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    La Flama

    4.1 (79 reviews)
    Closed 8:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Michelada  chips and guacamole   chicken Taquitos  Tamal de Rajas con Queso
    Breanna A.

    The food was absolutely delicious! The tamales instantly reminded me of my grandma --the masa was perfect. I tried the rajas con queso and the red chicken, both amazing. The micheladas really hit the spot (they're the Tuesday special for only $8!), and the chamoy dulce strips on the side were incredible--so good I took some home. The spicy habanero salsa had a serious kick and paired perfectly with the taquitos and tamales. They also have a charming little market with spices, snacks, dulces, and merchandise. I picked up a super cute bag and wallet while I was there. 10/10 recommend! Very authentic flavors, wonderful service, and such a great overall experience.

    Breakfast Mexican Burrito
    Chris D.

    I was craving a Breakfast Burrito so I gave La Flama try. I ordered the Breakfast Mexican Burrito. First off the Burrito was on the small side. The Burrito wasn't very flavorful. I had to add salsa for more flavor. Maybe their other Burritos are better than this one and worth a try. But overall I was not impressed at all.

    Tacos with rice and black beans were good.
    Chris T.

    I like supporting independent, locally owned businesses and also like to eat where the locals eat. La Flama is a grocery store, butcher, and restaurant. You order at the cashier and the food is brought out to you. Nothing fancy, just good simple Mexican food. The tacos and black bean paste over Spanish rice were good while I watched fiercely competitive Mexican soccer on the many TVs. Check it out!

    The best mole paste to make at home.
    Nancy S.

    I stopped by here for Cinco de Mayo supplies. I have bought Black Mole paste here before and it is excellent, so I picked up some of that. The large corn tortillas were still warm and so soft, my husband opened them the minute I got home. I also bought salsa, which I am excited to try based on the other Yelp reviews. Very helpful and helpful pleasant staff. Just a small market, but excellent quality.

    Lo más asqueroso que eh comprado un pan con cucaracha mucho cuidado a los que compran ahí que la cajera solo me ignoró y ni me reembolso
    Angel G.

    Un pan con cucaracha es lo que me vendieron asqueroso todo y ni me reembolsaron mi dinero

    Breakfast Huevos Rancheros
    Mary B.

    La Flama is a family-owned market and restaurant specializing in traditional Oaxacan handcrafted items and homemade food. During the pandemic this place added special touches to keep their customers healthy, such as large dispensers of complimentary hand sanitizer on the tables, inside and outside on the cute front patio. The restaurant offers takeout and delivery options both directly, and through your favorite delivery service. There's an extensive breakfast, lunch and dinner menu, which ranges from traditional Oaxacan plates to American-influenced salads, sandwiches and pizza. Between you and me, I'll bet the savory stewed mole chivo, (goat stew) weekend-only soups like menudo, and Oaxacan tamales with black beans and rice is better than the pizza here. The market is filled with handmade and imported treasures like hand-embroidered quilts, blouses and linens, rattan baskets, clay pottery and old-world culinary items to help you make your own from-scratch food. If you grind your own spices with a mortar and pestle, this place is for you! The fresh fruits, herbs, and vegetables have that fresh-from-the vine appeal. Hand cut meats are bargain priced, marinated or non marinated and very fresh. Real world travelers will love perusing the hard-to-find imported groceries from around the world, such as beloved spicy chilled grasshoppers, rare meats and offal. I love that stuff too! Mermelada de fresa con mezcal (homemade strawberry marmalade with mezcal, salsa chamula (extra spicy!) gelatia de mosaic de vanilla, or smoked tea gelatin with nance, melon and red grapes. Handmade sopes. Fresh chocolate mole, handmade flan, five stars, five , five ! Everyone who works here is super nice. Newcomers will be given a warm welcome. Breakfast is served all day. I love the Huevos Rancheros. Savory stewed tomatoes, sweet onions and chilies on top of over easy eggs, served with creamy black beans, rice and corn tortillas. Anything you order with mole Will be good. Choose a unique fruit drink or real-sugar cane soda, from the cooler, or order a fresh fruit drink from the register. One of my favorite things about this market is the tiny single serving-sized handmade Mexican desserts. I left a few in a friend's fridge. They were gone quick! Delighting a senior citizen pal with easy to eat sweets, and an easy clean up, makes me smile.:) Hidden gem doesn't cut it. This place is better than that. I hope you come here with an open heart ready to find something special, and leave with a new reason to smile!

    Pork ribs in green salsa

    I highly recommend this plate, little spicy and very tasty. They also served alcohol drinks

    La Flama Parillada Plate 3 Meats
    Ashima K.

