First time trying this truck and being a big birria fan, I wanted to try their birria quesatacos. The birria order comes with three tacos and a small consome for $13.50-sides and drinks not included. The taco size is pretty decent and they don't skimp on meat portions. The biggest drawback was the amount of grease. The tacos were drenched in grease and the consome was basically inedible because it felt like I was dipping an already greasy taco into more grease. That said, I would be hard pressed to give them another chance. read more

WOWW! I'm impressed with this place! I got 3 tacos and a mulitas and I was stuffed! They have all the salsas, limes, onions, radish, and even guacamole on the side for you to grab on your own. They make their own guacamole and it was delicious. The meat quality was amazing! Had the lengua, cabeza, and al pastor and all were great. Comparable to Leo's tacos which was across the street! Definitely coming back soon! Cash only! read more

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The food was super yummy, $11 for a meat filled quesadilla. I will say the chorizo was super oily, personally I like it but I know some people don't. (Torta was the same price) I will say that it was hard to find prices for anything either. They do have seating as well which was super nice. Our food came out within 7-8 minutes (11:00pm nobody else in line.) Pretty fast in my opinion! Only reason i didn't give 5 stars was because the woman who took my order snatched the money out of my hand. lol will still be returning. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Chorizo quesadilla and an asada quesadilla - Food Trucks Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Best carne asada nachos. Make sure you add the avocado. A whole in the wall but good especially if you're looking to grab late night.

This place doesn't get enough recognition. In an area where there is on average 2 or more taco stands/businesses per block, this place stands out. I first visited when I wanted something more than the very available and tasty al pastor options around... El jefe has a great Carne asada. Not just acceptable. Great. Fast forward a few years - Jefé is in my regular rotation now, and I noticed that they have tacos Dorados de birria. This was a bit life changing. I've had Dorados before. I've had dorados birria before. But the crunch, the texture, the flavors. All from a truck that doesn't claim to specialize in them. I also noticed over time that his salsas are quite good. Complex, flavorful, and pairs well with the food. He has a self service guacamole that is quite good. In fact, he sells it! (It's worth buying, especially if you have some chips at home) Long story short, birria tacos dorados, guacamole, good salsa. You're welcome. read more

The most slept on taco truck in the whole city. Only truck in LA with chunky guacamole on the salsa bar. Yes. FREE guacamole. And it happens to be the best guacamole in LA to boot. Best cuts here are lengua, tripas, suadero, pastor, and birria. Don't sleep on the mulitas and Huaraches. Everything fresh, homemade, and delicious. read more

Here I am 8 years after writing my first review. Somehow, this truck keeps getting better and better with age. Every meat is downright incredible. Over time my favorite meats here have become the Suadero, cecina and pastor. Their pastor is one of the best in town and it's what I compare every other taquería to. In the past couple of years they started doing birria. Honestly, it's mind blowing. In a landscape that is now saturated with birrias, they stand out as one of the best. Birria tacos here are an 11/10. I wouldn't consider it authentic, because authentic birrias are mild and tame in flavor compared to El Jefe's birria. It's a flavor that curb stomps your taste buds in the best way possible. I am not a fan of three of the dishes here. The taquitos are surprisingly bland. Get a side of birria consomé to make them better. Their nachos and fries are disappointing. I wish they would use homemade chips instead of the factory made rounds. Fries could be better. A homemade fry would be killer. Everything else is absolute perfection here. I feel blessed to live within a block of this truck. read more

Best lengua ever, I had the lengua plate. Came with rice and beans. Both are flavorful. Lengua was tender and good flavored. All of their sides are highly recommended. Definitely will be back to try cabeza and birria. read more

Ordené 2 tacos jefe y 2 diablo y esto fue lo que recibí, los diablo muy requemada la sala y no tenían chile quebrado,de condimentos ordené 4 salsas de jalapeño y dos habanero, me mandaron una de habanero y una de tomatillo... read more

