50 Best Taco Restaurants near Venice

“a bit pricey (at least here in downey) but the food is worth it!!“

“Beef, chicken, and shrimp. ALL AMAZING. Made on the spot. Right by the beach. Master gave me 3 options of hot sauce - I was able to endure the pain of the spiciest one which wasn’t too bad. I’m drooling all over my couch thinking of these tacos. Highly recommended and I’m definitely coming back next time I’m in LA. Gracias.!!!“

“These are hands down the best tacos I’ve had in LA. And I’ve had a lot of tacos in the country. Plus for the price (2 bucks a taco), you can’t beat eating this stuff. Highly recommend for any locals of the areas. We got the chicken, pastor, and asada. All a recommend, and you can load up on your own toppings, def get the onions and jalapeño if you love spice.“

“🥙☕️💜I am an avid taco lover. We had never been to this adorable Taco Restaurant in Venice Beach before.
The first thing I noticed was how clean it was.
I was now anxious to have my fave food in life - beef tacos! THEY WERE out of this world.
Our entire family enjoyed the food & a quaint ambience. The Coffee is excellent as well.
I give this “Young Kid Shop”’ 5 stars! Because, if it is not on the Menu, I would bet my life Miss NADIA would not only make it, it would be absolutely delicious!
It is the cutest little beach taco shop on the boardwalk in Venice Beach. Check it out.
💟🥙🏖️“

“While strolling along Venice Beach Boulevard looking for a place to have a late breakfast, I came across Teddy’s Red Tacos. My original plan was to just try one taco there and then continue somewhere else for the rest of my breakfast — but that plan quickly changed.

The lady working there was incredibly friendly and took the time to explain the different tacos and ingredients. I asked for a taco without spicy ingredients, which was easily accommodated, and it tasted amazing.

After that first taco, it immediately tasted like more. Instead of continuing my search for breakfast elsewhere, I ended up ordering several more items and had my full late breakfast there. Everything was fresh, flavorful, and honestly turned into one of the best late breakfasts/lunches I could have hoped for that day.

The place itself doesn’t really have dine-in seating, but there is a terrace seating area right in front that can be used by customers from the surrounding restaurants, which worked perfectly. I even brought my laptop and ended up working there for some time while enjoying my lunch.

I also noticed the place didn’t yet have its own Google Maps listing. Since I enjoyed it so much, I decided to add the listing myself so more people can discover this spot.

Not sure if I’d personally go there for a very early breakfast, but for a late breakfast or lunch, this place is absolutely worth visiting.“

“The best Tacos in Venice! I dipped in for a quick bite and was blown away by the flavors and quality of the food. The steak picado and cochinita pibil are flawless. One thing to know, they are not kidding about the spice levels. I’m a medium spice guy, and their medium was at the edge of my tolerance, but still delicious.“

“Lucky late-ish find after getting into LAX. Handful of great tacos (had pollo and asada) and a nice horchata for less than most fast food spots these days.

Would be a regular stop for me if I was in the area.

(cash only)“

“Been coming here for years, great spot to people watch, grab a cocktail, and enjoy beach eats.“

“I love the Waterfront. Great food and service, bogo happy hour, nice people and chill vibe“

“the prices aren't are not that expensive they got some good food here and good staff“

“pasamos de pasadita guiados por los reviews y nos sorprendió los mejores tacos de birria qué hemos comido. recomendamos al 100 por 100“

“Really enjoyed the food here. The carne asada was well seasoned and the marinade on the pastor was subtle yet delicious. It’s been a while since I’ve been impressed by street tacos in LA. I’ve been spoiled and accustomed to tacos in Mexico, and this place definitely hit the spot. Looking forward to our next visit.“

“Local Taqueria worth the stop.“

“Super nice service and food“

“las gringas espevialidad de la casa“

“Dude absolutely freaking delicious. This is my 3rd time coming to this place. And every time I come, I am craving the cocktail with shrimp and octopus. It taste so fresh and so home made.

