
Tijuana-style birria tacos, mulitas, quesadillas, tostadas & vampiros
Tijuana-style birria tacos, mulitas, quesadillas, tostadas & vampiros
"If you don’t find yourself transcending this astral plane when handed the deluxe plate from Teddy’s Red Tacos, then damn, maybe life really is meaningless. But that probably won’t happen, because for just $14, this Tijuana-style taco truck (and their brick-and-mortar spot in Venice) will give you a life-affirming assortment of cheese-encrusted molitas, quesadillas, tostadas, pozole, and birria-stuffed tacos, plus, an 8 oz. cup of consome. Their South LA and Echo Park trucks are only available for pick-up, and Teddy’s Red Tacos’ Venice location is available via various delivery platforms." - kat hong
"Closed on Monday, February 3, 2025, in solidarity with A Day Without Immigrants 2025 — a nationwide movement in which immigrants and allies stayed home from work, did not attend school, or withheld from shopping as a protest against President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown. The action was framed to highlight the role immigrants play in the economy and society, and comes after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement began targeting major sanctuary cities, including Los Angeles, on January 20; restaurants and farms throughout California rely heavily on immigrant labor from Central and South America, and NBC Bay Area reports many farmworkers have not shown up to work for fear of deportation." - Mona Holmes
"With two different trucks and a brick-and-mortar in Venice, Teddy’s Red Tacos has quickly expanded their empire throughout the city. And rightfully so - their spicy beef birria is some of our favorite in the city. You can get it in either a taco, quesadilla, tostada, mulita, or vampiro, but our move is to just do the deluxe plate, which essentially gives you one of each for only $13.99. Open daily from 9am-7pm (10am-9pm in Venice), takeout only." - brant cox
"“Quick and affordable” usually only applies to T-shirt stands and smoke shops on the Venice Boardwalk - unless you’re talking about Teddy’s Red Tacos. The first permanent location of a South Park taco truck, Teddy’s Venice has the same fantastic red beef birria as the mobile version, only right by the beach. And though that beef birria is the only thing they serve, you can get it a variety of ways: As tacos, vampiros, or quesatacos - but we recommend just getting them all in the Deluxe Plate for $14." - brant cox, brett keating
"Teddy’s Red Tacos serves some of the best birria in Los Angeles, with trucks parked across the city. The taco plate includes three tacos, rice, beans, salsa, and crispy birria tostadas. The meat is saucy and rich, held together by deep orange tortillas." - Eater Staff
