Carnitas Michoacan

Discovered this Hole-​in-​the-​wall driving down Laurel Canyon! I was craving some Tripas tacos and didn’t feel like driving all the way to LA at a Mexican restaurant we frequent! I was excited that this place served Tripas Tacos… just the right crispness! It’s well priced too, and won’t cost you an arm and a leg.
Their costillas de puerco was priced moderately ($ 7.99). However, it was a bit spicy and had too much napales. The carne asada burrito was good and can feed two people.
Service was okay and the staff seemed friendly. Deducted a couple of stars, because the place needs some major renovation. The floors, walls, and furnitures look old and dirty. There is no public restroom available, and parking is sometimes hard to find because of the donut shop and laundry mat next door. I also didn’t care for the wrought iron gate they have between the restaurant and the kitchen… but I suppose it’s because there has been some transient hanging around the area.
Overall, this place satisfies the cravings when we’re too lazy to drive down to LA.

My favorite place!!! Hidden gem! Friendly people, awesome service, delicious food, fall off the bone delicious. Cheap and yummy!

The tripas tacos are so f… Delicious ask to put them in the grill for longer til they are KRISPY.

Pretty good. Wasn’t anything extraordinary, but the flavors were good, the salsas were tasty and homemade, the asada meat was seasoned well, although the carnitas were overcooked (considering the place has the word «carnitas» in its name you’d think they were bombay, they weren’t), but they’re open late and they’re super nice, so I WILL be back!

Been going here since I was a kid.
Even though I live nowhere near anymore, anytime I drive near LA, I make the extra trek for the best CARNE ASADA BURRITO I’ve ever had
(and I’ve had a ton since I moved to San Diego)

Good food, prices and quantities. This place is a good stop to grab some authentic Mexicans tacos, burritos and tortas everything else is in the marginal sector. The carnitas are well season and cook to perfection the way they should be. Even their chicken grilled is fairly good with a lot of different spices and seasons it gives it a distinctive flavor to a rather bland meat. Overall great place to bring friends

The food is perfectly palatable but entirely unremarkable.
The thing that sets this restaurant apart is the quiet. In a culture that loves, nearly craves noise there is no jukebox and not a single TV.
It’s wonderful.
But not quite worth another star.
2013 #62 /​365