The place is always crowed with people ordering. It's a small establishment, but very well organized, super clean and with air conditioning on which keeps it cool inside. Next time, I am going to try the shrimp tacos, as many order them.“

“First off, Terrific Customer Service at the Long Beach, CA location! The manager is amazing. So helpful with recommendations when asked, provides great detail, and is so enthusiastic about the incredible menu. Tocaya at 2nd & PCH has lovely, fresh, bright, clean food. The menu is unique and flexible. You get to choose the protein you want, the cheese you want, whether or not you want your dish to be vegan. So many options and super tasty food! My friend really enjoyed the VEGAN Asada & VEGAN Tinga tacos. I loved my Taco Salad with gluten-free, battered & fried mahi-mahi (that was so, so scrumptious) with Queso Fresco. I swapped and got the cilantro lime dressing (instead of the roasted poblano dressing) and my bowl of goodies was delicious. We shared and relished the Street Corn and the (VEGAN) Queso & Chips. We were both shocked to find the Queso was VEGAN; it’s that good! We also tried the vegan Crema, just to check it out — SO yummy. AND the obviously homemade chips were mouthwatering. Tocaya has seasonal Sangria selections, beer, and other interesting drink options. They’ve got indoor and outdoor seating… and I recommend you head over soon!“

“We stopped here for a quick dinner, it was excellent.“

“Fair prices, really great staff, great variety for food, definitely suggest the horchata it's amazing and they don't give a whole cup of ice. It's unfortunate that they only take cash but they are set up right next to a Ralph's grocery store so it's not too hard to get. Will be coming back!“

“Delicious Birria tacos with cheese and consomé on the side. Good stuff!“

“my favorite taco shop in la!! moving from sd, i found it hard to find a place that reminded me of home, but pepe’s does just that! i get the breakfast burrito every time and it always hits. the staff is the absolute best, they really treat you like family. you can really feel the love they put into the food here!! thanks pepe’s ilyyyy“

“Really good, authentic street tacos! 🌮 Definitely will be back next time I’m in Los Angeles.“

“WORTH ALL THE HYPE!

Sadly that also meant be prepared to wait in long line especially on peak dinner time, which was right at their opening time. We did come on Saturday which probably made it worse.

Nothing fancy, it’s basically occupying a spot on the Pavilion’s parking lot at Hollywood. Quite limited chairs provided so it’s not uncommon seeing people eating while standing or using their car’s trunk.

We got their crowd’s favorite Ribeye and Flank Steak, both of which were indeed so so good in their own ways. Chunky juicy meats on top of the blue corn tortilla. Everything’s cooked fresh to order and they didn’t go complicated with sauce on top of your taco, which even made the meat more stand out, being so flavorful on its own.

If you felt like us and wanna try something beyond beef, certainly go for their Al Pastor, which was also luscious and I’d definitely come back again for.

Don’t forget opt for extra melted cheese on your taco!“

“DELICIOUS,TASTY AMD FLAVORFUL HIGHLY RECOMMEND“

“Everyone thinks LA food is great ,this is big mistake,it’s really hard to find tasty and nice place ,where you would love to be back again .But want to share this place ,it’s called Great white I will promise you will want to come back. Great menu ,good drinks. I love alcohol specially wine.with wine life is better oops here we talking about different things.So back to Great white. Menu is amazing ,fresh and delicious. Recommend this salmon board or Chrissy chicken sandwich you wills at thank you.🍷“

“Last week I was traveling through LA on my way to Santa Barbara. I had some time to kill so I looked up Poke. Came across this amazing place! I am admittedly new to Poke. The staff took good care of me and I wound up having such a hard decision. I think the spicy Poke might have been might absolute favorite. I can’t wait for my next trip to LA so I can stop there again!“

“Early Monday morning. Great service. Ordered the chorizo burrito no beans and the weenie burrito. Both had eggs cooked to perfection. Although I prefer my chorizo mixed in with my eggs. Just a personal preference. Tortillas amazing. Salsa rojo to die for. Would def come back!! Great location near the beach!“

“Perfect chef he makes really good 10 dollar burritos. The service is great he always has a great Attitude never mean. The atmosphere is great because the taco truck is sorta in the shade making a partially seated area. So it’s a great chill vibe the food is great and it’s a lot of food like he makes sure your feed no matter what you get.“

