{"id":1462,"date":"2007-11-09T17:16:32","date_gmt":"2007-11-10T01:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/?p=1462"},"modified":"2007-11-09T17:16:32","modified_gmt":"2007-11-10T01:16:32","slug":"tacos-in-firebaugh-and-huron-a-burrito-in-los-angeles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cyrusfarivar.com\/blog\/2007\/11\/09\/tacos-in-firebaugh-and-huron-a-burrito-in-los-angeles\/","title":{"rendered":"Tacos in Firebaugh and Huron \/ A burrito in Los Angeles"},"content":{"rendered":"

So on Wednesday, when I drove from Oakland to Santa Monica — a drive that I’ve made since I was a kid easily over 100 times — I decided to spice things up a little bit. I-5, as most people know, is California’s most boring section of highway, and it serves exactly one purpose: getting people from the north to the south and vice versa as fast as possible. <\/p>\n

However, some research on Chowhound<\/a> turned up the presence of a taco truck just a few miles due east of I-5. I was *so* there.<\/p>\n

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There I found what may be the loneliest taco truck<\/a> in the state on the dusty corner<\/a> of Nees Ave. and Russell St., just west of the town of Firebaugh, CA<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As I pulled up sometime around 2:30 pm, a Mi Rancho<\/a> tortilla delivery truck driver was chatting away with the owner. I arrived and ordered an asada and pastor taco. <\/p>\n

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The asada was a bit dry and boring, but the pastor was decent — not a whole lot of zing to it. The “picante” salsa wasn’t all that “picante” and was a bit more on the sweet side than I would have liked. I’ve had better in Oakland, but it was a nice welcome change from the dearth of options along I-5. But when the most expensive thing on your menu<\/a> is a $3 burrito, I really can’t complain. On my drive back tomorrow, I’m going to swing by and order the burrito — that is, assuming the truck is there on the weekends.<\/p>\n

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From Firebaugh, I headed due south<\/a> to the town of Huron, CA. <\/p>\n

Along the way I was greeted with dirt fields that seemingly had recently been freshly picked of their cotton.<\/p>\n

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I drove through town and the abandoned Ritz Theater caught my eye:<\/p>\n

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Fortunately, there was a taqueria next door.<\/p>\n

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Given that I’d just eaten two tacos (and a really disappointing chile verde burger previously in Huron and a worse horchata), I figured I’d try another taco — this time, chorizo. <\/p>\n

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As I sat down to eat, this guy<\/a>, told me that this other guy<\/a> makes the best tacos in town. All I know is that he’s pretty serious about his chorizo. <\/p>\n

Today, doing a bunch of errands around Los Angeles, I stopped, thanks to the new and awesome site, YumTacos.com<\/a>, at Angelica’s taco truck at 10113 Venice Blvd. <\/p>\n

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I ordered a pastor burrito, and was very pleased with it. The cilantro was very fresh, whole pinto beans, rice, and big chunks of chopped onion made for a very satisfying burrito. <\/p>\n

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I’m very curious about the “barbacoa calientita<\/a>” — does this happen every Saturday? Anyone tried it?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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