TOP 5 BEST BIRRIA SPOTS Story and photos by Margarita Sipaque
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uicy birria beef served in tortillas with consome, onion, cilantro, and salsa hits the spot every time. Sometimes food gets pricey for us college students but why spend $5 at Mcdonalds or Taco Bell when you can buy tacos de birria at a birria food truck? Or spend $10 on a quesadilla de birria or birria with rice and beans. Here are the top 5 Birria places in a 10 mile radius from El Camino College.
1. Zacatecas Restaurant Zacatecas Restaurant is a Mexican food restaurant that serves all kinds of Mexican food. Birria isn’t on the menu, you just let the waiters know that you would like to get some. One way you can ask for birria is by ordering the grilled chicken bowl and substituting it with birria. Address: 13737 S Inglewood Ave, Hawthorne, CA 90250
2. Pepes Red Tacos Pepes Red Tacos is another birria food truck that serves a variety of food items. One item that they serve is a vampiro (vampire in panish). A vampiro is like a quesadilla and taco combined. It has two layers of white melted cheese and in the middle is the birria. Any cheese lovers out there would really enjoy this meal. Address: 23814 Vermont Ave, Harbor City, CA 90710
3. Abigail’s Tacos A great simple, cheap, and filling choice. Each taco cost $1, which is nice for college students on a budget looking for good food. The tortilla is dipped in consome and has onion, cilantro and a spicy yet very tasty salsa. If you are a spicy lover, you should ask for their habanero salsa to add more flavor to your tacos. The torta de birria is very juicy and has the right amount of birria, cheese, onion and cilantro. Address: 1200 W Pacific Coast Hwy, Wilmington, CA 90744
Abigail’s Tacos is a birria food truck that serves six different items. The must-try item, of course, is the birria tacos.
4. Tacos el Goloso Tacos el Goloso is a birria “fast food” restaurant. It doesn’t have a drive through or is very fast but it’s not a traditional restaurant where a server attends to take your order. There are a lot of Tacos el Goloso spread out around some cities. They also serve birria based foods like birria tacos, quesadillas, burritos, and more. Address: 3720 Pacific Coast Hwy, Torrance, CA 90505
5. Taqueria El Otro Amigo Taqueria El Otro Amigo is a Mexican Restaurant, one of their items on the menu is a birria plate. It comes with birria, Mexican red rice and fried beans with cheese on top. This is hands down the best birria place. Their birria is very juicy and flavorful. They drench the birria with consome making so juicy.
Address: 17236 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90504
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