“The reason life is full of blessings and provides you with the will to live is because of these burritos and quesadillas. Your life will feel whole once these delicious Mexican recipes grace your palate—a piece you have been lacking since you were a young child. Although You should be aware that this is not an appropriate place to go on a first date because your date will fall in love with the food instead of you and wouldn't talk to you again unless you came here. To sum up, this Mexican restaurant is not to be taken lightly and ought to be regarded as one of the world's best five-star restaurants 🌎“

“The food was absolutely amazing. The service and ambience was great.“

“These guys do a great job with everything. I love all of their hot sauces.“

“I personally do not like Spanish food… but let me tell you Rico’s Tacos changed my opinion of that!! I will only ever eat Spanish food from Rico’s tacos !! Would highly recommend, 10/10“

“I never knew there was a Homestate near by, I took my family there after I went to a couple of yelp events where Homestate was featured and loved their tacos, but I have never tried their hibiscus limeade. This was refreshing and amazing. My tijuana pather (brisket taco) fell apart but it was so good. Honestly, I've had several of their tacos and forth worth is my favorite. The potato taco was also decent. These tacos are messy because it is filled. You will leave full after 2 tacos.

The service was also great. They accidently left the bacon in the forth worth and fixed it right away. Even offered 2 cookies because it was busy and had to wait. That's great customer service.

I will be making this location a favorite for tex mex tacos.

Also parking is better after 6, it's only 30 mins prior right in front. This is downtown culver city so there's several lots and I'm not entirely sure about parking in the neighborhood, so just check signs.“

“las gringas espevialidad de la casa“

“This is a great example of how LA street mexican food culture is like.

This place has one of the best pastor tacos in LA. Their meats are well seasoned and are not dry. Their salsas have great flavor and heat.

The lines can be long but it is worth the wait. You just can't beat this place when it comes to taste, quality, and price.“

“Delicious food and drinks“

“Staying in a hotel near LAX before a flight and needed some laundry doing. I seen this place just over the road and thought I’d try it and was not disappointed, the tacos were delicious and the lady working there was lovely. I highly recommend this place it’s awesome!“

“This has to be the best burrito I’ve had in SoCal. It’s a great concept to give the customer the open burrito to put in toppings of my choice and amount, then give it back for the employees to perfectly wrap up.

I got the asada and tripa burrito as well as an al pastor and pineapple mulita. All of it was cooked perfectly and with large portion sizes and great prices.

I will happily make the hour trip just to stop here again. This place should get an award.“

“Great food and drinks 🍹 really good 👍🏾“

“friendly place great food and good price“

“The best Tacos and Tortas“

“Lovely restaurant with lovely staff!! I always find myself coming back here whenever im on melrose. The food and portions are amazing, and thank u so much to the chef that served me and my boyfriend extra tacos for free. That little act of kindness really made our day! 🩷“

“Ricooooo! Y limpio y la salsa picosa“

“Best tacos of my life. Fresh tortillas, not too much cheese that was nicely toasted, and TONS of high quality meat. Not greasy, either. I’ve been to Angel’s and Villa’s, and those don’t even come close to these.“

“I really like the food at this place…but the lady who takes the orders by phone is really unprofessional…he take the phone and leave it on the side without saying anything until she likes and she don’t answer the phone when is ringing. Very very bad.“

“Great experience!“

“I tried the ground beef and chicken taco and they were delicious! My favorite part is that they didn’t make me feel bloated. They were light yet filling.
The fries were perfectly salted. The lady who took my order was super nice, great customer service.
Definitely recommend!“

“La comida está excelente deliciosa ! Y de verdad tiene un sazón mexicano,real.muy buen servicio los cosineros súper rápidos y muy amables!😃Lo recomiendo:)“

“Jennifer was incredible!! Total sweetheart. Very helpful in many ways. Explaining to me all the differences for questions I was asking.
I’m a very plain Jane when it comes to food and can’t handle spicy. So they were very accommodating to make my food exactly how I wanted it. Like shows in pictures.
Allison was also very amazing. Both checking on me, and the others here eating as well. Making sure we had all we needed.
Very happy I stopped in today. As my flight was delayed. So it worked out“

“the prices aren't are not that expensive they got some good food here and good staff“