Los Angeles, we need to talk tacos. FreddyO is on a mission to find the best food in the city, and on Crenshaw we may have found a champion — Taco Mell Catering, serving up the kind of tacos that make you plan your next visit before you finish the first one.
A great taco is simple on paper: a good tortilla, seasoned meat, fresh toppings and a salsa with something to say. Taco Mell gets all of it right. Everything comes off the grill hot, the portions are real, and the flavor hits in layers — smoky, spicy, a little tangy, and gone way too fast. This is catering that eats like a neighborhood institution.
That is the thing about food in Los Angeles in 2018 — some of the best bites in the city are not hiding behind a fancy dining room at all. They are coming from caterers, trucks and family recipes built over years, especially right here on the Crenshaw corridor, where the culture and the cooking go hand in hand. Ask anybody from the neighborhood and they will tell you the same thing — when the food is made with pride, people line up for it, and they bring the whole family back the next weekend.
Press play above and watch the taste test for yourself. Then hit the comments — did Taco Mell earn the crown, or does your spot make the best taco in Los Angeles? Put us on. FreddyO will pull up and judge it fair and square.
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