Watching a recent episode of La Comida del Barrio with chef Aarón Sánchez set in Boyle Heights sent me down a food nostalgia spiral.
If you had to point someone to your favorite Mexican spot in Boyle Heights that can't be missed, where is it and what do they HAVE to order?
by wearecocina
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Milpa Grille/Macheen! Specifically for their pork belly breakfast burritos and their handmade salsas. Pork belly tender and crispy at the same time. Hash browns kwispy af. Coffee also solid.
Birrieria Don Boni. Get the chamorro.
Best Nayarit style seafood at El Sarape on 1st.
Theres a mexican market next to guisados on Cesar Chavez that sell a variety of tiny pre-rolled burritos that are delicious. I dont remember the name of the market but every burrito i had there were great. Off topic but the chicken teriyaki at Thai Deli is bomb too.
Mariscos 4 Vientos, tacos de marlin and a tostada de agua chile.
Los cincos puntos
Carnitas el Momo
Mariscos Jalisco, Macheen, Carnitas el Momo, and Los Originales Tacos Árabes.
Coffee: Picaresca and Ulew (the latter technically is Guatemalan owned).
I can already tell that this comment section is gonna be gold.
Al and Bea’s, for their scrumptious bean and cheese burrito (with the added green chile).
Birrieria Chalios, Mariscos el jato, Mary Alicias just to name a few
The potatoes in the Weird Wave coffee breakfast burrito go way too hard.
Tenempal is new and a little expensive but good lord it’s quality food.
King Taco for the red sauce which i then use on better food
Tacos el Texano on the corner of 4th and Breed has the best tacos de buche
Good mentions already. Street food wise then Tacos El Chino. Across Food 4 Less.
Cake Girl for sweets. Plus they serve Post Era coffee. Otomisan (oldest continuously operating Japanese restaurant in LA, BH had a mixed Mexican, Japanese, and Jewish demographic before the freeways split up the neighborhood)El Tepeyac. I prefer George’s Burgers over Jim’s Burger. And like others have said, Macheen (I really like their Portuguese sausage breakfast burrito) and Al ans Bea’s (bean and cheese with green sauce and fries added then a side of red salsa).
Los Chingones for chilaquiles breakfast burritos. My fave in the city.
Brooklyn Ave Pizza! The wings are fire and always ask what their monthly specials are.
Burritos and things:
•Al and Beas, La Azteca, Lupe’s No 2
Breakfast:
•La Carreta , Teres
Mariscos Seafood
•Linda’s, El Jato, 4 Vientos
Tacos:
Ooof. Depends…
•A Cabron for grilled meats including ribs, Chikali for guisados, Macheen, El Toro
Burgers and things
Jim’s or the 5 Finger or the Guac fries
Bonus:
La Indiana Tamales and 5 Puntos
And yes I know it’s not strictly BH on that list
That guy is lame.
Carnitas El Momo, Picaresca, and Barbakush on sundays