Amazing tacos!! The corn tortillas are so fresh. They make the carne asada tacos taste soooo good!

Have you seen a lot of hype about Tacos La Carreta? I had and therefore my expectations were too high going in. I've followed them on Instagram for years. They are about a 15-20 minute drive from my sisters but I've never made it over until today. I like that they essentially dice the I expected to have a life changing taco and was underwhelmed. So I took a breath, and was more mindful. I realized that I gave eaten a lot of damn good tacos in my life. I have no criticism of the taco. I liked the taco. I just don't understand the hype. They made the LA Times Best 101 restaurants - https://www.latimes.com/food/list/101-best-restaurants-los-angeles. I did like that they had papas locas (crazy potatoes - which a taco made out of a potato. More like a baked potato with topping fillings instead of sour cream and bacon. If you haven't had one before you can try it here. The English call this a jacket potato, no? I don't eat baked potatoes as much as I should (like 1 a year) so I enjoyed LA has a lot of good places to get tacos yo. If this is your neighborhood spot or you need a place to eat and are nearby then you in store for a local treat. But if you have a really good taco place you like near you then I do not expect you'll decide that Tacos La Caretta is better. They are a solid taqueria for carne asadas... not sure I'd drive 45 minutes to get here though.

Oh my God why didn't I not find this place sooner this taco truck had the best Carne Asada I've had in a long time. I got the Vampiro and the tacos and it was amazing. This place gets busy so we remember to come soon.

Saw this place on the LA times list as well, so definitely had to check them out. They're located right off the 91 in a small parking lot, they have stool seating on the truck where you can sit and eat the tacos fresh and the staff is super friendly. Tried their asada and tripas on both mais (corn) and harina (flour). Ordered two of each on each tortilla and wow was I surprised. When I eat tacos I'll usually go with a corn tortilla but their flour tortillas were a game changer! So good it had me wanting more! This is a place that I would definitely go out of my way to eat out! This place blew my expectations! The tacos were a bit pricey for a food truck $4/taco, but it's definitely worth it! There are a lot of places around LA where this price wouldn't be justified, but Tacos LaCarretera deserves all the hype

Pro: meat quality, toppings. Grow: salsa bar for those dining in, everything is pre packaged to go! Tip: Cash Only Tacos La carreta is a food truck specializing in Sinaloa style tacos. Sinaloa style tacos are unique as the meat is cooked over mesquite coals, served on a flour tortilla, and topped with cabbage, onions, and salsas. This food truck is located in an industrial part of the city and was very busy on Sunday evening! Order at the front window and then patiently wait for your order. They only take cash but made an exception for me so I zelled them! The service was great and I recommend you either take them to go or eat them at your car as there is not much seating. Food: They only serve carne asada and tripa meats so you know they are masters of those cuts! I ordered 3 tacos (2 asada, 1 tripa), and loved both flavors! The meat is high quality and perfectly cooked. The tortilla is soft and salsas are flavorful. I ordered them for "here" but they gave me the order to go with about 5 different salsas. I also tried the agua de Cebada(barley) but I found it a bit too sweet. Overall, these are solid tacos and I will be back! The meat quality is unmatched.

4++ Taco truck located in what seems to be an industrial area of the very north border of North Long Beach. I only say that because when I first looked up the location/ map, I had to do a double take and was like no way that's Long Beach! Anyway, it is. So this place has two types or cuts of protein and that's carne asada and tripa. They specialize in Sinaloa style tacos and other staples. The vibe here, at least on a Monday night, is very chill. There was barely anyone there and I ate at a seat located on the side of the truck. It got a bit busier while I was there - I'm guessing people picking dinner on the way home or who work in the area. I ordered what they are known for or their popular items: An asada torito - their award/contest winner (more mentioned below) - mesquite-grilled carne asada on a flour tortilla with a roasted Anaheim green chile and a little cheese. For the layperson, such as myself, it was almost a cross between a burrito and a soft taco...which makes me wonder if that's where the name was derived from. A chorreada - a carne asada specialty from Mazatlan, on a thick tortilla or in this case two tortillas (?), some asiento, melted cheese, then covered with pico de gallo, grated cabbage, avocado salsa, and a mild red salsa A vampiro with tripa - similar to the chorreada, but there was a crisp layer of tortilla which gives the vampiro the signature crunchiness. The food was so great. The smokiness from the meats and chile went so well with the salsas. I probably ordered way more food than I needed, but my eyes were bigger than my stomach and this location is not exactly convenient for me relative to where I live. It might seem pricey, but the items are pretty large. I honestly could been satisfied with one item...but instead, I ended up getting three haha. Now, instead of a salsa/ toppings bar or area (which is my preference), they give you a package of the salsas and toppings which for the most part are individually wrapped up in mostly small plastic bags. Probably not an issue when taking the food to go, but I was sitting at the side of the truck trying to untie each baggy. I could have torn them open, but I did order a lot of food so was thinking I might need to save some of the salsa. Much like a lot of other folks, this got on my radar because of its win for Judge's choice at the '23 LA Taco Madness and it garnering more attention as it started popping up on more and more lists. I drove out on a weeknight because A) I was hungry B) It wasn't too much of a detour from where I was working and on my route home C) I saw it was open a bit later so there was a low chance I would show up and them already closing up. There was plenty of parking in the area, especially at that time of night that I went on a weekday.