    I'm always on the hunt for good hole in the wall spots and this delivered! Love walking into places where you know the food has been prepared with love and homeliness. We got the 3 meat platter and were so full! I liked the chicken and chorizo the best, found the carnitas a little dry. The tortillas were soft and warm, and the beans and rice delicious! Salsa were flavorful and I blame my own spice tolerance for finding them slightly hot. More of this menu to eat, and definitely more of the groceries in this store to explore.

    Fresh vegetables
    Richie D.

    For all your ingredients needs from Oaxaca and food, I recommend La Flama. Both a store and a kitchen with outdoor and indoors seating. I tried their chicken burrito and it was a generous size and good! Asked them if they can add mole inside and they did. Their horchata was homemade and delicious!

    $14.84 - Taco plate, very small rice and beans portion
    Elizabeth H.

    First time here today and I just left after waiting over 30 minutes for a simple taco plate. I was the only one inside and the only to-go order and all the staff saw that I was waiting. I gave them the benefit of the doubt before I finally walked up to the counter and asked about my order. The person went to the back to check and it was already put aside. Literally none of the staff approached me or called out my order name. I only stopped in to get a drink I had been looking for and I decided to get some food, but I will not return.

    Costilla en Salsa Verde
    Devonte J.

    Ordered through postmates and as you can see there was hardly any meat at all and what meat was there was completely inedible.

    Memelas de tasajo y memelas de carne asada

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    Ordered delivery...food came all mixed up and sloppy! Very disappointed with the quality!

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    Nice aesthetic going on, staff is really nice and their house burrito is bomb. Would go back

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    Bomb!!!! Great food...Ask for the grilled chicken burrito! Highly recommended Oaxaca Style food!

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    Nice folks. Good food. Lots of sports. Great portions for a good price!! What's not to like.

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    4 years ago

    The parillada plate is quite good (the pork was especially excellent), and the service friendly. A nice little shop as well.

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    Delicious food always the best and they have a lot of different food I always have to try it when I'm in la

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    Love it!! Food is amazing and great service! Absolutely recommended!! Feels like your actually in Oaxaca just by the taste of the food!

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    Tasty tlayuda, nice outdoor seating area, and some fun ice cream flavors from the grocery store inside

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    Villa's Tacos

    4.4
    (1.1k reviews)
    13.6 mi
    $$

    100% BEST LA TACOS! There is a reason why they were on the 2026 Superbowl Halftime show…read more I recently did a taco tour and well VILLAS HIT IT OUT OF THE PARK! It is just favor, beyond flavor, beyond flavor. Yes the tacos Trios both meat or vegan, or just one taco is more pricey than the usual taco truck, but there is a reason. The portions! They are generous. The box is made of paper, not styrofoam. Cheese, yes please, but with or without it is great. The tacos are hand made blue corn tortilla, real guacamole, the cheese. They don't skimp, and with their Jamaica pink onion toppings that are sweet.... it just all goes together so well. A fiesta in you mouth just like the party going on inside the store. I do worry about the people cooking and working there. I hope they are wearing ear plugs or hearing protection because it is LOUD! Be prepared. The line goes fast, it is worth the wait. I LOVE VILLAS! they taste delicious, the ingredients are fresh... just BOMB Comparing to pool party taco man and tacos 1986 which I ate recently. Villas is the winner

    Good food and came out quick too! Too expensive imo but they're friendly and efficient. They have a…read morevariety of bottled / canned drinks, plus aguas frescas. Got the piña for a drink but it tasted pretty watered down so I wouldn't get that again. It's super loud inside with music blasting, so if you're hard of hearing you may have difficulty hearing them while ordering. My partner had to yell to order just to communicate over the music LOL They have flan and cheesecake for dessert which I'd love to try in the future!

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    Angel's Tijuana Tacos

    4.3
    (319 reviews)
    9.7 mi
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    Delicious and authentic Mexican food and tacos at this street spot! Among some of the best and a…read moregood stop for visitors in LA! I came here for dinner on a week night and my experience here was pretty good. I had the asada and al pastor tacos with all the toppings and they were both so good and full of meat and heat. The toppings can be spicy for some, so be warned. My favorite of the two was the all pastor which was flavorful and I did like the thinly shaved meat. It was not dry at all and was fresh. I also tried the mulita with al pastor meat and that was also soso good. Cheesy, meaty, and indulgent. The additional topping section had good variety with pickled onions, cucumbers, etc. and everything seemed pretty fresh. Unfortunately, they were pretty much out of the roasted pepper and grilled onions at the time I went. To drink, I had the horchata and that was also very delicious. It was huge, sweet, and creamy. I also loved how it was not grainy at all. A good pairing with the rich foods. They also have a good amount of seating at the stand with a long table and multiple chairs. Parking is tricky since its street parking only.

