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El Tacontento

4.7 (30 reviews)
Closed • 6:00 pm - 12:00 am (Next day)

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Stephanie C.

The meat at this place is so good!! They have it all, salsas are amazing, grilled chilies, and aguas Frescas I usually order an array of tacos- my fave lengua, suadero, asada The guys are super nice, and attentive, the line is long for a reason. Sometimes with street tacos the meat is too salty for my taste- I feel like this place is perfectly balanced. They have huge burritos as well. Recommend a thousand times over! Estos tacos están muy ricos. Tienen variedad de carnes, y las sentí con muy buen sabor, y no muy saladas como muchos lugares en LA. Yo ordené lengua, suadero, y carne asada, pero tienen de todo. Las salsas y aguas frescas también están muy ricas! Aveces hay mucha fila- y es porque es muy buena la comida. Los chicos muy atentos y amables! Los recomiendo mil veces!

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Great Al pastor. Thanks to the and I mean full line of workers theirs helping take care of an even bigger line of clients / customers I ordered the four taco two asada and two Al pastor tacos and one customized burrito delicious 'n delicious

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Mike L.

tl;dr: this place is packed right from the bat for a great reason. $2 a taco, can't beat their value of their vast offerings. Right off the 5 on Slauson, easy to find (look at me pix), this place is legit. Great portion, no skimping. If you get the quesadilla, you'll know what I'm talking about. I got here before opening so they didn't have all the meats cooked yet :( I got what I could've. Asada: nice char sear, thinly sliced and diced, easy to bite. Not heavy on the marinade or excessively salty. Pretty decent Pastor: good meaty bite, not greasy. Light on marinade: not sweet nor acidic, light salt. Wasn't roasted hard. Decent Tripas: washed/treated well. No gamey smell and tastes clean. They were barely just searing it on the flat top since I got there early, so it kinda just tasted boiled lol. That's my fault. It has a lot of potential, I would definitely have it extra seared. Suadero: great balance of fatty and meaty bites, seasoning is on point. It has that vat-braised taste without feeling "greasy" with the right amount of salt. Excellent with salsa verde and marinaded onion/habanero. Their green salsa is simply done nicely; sour and livening, I love its balance. The red salsa can do more flavors but does have its spicy kick. Guacamole salsa shares an excellent juggle of tomatillo and avocado for sure, not one overpowering the other. I'd recommend combining red and guacamole salsa for and roasted meats for sure and just green salsa for any stewed proteins.

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Jenifer Z.

This are beat tacos ever! My husband found this taco stand and we had to stop. My daughters and myself loved the taste of the meat so fresh. They also have drinks and play good music. Good costumer service

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10 months ago

Best tacos hands down. They also have tortas, burritos, papas rellenas and drinks. They stay busy!

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5 months ago

Best street tacos ever. Service is fast even when the line is super long. I would highly recommend.

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11 months ago

The street taco flavor is so good! The pastor is the best. Always quick amd hits the spot every time.

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1 year ago

Bro shits so fire. They love me im white af i bring all my friends who speak spanish so they can order for me. Alpastor and suedero bangs

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1 year ago

Best taco spot in town! My family and I love going to this place. Affordable prices as well. Love it

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1 year ago

Carne asada tacos are good. Always a long line. A sign that tacos are good. Aguas frescas are deliciosos and huge.

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1 year ago

Good food!!! Real good food!!! N keep in mind Men being men!!!! Good Mexican humor so if u look sexy u going to hear it!!!!!

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Tried this place last night, BOMB!!!! As authentic street tacos as you can get!!!! Staff very friendly.

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Very good tacos, the salsas are all very delicious and the aguas frescas are so perfect in their flavor

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Sergio's Tacos has been a longtime go-to spot for my family for many years. Overall, the food is…read moregood, and it's one of those places we keep coming back to because when they get it right, it really hits the spot. My personal favorite is their burrito, pretty much with any meat. They do a great job balancing and rolling it so that you get a good mix of everything in each bite, which makes a big difference. Family favorites also include their carne asada tacos, tacos in general, their nachos, and the tortas de milanesa. That said, the food can be a little hit and miss at times depending on how it's prepared and served. For me, the one thing I usually skip here is the al pastor. It tends to be a little too soupy for my taste, and in my experience it does not have that fresh off-the-trompo texture and flavor that I prefer. As for service, it really depends on who you get. It can be hit and miss, but for the most part the staff is not rude and things usually move along fine. Ambiance is pretty minimal in my experience, mainly because I usually take the food to go, so I'm not really coming here for the dine-in atmosphere. Pricing is decent, the food is generally satisfying, and this is still a spot that has earned its place as a family favorite over the years. Not perfect every single time, but definitely a place we've enjoyed and will keep coming back to.

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What? $2.50 Wednesday Tacos special only at this location? Will have to come back for that! Love…read moretheir $4 Mixto Meat (carnitas) Tacos!! One $4 taco is like a mini burrito. When there's tons of $1.25-$2 taco options in the neighborhood and even by Boyle Heights, that $4 is worth it! It's filling. I feel anyone who's a carnitas lover will enjoy El Momo. Meats here are salted now. But not overly. Looks like they are open and serving consistently now again too? Locations we've been to: Original boyle heights location was always good. Add your own salt. But then again, haven't been back since before covid times, before it became mainstream popular? Boyle heights (soto st) 2nd location was too salty for the SO a year ago. He's not planning to revisit. He only visited cause this location was closed again. East LA location (this one) wasn't stable in its opening dates, hours, including their mixton taco meat quality. We are used to adding our own salt. But as our recent visit 9/2026, looks like they presalt their meat now!! And it's not overly salty too!

Carnitas El Momo is the place to come for carnitas (pork), especially if you like pork skin or…read morestomach. Looking up 'Best carnitas in LA', and there's a good chance that 'Carnitas El Momo' will pop up in your search results list. Starting as a food truck in Boyle Heights in 2015 (which is still open), this brick-n-mortar location with indoor dining in Monterey Park opened in 2022. It ended up being a bit longer walk than I anticipated coming from the East LA Civic Center Metro station, so my brother and I were drenched in sweat on this 90+ degree day. We walked into the air conditioned uncrowded building, and were friendlily greeted, and offered a simple taco of pork burnt ends. It was good and gave us a taste of what the rest of the meal would be like. Between the two of us, we ordered a sample of each taco ($4), stuffed in a decent tortilla. The meats are available are buche (pork stomach), cueritos (pork skin), maciza (pork shoulder), and migajas (burnt ends). We also got the Mix (all the meats aptly named aPORKalypse) and also a mulitas ($12 for all the meats except stomach). Everything was ordered con todo, which meant a lot of cilantro and pickled white onion with lime wedges. I also got a large horchata ($6). There is self-serve water available near the simple salsa bar (choice of a hot green sauce, and even hotter red sauce and hot pickled peppers). All the meat is cooked in lard low and slow and seasoned according to the patriarch's (aka Momo) original receipt from Salamanca, Mexico. The slow simmering definitely was noticeable and we enjoyed the flavors. My favorite was definitely the Mix, with a nice blend of texture. I think have a crunch factor (like chicharron) would have added even more texture, but I understand that would not be authentic. Also I noted that they call buche here pork belly, which is a very different pork belly than in Far East Asian cuisine. I like buche though in moderation, and this version was very good, especially mixed with pork muscle cuts. Pork skin by itself in a taco is too much for me. I would definitely get the mulitas again, replacing the pork skin with buche, and putting on it a milder sauce than the hot ones offered...definitely need a lot of acidity to cut through the very fatty meal.

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