Only one type of protein offered, but man..it's so good. Tacos La Carreta is the winner of '23 LA Taco Taco madness, Judge's choice for it's Asada Torito. The same taco is mentioned in other lists (like Infatuation) for best tacos in LA....wouldn't be surprised if the owners end up on a Netflix food series sometime soon. So we decided to make a trek to North Long Beach on a Monday night (unlike other taco trucks, they close at 9pm). Doing a little research on-line, found out that the owners live in Paramount but since that city does not allow food trucks, this current location (south side of E 69th St between Obispo and Downey Ave) has been the location even before COVID. We found street parking on that same side as soon as we saw the flashing signs proclaiming Sinaloan tacos. And it has easy access to the 91 freeway, for non-locals coming this far. They put up 4 metal stools for those who want to eat there, but those were already occupied and most people were doing carry-out, including us. Strangely, there really isn't a menu sign (sure there is a small sign with the types of food...but no prices). They only accept cash, but the receipt given is printed and useful when picking your food up. There is no condiment or salsa bar here...any order will come with carry-out packages of salsas (5 different types), sliced cucumbers, and grilled white onions with one roasted hatch pepper. And unlike other places, they gave us enough salsa. After placing the order, it took about 12 minutes for the food to be prepared, packaged, and handed to us. It's a smooth operation. We took the 91 then 710 back home, opened up our bag, and dug in. All four items (taco dorado, vampiro, torito, quesadilla) used the same, chopped carne asada and it was mounded on each item. The meat had so much flavor, smoky from the mesquite wood (I read that on-line...not good enough to distinguish the different types by taste alone). They can't be doing that at the food truck, so wondering if they are cooking the meat somewhere else and bringing it here (it didn't smell like smoke anywhere close to the food truck). One distinct topping they put on their items is a combo of raw, finely chopped cabbage and red onion...you can request it off if you want. The taco dorado was street taco size and was open faced. The vampiro was a bit bigger, still open faced, but has a layer of melted cheese at the bottom. Both used a corn tortilla. The quesadilla and torito were similar in size and taste, using a really good flour tortilla, except the quesadilla had a lot of melted cheese while the torito had the grilled hatch pepper in the middle. Every bite had that strong Smokey taste, and because the beef had been chopped finely, relatively easy to chew. Next time, I would get more of the quesadilla and try a different salsa in each bite. Of course, as I'm writing this, I can't find my receipt and strangely I can't find prices for this place anywhere on-line. So guestimating, since the total for the 4 items was $20 out the door, thinking the taco was either $3 or $3.50 and the toritos being $6 or $7. Definitely on the high side for a food truck, but imo, worth it.

First time at Tacos La Carreta. I have to admit that I was super excited to try them after their LA Taco Madness Best in Show win in May. We are huge taco lovers and have been to sooo many Birria and Tijuana style taco places throughout LAC & OC but never to one that serves Sinaloan-style tacos. I had been reading some of the other reviews for La Carreta and some mentioned that it was pricey. The tacos were $6 each; given the size and quality of ingredients, this is completely comparable to almost any other taco joint we have experienced. Only small street-sized tacos or basic tacos dorado are going to be less expensive...and after all, you get what you pay for. We ordered the tortito asada tacos with everything (but we did get the chili salsa on the side as we were warned by the nice lady taking our order that it was spicy). The tacos were delicious! The meat was tender, just the right amount of cheese, and the salsas were flavorful. The chili salsa ended up being not too spicy at all for us and so next time we will get it put directly on top. We did wish, however, that there would have been more cabbage & red onion, and a little more char on the Anaheim pepper. They also give you a side of grilled onions and a pepper and both were delicious. We are so excited to have tried Sinaloan-style tacos and look forward to trying more from La Carreta as well as others.