Tacos Los Güichos

Drawn by the sight of glistening trompos, we’ve sampled al pastor all over town, hoping for a taste of sweet, porky nirvana—and now we’ve found it. While Leo’s continues to offer delicious, highly accessible al pastor (the kind that’ll never fail in your time of need), this South L.A. taco cart parked off the 110 freeway offers the absolute best taco al pastor ($2.75) in the city. Only available after 5pm (though the cart opens in the morning), Tacos Los Güichos serves the beautifully charred, slightly smoky meat sans the pineapple and avocado salsa other taqueros rely on to compensate for not-so-great al pastor. During the day, you’ll still find great cuts of offal like lengua and tripas, but the trompo is the true star here. Arrive in the evening and anoint your taco with their delicious salsa verde, or perhaps the subtly fiery salsa roja, and you won’t find a better taco al pastor in Los Angeles.