Kogi BBQ Truck ★ 4.6
Roy Choi's Kogi BBQ Truck has rolled around Los Angeles since 2008, pairing Korean short rib with Mexican tortillas. Schedule posted online daily.
Try: Short rib taco
Tire Shop Taqueria is a street-food stop in Los Angeles.
Tire Shop Taqueria in South LA, Los Angeles operates from the lot of an actual tire shop on Avalon. Suadero and al pastor tacos until 01:30, cash only.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Address: 4077 S Avalon Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90011
Roy Choi's Kogi BBQ Truck has rolled around Los Angeles since 2008, pairing Korean short rib with Mexican tortillas. Schedule posted online daily.
Try: Short rib taco
Pink's Hot Dogs on La Brea, Los Angeles has dressed chili dogs since 1939 from the same walk-up stand. The chili cheese with bacon is the LA order.
Try: Bacon-wrapped chili dog
Tacos Tamix runs five LA trucks shaving al pastor off a wood-fire trompo since 2006, the Pico Union truck the most consistent for the late-night order.
Try: Al pastor taco from the trompo
Leo's Tacos Truck on La Brea, Los Angeles has carved al pastor off a trompo since 2010, with three permanent truck locations and a 02:00 closing time.
Try: Al pastor taco off the trompo
Raul Ortega's Mariscos Jalisco in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles has fried the LA shrimp taco dorado from the same Olympic Boulevard truck since 2001.
Try: Shrimp taco dorado
Romulo Acosta's Carnitas El Momo in Boyle Heights, Los Angeles cooks Michoacan-style carnitas in a copper pot. Weekend lunch only, sells out by 14:00.
Try: Carnitas mixto taco