Loteria Grill Los Angeles
When I say "chicharrón", you think pork. The rind, to be exact, deep-fried to finger-lickin' good. Stuffed in tacos or simply served in a plastic sack, this naughtily delicious snack is implicitly piggy. Not so at Loteria Grill...
Read MoreTex-Mex and I go way back.
For my first college gig, I hostessed at a rowdy, Tex-Mex restaurant: Caliente Cab Company. Famous for their frozen margaritas--evidenced by the monster cocktail beckoning from the facade--this was where locals went to get their tequila on, downing syrupy sweet margaritas or slamming shots wielded by bandolier-strapped waitresses. The edible offerings were cheesy, cheap, and filling--food was merely fuel for more boozing.
Read MoreIn my suburban CT childhood, there were two types of tacos. 1. Salty, spice-packet-seasoned beef in a hard shell from Old El Paso. 2. Gringo-style, cheesy bombs from Tacos Or What, a local joint frequented by high-schoolers and hungry stoners. Neither were remotely authentic, but they were good, cheap fuel for my enormous, adolescent appetite. When I moved to Los Angeles -- aka Little Mexico -- I finally tasted tacos in their natural habitat.
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