Adobada Taco appears as a signature dish in 1 United States cities. See each city's local variant and where to eat it.
Adobada taco · San Diego
Marinated pork shaved fresh from a vertical-rotisserie trompo onto a small corn tortilla, with diced onion, cilantro, salsa and a slice of grilled pineapple. The Tijuana-style al pastor crossed the border at Tacos El Gordo.
Adobada is the Tijuana adaptation of al pastor, the Lebanese-Mexican shawarma-on-a-spit invented in Mexico City in the 1930s. Tacos El Gordo brought the Tijuana version to Chula Vista in 1998 (Broadway location) and has run a Broadway and H Street trompo since, slicing pork off the vertical rotisserie to order. The Tijuana style uses a smaller tortilla and skips the pineapple-on-top theatrics that Mexico City pastor relies on. Tacos El Gordo's adobada taco is the canonical Border San Diego adobada plate; the city's late-night taqueria menus all run a version.
Where to eat in San Diego:
- Tacos El Gordo
- Lolita's Mexican Food
- Salud Tacos
- Lucha Libre Gourmet Taco Shop