Tacos Don Guicho en El Caney Market El Monte 91733

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bigwilly Favorite Cuisine: Japanese,Chinese 129 Reviews

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2/26/2008 I'd been looking around for good tacos de cabeza.  I've hit up a number of taco joints around LA, and even a bunch of taco trucks.  Mainly what I found was cabeza that was boiled and minimally seasoned.  Topped with some salsa, chopped onion and cilantro, they're all pretty similar.

Upon my friend Juan's recommendation, I rolled over to El Monte Sunday morning and began my mini fooddigging expedition.

Located near Amigo Motors, El Carey Market's large sign is difficult to miss.  Since I was headed east on Garvey, I swung a U and parked right in front of the market.  Not knowing what to expect, I walked in and found myself back in my childhood memories where I would walk Mexican markets in Mexicali.

In the grungy market, I saw a Chinese woman to the left stocking the Mexican pastry shelf with freshly baked goods.  To the right, I saw tables and chairs running alongside of a meat counter that featured various marinated and unmarinated meats.  Next to the meat counter, a gentleman was serving up some gorgeous tacos.  I walked up and asked, 'a donde puedo ordenar?'.  His response?  'Order from the checkout stand', and he pointed to where a lady was paying for her groceries.

When I got to the checkout stand, I said 'can I order some tacos?"  Her response?  'Que?'

So I ordered 2 tacos de cabeza, 2 tacos de lengua, y 2 tacos de asada.   After being to all of these other places, I was expecting some tiny tacos.  At 2 bucks each, I paid the 12 dollars for the tacos and hopped in my car.  I wasn't feeling quite comfortable in the area, so I drove a few miles towards Monterey Park and parked.  I opened up the containers and found these massive tacos overstuffed with meat.  I started salivating and picked up a taco de lengua.  The tongue was perfectly cooked...tender, but not overly tender.  The cabeza was amazing.  By the time I got to taco #5, I felt like throwing up because I was so full.  I powered through and finished, but could not even consider eating the meat that fell out of the tacos.  Usually, that's my favorite part, but I was hunched over in pain, but still smiling.

The area was a bit sketchy, but it was 11 in the morning.  The tacos were truly amazing and the best I've had in a long time.

Recommended:  tacos de cabeza
Not recommended:  Coming here at night

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