Tacos 1986

Owners Victor Delgado and Jorge “Joy” Alvarez-Tostado didn’t catch lighting in a bottle with their Tijuana-style tacos; they worked tirelessly, and with equal parts perfect product and total showmanship, the duo created L.A.’s most viral taco stand. Catch their team dressed in all red and tossing adobada from the trompo into tacos ($3.50)—and if Joy’s there, making kissy faces at the crowd—for dinner and a show that can’t be beat. And while the adobada is the star, we’re also partial to the mushroom taco ($3.50)—order it as perron ($5) for cheese and beans—and the vampiro ($5). We mentioned this outfit is enterprising, and they’ve quickly spread across the city: You can catch Tacos 1986 in Downtown, Burbank, Westwood Village, Pasadena, Beverly Grove and West L.A.'s Colony ghost kitchen.