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Frozen-style French fries piled with grilled steak, cheese, sour cream, guacamole and pico. A San Diego-LA Mexican-American invention from the 1990s.
Carne asada fries crossed up the California coast from San Diego, where Lolita's Mexican Food on Imperial Avenue is widely credited with the format around 1986: a paper plate of crisp fries piled with grilled steak, melted cheddar, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo. The dish reached Los Angeles in the early 1990s and became a staple of late-night Mexican counter spots, particularly across the Westside and the Eastside. It is messy, communal, eaten with two forks, and reads as the West Coast cousin of poutine and nachos. Most pure-blooded LA versions still use crinkle-cut fries.
2 editor picks for Carne asada fries in Los Angeles, ranked by editorial score. All Los Angeles signature dishes · Carne asada fries across every city.
Also in: San Diego.
Tacos Tu Madre on Westwood Boulevard near UCLA, Los Angeles, is a small walk-up window for tacos. Priced at $. Kitchen leans mexican-american.
OrderCarne asada fries piled with cheese, sour cream, guacamole and pico de gallo.
TipOrder at the walk-up window; the line moves fast and the half-portion is a meal for one.
Eduardo's Border Grill on Westwood Boulevard, Los Angeles, has served carne asada fries, burritos and combo plates from a corner counter for decades.
OrderCarne asada fries and a steak burrito with house red salsa for the table.
TipThis is a Westwood lunch counter; cash and card both fine, expect a queue around the UCLA lunch hour.
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