I ordered an Al Pastor burrito with everything and unfortunately I was disappointed. The meat was dry and the flavor just wasn't there, I didn't want to take it back and just finished it with the not so hot red chili which was okay. They do offer thick guacamole sauce which is really good. This was my review but my friend's Lengua burrito was delicious and my girl's bean & cheese burrito though messy was really good. read more

Food was great! There was a deal where if you buy 4 tacos, then you get an order of birria tacos for free. There was a good selection of meat. Tacos come with guacamole, onions, cilantro, green salsa, pico. I loved the birria tacos. Dipping the tacos into the hot consomme was something that I've never tasted before. read more

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whenever i'm craving LA street tacos, i immediately go to this taco truck the suadero tacos are a must try here, they are so flavorful and juicy and never fail additionally, there are so many delicious condiments that you can add to your tacos especially the free guac!! parking in this area does kind of suck but sometimes you can get lucky with street parking if you want a taste of LA street tacos, this is the place to go read more

Tacos El Jefe - carne asada & suadero - Food Trucks Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The best food ever it's pretty clean they have flan sometimes the flan is pretty good it's creamy and the perfect amount of sweetness.Food is juicy and great!Last is the service it's pretty good I love the service here in this one but an other place was a little bad this is has perfect tables the tables are clean great and wiped down,It's good me and my family love it here! read more

Tacos El Jefe SAVED ME last night! I had finished a shift at work and found myself hungry at 8:30pm. I was driving from downtown to my home in the West Adams area, so I didn't want to deviate from my route. Tacos El Jefe was perfectly located on Pico + Vermont, on my way home. Parking was tricky. Pico is a very busy street and finding a spot to park can be as rare as finding a hot dog salesman that uses venmo. There's a lot next to the truck, but it's reserved for 7/11 customers, they even have security! I parked there anyways, bought some sour patch kids, then headed to get tacos. To my surprise, they sold champurrado. I had been talking about it all shift long lol. I was happy. I ordered 3 tacos + the champurrado for a total of $6.50. The meattttttttty was amazingggggggg!!!!!!! Some of the best seasoning I've had from a taco truck! The tortillas get cold pretty fast, so that's the only way they could improve- make homemade tortillas. I loved the assortment of condiments they offered: about 5 salsas, lime, radish, and cucumbers. YUMMMMMMM!!! I would definitely come back here! read more

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Excellent tacos! Full of flavor without the grease. Look closely, this taco truck offers more than just tacos. This taco truck has a huge arsenal of different authentic Mexican eats. Tortas, mulitas, quesadillas, nachos, French fries! This taco truck is not holding back it's punches. It's so damn good! The torta was hands down delicious! Top 3 best I've ever had. Soft warm toasted bread, al pastor and other fresh ingredients easily made it an instant hit. Good service, good ingredients, cooked excellent = great food. read more

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I think when it comes to street tacos, El Jefe hits that perfect trifecta of taste, affordability, and convenience. Are the ingredients high quality? No. But are the tacos good? Yes. Is the price good? Yes. Is it convenient? Yes. Even when the line is long, the food comes out fast. It also helps that the salsas are delicious and they're very liberal with the amount limes, radishes, salsa, pickled onions, and etc. they give you. If it's not enough, just ask for more and they're more than happy to give it to you. In short, I highly recommend it if you're craving good, cheap al pastor tacos or al pastor nachos. Also... they're cash only, but the 7/11 next door has an ATM machine you can pull cash from. read more

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wow!!! we got the carne asada fries ($10) lengua taco plate (came w 3 tacos & $10), & carne asada quesadilla (not pictured but $8). LET ME JUST SAY THIS IS MY FAVORITE TACO PLACE EVER!! they have free guac (i grab sm) & free cucumbers... their salsa is realllyyyy good and i think everything is just so yum. the lengua is sooo tender and so soft and just so good overall :*) i also came another time and got the birria tacos & it didn't come with consomé but it was sooo good too :D read more

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El burrito tenia mucho aceite no me lo pude comer esta bañado. I always go here but this time it was bad. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Burrito de asada - Food Trucks Near Me - Los Angeles, California

