Over the course of two weeks, more than 100,000 of you came to our Facebook page and voted for your favorite people, places and things in this city. And now that winners have been officially announced via our latest print edition (you can pick up a copy at any of the 500 locations listed here), we will be rolling out all 30 winners online–one a day for the next month.
Best Place to Get an Authentic Taco
Taqueria la Mexicana
With more than 40% of the city’s population claiming Latino heritage, there were bound to be a lot of good contendors for the Best Authentic Taco category, but, unfortunately, none can compare to Taqueria La Mexicana’s, both in quality and accessibility. The mini-chain of walk-up taquerias supposedly has five locations spread out across Long Beach (a sixth recently opened in Hawaiian Gardens) that serve up street tacos with all the necessary meat options from carne asada and al pastor to lengua and cabeza, each expertly spiced and perfectly grilled. Each taco (priced at a cool $1.10) comes on double-layered corn tortillas—just add salsa (roja o verde) and enjoy!
Taqueria la Mexicanas are located at 3274 E. 4th St., 1901 E. Carson St., 1490 Santa Fe Ave.
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