    AMAZING food! Visited twice so far (latest: May 2026), and had the queso burrito with carne asada…read moreboth times. I've been meaning to try the other items on their menu, but it was so good the first time that I had to order it again. The portions are *very* generous, and they had the usual sides readily available on the side: lemons, cucumbers, sliced radish, grilled onions and peppers, etc. Also had a bite of their corn quesadilla... the tortilla was soooo good. They had the masa on the side and were making the tortillas fresh and by hand. Yum. Payment: - They take Apple pay! :) Parking: - We found street parking nearby thankfully, but it might be hard to find in general due to the area. Seating: - They have seating to the left of their grill (tables, folding chairs, a tarp overhead). Depending on the time of day, sometimes the shade doesn't quite cover your face--the sun was setting and hitting us right in the eyes, so we switched sides to sit facing away from the sun once those seats were available.

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    $12 and can feed a small family. Best when it's hot. Good but I found several pieces of gristle. I really hate when that happens.

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    $12 and can feed a small family. Best when it's hot. Good but I found several pieces of gristle. I really hate when that happens.
    Tire Shop Taqueria

    Tire Shop Taqueria

    4.7
    (765 reviews)
    8.2 mi
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    gotta get the chorizo and asada y chorizo mixto. not sure if they usually chop up the chorizo, but…read morethey were very kind towards the end of the night and just gave us the whole pieces. worked out well bc it's a lot less crumbly and super meaty! the workers here are always friendly and get a kick out of my spanglish lol. ambience is casual and smoky. parking is a little tough but doable in the neighborhood / main street. we like salsa on the side bc it tends to be pretty spicy. no restroom, but the laundromat next door is open late and is a quarter to use the restroom. def in the top 2 la taco spots for me! happy i came back and gave it another try after my spicy first experience years ago. :)

    My friend said, this place had bomb tacos and tacos are my favorite especially when coming to LA,…read morehowever this place fell short on my expectations. The tostada was very hard and chewy thought I was going to brake a tooth. Asada meat and guacamole on the tostada had no salt. The only thing I was able to taste was the spicy salsa, which it's extremely spicy. My chorizo taco cold and the mulita was okay. Tortillas hand made which that's a plus Agua fresca de pineapple tasted water down too much just tasted the water with hint of pineapple. If you new to this place just know that you can ask for frijoles de la olla on the side they are free. I did like that they had grill onions and it's self serve. Street parking available, but know area not the best to be in. Tables have about 3 incase you planning eat there, & if super hungry know you will be waiting for a long time. It's really cool know it's a tire shop during the day and a taco shop in evenings. This place is very laid back attired unfortunately no music playing.

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    Tacos Guelaguetza

    Tacos Guelaguetza

    4.8
    (250 reviews)
    6.4 mi
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    I was looking for a taco spot with good reviews in the area and stumbled upon this gem of a taco…read morestand in the side of the road. These were truly the epitome of street tacos and absolutely nothing about the vibe, the service, and the FOOD, disappointed. Immediately upon arrival, I noticed the long line of people and said to myself, either this place is really good or really slow. It took me longer to decide what I wanted to try than what it took for the line to move and for it to be my turn to order. So yea, these folks are FAST and very courteous as well. They have real Al Pastor on the trompo (the spit) so of course I ordered pastor tacos and a pastor mulita. I also ordered a few SUADERO tacos which you don't find just anywhere. I am still raving about the amount of meat and flavor of the food here, it's insanely delicious. Once you get your food you make your way down to the end of the taco stand where you are met with an amazing array of fresh taco fixings and salsas. The pink creamy-habanero was the best and the green/red salsas followed right behind. I can't wait to go back to this place. It's mind blowing how a stand on the side of the road puts out better quality food than a brick/mortar taco shop..but these guys know exactly what they are doing and it was a pleasure to try their food. 20 out of 10 for this place.

    Was hoping this spot would give Tacos Tamix (Arts District location) and Brothers Cousins a run for…read moretheir spot in my al pastor standings since I saw a trompo with pineapple, but that hope has been squashed. I do like how they grill their meat though and they use the tortillas to scoop up the meat on the grill. Thought the al pastor was a bit salty and the cheese did not add much flavor to it, but that's probably a good thing considering the saltiness of the meat. Also, make sure you ask them for pineapples since they did not include it until we asked. They do have them sliced up in a container by the meats. Ambience is very casual and it's a stand while eating type of situation. Service was quick.

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    Park your car. Grab a few tacos. Scarf them down. And be on your way. Or maybe do some grocery shopping while you're here.

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    Park your car. Grab a few tacos. Scarf them down. And be on your way. Or maybe do some grocery shopping while you're here.

    La Flama - gourmet - Updated August 2026

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