My fav taco truck in koreatown. Their tripas are nice and crispy, but the differentiator at this place is the free GUAC. FREE GUAC SAY NO MORE FAM. 5/5 read more

Wow! The food was freaking amazing. We brought the Birria taco, carne Asada fries, and the carne asada plate. Everything was amazing. The fries were cooked perfectly, I'm a stickler for having a little crunch in my fries. All the meat was tasteful and guacamole was top notch. Do note they only take cash. We're from out of town and didn't know. read more

The tacos were really good, careful when ordering, they're bigger than your regular small tacos, the tortilla is pretty big and a lot of meat! Take a look: read more

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I usually taco while I do laundry next door. $2.50 will get you 2 asada tacos. They have a good amount of toppings on the side of the truck. Two tacos plus all the sides you want is a nice little dinner. What I love about this place is that they fry the tortilla in the beef fat and it gives it extra flavor. read more

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Love their huaraches!!! Pretty much everything we have tried has been pretty good, can't go wrong with anything in the menu We live in the nearby apartments and it's always our go to when we don't cook. You can easily place an order over the phone and it'll be ready within the time stated. read more

Nothing really incredible here but these are solid! Really more like 3.5/5. The chicken was surprisingly really nice and the asada was alright too. They have FREE guacamole on the salsa bar too (not the greatest, but hey guac is guac). The al pastor is like small diced bacon bits, confusing and not very good. I was surprised to find these tacos were pretty undersalted (not a problem I often have w/ street tacos)...pretty good all around! But the quest continues to find the best tacos read more

Tacos El Jefe - Food Trucks Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Tacos el jefe is I recommend strongly the Torta and Birria Ask for the spicy sauce ! It will have you burning but it adds that kick you need . The champorando is good asf . I honestly like this place if you call ahead of time you save time . read more

I had an order of carne asada fries here and honestly I was disappointed it was a small plate with no guacamole (even though the menu said it would have it) semi old cheese? Cottage cheese? There's no pico de gallo or cream cheese either. The fries were so small and the meat was old too and I ate it just because I was hungry and it really put me in the restroom for a minute wouldn't recommend this place to anyone unfortunately not worth it. read more

Always the right choice. I've never had a bad experience from El Jefe. The orders always come out quickly and taste fresh every time.

You know what's great about street tacos? You can buy FOUR phenomenal tacos, for $5 bucks! And Tacos EL Jefe, IS, EL Jefe! These guys are pushing out some solid FOOD, not just tacos. But I will say, I'm partial to the asada and Al Pastor tacos. My brother, Al Pastor quesadillas. Now, let's talk about the condiments. They have about five different salsas, if you count the creamy guacamole. They have the usual suspects, cilantro and onions and also Pico de gallo. Thinly sliced radishes and pickled red onions. BEWARE! It's made to order, so, it's comes out piping hot!!! Plus, they wrap everything in tin foil and well, you know how that goes. So here we are... Tin foil flaps facing up at you. Ready to be opened ever so slightly. The last thing you want is a blast of hot steam in your face. Once you have it fully unwrapped, you get that first inhale of meat and and steaming corn tortillas. I would say... it's about as icon as smelling, a Double Double from In n Out. Time to dress or in some cases, not dress at all. Which, is a little weird. But hey, who am I to judge? Those same people, probably think I'm some weirdo, because I like to add cilantro and onions. Some of EL Jefe's spiciest salsa, I refer it as, "The Orange (habanero) Salsa of Deaf". Yeah, not death. You won't die. You'll just lose your hearing (not really, but it's true) for few seconds. A little goes a long way. ;) Now.... EAT! read more

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Best taco truck in LA! I have lived in Los Angeles for about 8 years and I have finally found a taco truck that I go to every time. Don't waste your time going anywhere else. The food is delicious, the prices are unbelievably inexpensive and the workers are really cool dudes. Today I was able to get the names of the guys that are at the truck every single time I go. Arturo is the boss and owner of the truck. Ray is his brother who is there every time I go and Fernando is the new guy who has been doing great. Do yourself a favor by getting some food from here and help these guys keep their truck alive. read more

