{"id":1173,"date":"2017-10-04T22:02:08","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T22:02:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lbpost.com\/articles\/life\/food\/staff-picks-our-favorite-spots-to-celebrate-national-taco-day\/"},"modified":"2017-10-04T22:02:08","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T22:02:08","slug":"staff-picks-our-favorite-spots-to-celebrate-national-taco-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/food\/staff-picks-our-favorite-spots-to-celebrate-national-taco-day","title":{"rendered":"STAFF PICKS: Our Favorite Spots to Celebrate National Taco Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-56145\" src=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/10\/hole-mole.png\" alt=\"hole-mole\" width=\"620\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>From left, clockwise: Ensenada fish tacos, potato crunchy tacos, and asada taqueria tacos from Hole Mole. Photo by Asia Morris.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>With Long Beach&#8217;s seemingly-endless supply of sit-down, walk-up, family-style, fast-food, chain or mom-and-pop Mexican joints, every day is Taco Day. While National Taco Day doesn&#8217;t fall on a Tuesday this year, it&#8217;s as good an excuse as any to go out and stuff our faces with some of our favorite local offerings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stephanie<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I prefer homemade, but if I had to choose, I\u2019ve been going to Hole Mole a lot, specifically the Cal Heights and Alamitos Beach locations, since it&#8217;s conveniently spread out throughout the city. They have really good fish tacos.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Hole Mole Ensenada fish taco &#8211; $1.69 |\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.holemole.com\/#menus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Menu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1OysB7SupR0uAeXKvN7Tt1yDzDXY&amp;hl=en\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Asia<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also Hole Mole fish tacos, but if I\u2019m feeling like something different, Seabirds\u2019 vegan beer-battered avocado tacos (with extra Seabirds sauce) are the way to go.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Seabirds Kitchen beer battered avo taco &#8211; $4.50 | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.seabirdskitchen.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Menu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1NhzRSnEaUK0zbfP5qhF91wrteeE&amp;hl=en\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jason\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Baja Sonora hard shell shredded beef. They&#8217;ve never let me down, plus I like cheese on my tacos.<\/p>\n<p><em>Baja Sonora deep fried hard tacos, shredded beef &#8211; $2.85 | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bajasonora.com\/menu.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Menu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1uAB3-RLu4WF_5l9ObnFWlE53C7E&amp;hl=en\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dennis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Definitely Playa Amor\u2019s soyrizo and potato tacos. They\u2019re savory and filling, and they\u2019re served with spicy aji amarillo which gives them a good kick. If you order them without queso, they\u2019re vegan.<\/p>\n<p><em>Playa Amor vegetarian tacos &#8211; $11 for 3 | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.playaamorlb.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Menu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1lkEIgfN_FcE53WiN5Urp5sKx360&amp;hl=en\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mike<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Leo\u2019s fish tacos are always delicious and taste super fresh, and for $1.50 on Taco Tuesday, you can\u2019t beat the price.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><em>Leo\u2019s Mexican Grill soft taco, fish &#8211; $2.99 | <a href=\"http:\/\/www.zmenu.com\/leos-mexican-grill-long-beach-3-online-menu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Menu<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/embed?mid=1yI5T_mC80dsIFUEDofEGLuOk2yk&amp;hl=en\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Jen<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Super Mex carnitas tacos are always fresh and never greasy!<\/p>\n<p><em>Super Mex carnitas taco &#8211; 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