At the standard price of $1.25, I ordered two tacos: pollo/chicken and the suadero/beef (it's a delicacy to some). You'll note that both are a bit chunky and fatty. While I believe it's all about the toppings, I am very critical about tacos that have a ton of fat clinging to them. I'm not there to eat fat, which is why I was a bit disappointed in the meat. Then again, what should one expect for $1.25, right? The suadero was also incredibly disappointing, as I still believe Taco Zone holds the crown for the best suadero in the city. While I tried to add taste by adding cilantro, guacamole, and the green sauce, I could not get over the lack of flavor in both the meat and toppings. I didn't expect much from the tortilla as well. Parking is relatively tight here at hours, but can be found behind the truck. You'll note that they have the pastor on a rotating spindle, along with a watery horchata. As much as I wanted to appreciate this place I will be sure to opt out for the truck near Arlington or Taco Zone, and that's just preference. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Food Trucks Near Me - Los Angeles, California

lady told me she put 3 salsas in my bag and there was only two. i sown 21 bucks on food and you're still stingy with salsa, makes no sense.

Good Lord the burritos here are fire!! I've ordered the carne asada burritos here a few times. It never disappoints!

OMG... You must come here at least once. When it comes to tacos I have lots of choices where I live: King Taco, El Flaming Taco, El Taurino and so on however this is the truck I find myself coming back to faithfully and its because of the way they choose to sell you a product that far exceeds the price they are asking for... In a world where you get what you pay for, this is one of the few places left where you can actually get more than your money's worth. Needless to say the food is delicious here. The salsa bar is my favorite part because they have everything I need to dress my taco perfectly depending on what mood I am in. The green sauce is saucy but not spicy just refreshing for when I am not in a spicy mood. But when I am, the red sauce has a precise smoky flavor that is just DIVINE when you add lemon. It is SO GOOD. It has just enough spice to get that kick but what you really taste is the smoky flavor. It's my favorite style red sauce which goes perfect with carne asada. This is the only taco truck I ever need in my life. read more

Taco's always satisfy my craving! Love the menu, I've never been disappointed! The service is fast and easy. Love the salsa bar also cause they have different avocado salsas! read more

This place is terrible when it comes to customer service. Every time I call and try to place an order, I have to call about three separate times before someone answers. Then today I saw it pulled up around 4:30. So I figure cool, I really want a asada burrito and an Horchata. I wait until 5:05 and then walk down and they're still closed. I asked the lady and she said 10 minutes. I came back at 10:15 and they're still closed. I settled for Mexican bread instead. Last time I try and give them my money and business. read more

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Now I've been to lots of taco stands all around Los Angeles but this one by far really stood out to me. With a great selection of food and music all around you the atmosphere is very welcoming. I personally ordered the carne asada fries (instead of carne asada I got chorizo) and it was a flavor explosion in my mouth. The chorizo was amazing and with the variety of sauces and amazing guacamole it was definitely an experience. When in Los Angeles make sure to stop by this taco truck. read more

Tacos El Jefe - Chorizo carne asada fries - Food Trucks Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Best taco truck in the area. Large menu and everything we tried was good but my favorite would be the el pastor. Do yourself a favor and go grab some El Jefes! read more

I've had this Taco truck food alot and I absolutely love it they make amazing tacos, burritos, Sada fries and so much more that I just love!! And to top it all off the staff are all super friendly and work hard. And if you ever eat here that have this amazing green salsa that I love it's a bit spicy but delicious. I always get one of my two favorites and that the asada fries, I get them not with asada but I get them a mixture of chicken and al pastor. So delicious. Even my son loves their chicken tacos. My all time favorite Taco truck and so far no other truck compares. read more

Food here is really good. I usually get the Torta al pastor and is amazing. Wont disappoint. Highly recommend checking it out.

This is my favorite taco truck to get sopes! :) Out of all of the sopes from the trucks nearby in Ktown, this is by far, my favorite one! I usually get two sopes -- the al pastor and beef. They close earlier than most trucks, which is at 12:30am, so be sure to come there earlier. read more