Tacos Champions of L.A. | Todos Los Tacos

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  • Опубліковано 7 сер 2023
  • Discover the art of crafting award-winning tacos. In this episode of Todos Los Tacos, Francisco Gómez meets the champions who changed the L.A. competitive taco scene. First, he meets the seasoned competitor Víctor Villa -the mastermind behind Villa's Tacos- and tries their completely original take on the L.A. taco. Then, Paco's quest leads him to La Carreta, a rising star in L.A.'s taco competitions. There, he tries the Torito, a tantalizing Sinaloa-style creation that helped La Carreta win 2023 Best in L.A. Award. In partnership with Camarena - The Most Awarded Tequila. #ad
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  • @michaelgreer4790
    @michaelgreer4790 9 місяців тому +277

    Michelin award of any kind for this type of operation is a major shift, and can only mean great things for the future. So happy these small operations creating amazing food are getting the credit they have long deserved. More power to you all!

    • @j.armand1363
      @j.armand1363 9 місяців тому +26

      Tacos have become the modern day lobster. They used to be an affordable bite for the poor working class and now that they're mainstream, they've been gentrified to the point that tacos can be worth as much as $6. I'm glad my culture is getting this kind of recognition, but paying $4-$6 for a taco is wack.

    • @danteliberatore
      @danteliberatore 9 місяців тому +6

      At least the people making these tacos are still coming from the heart and love for their culture. They deserve success.

    • @bryanflo4500
      @bryanflo4500 9 місяців тому +18

      I think there is space for the $2 street taco and the $8 Michelin-recognized taco in the culinary landscape. They can be mutually inclusive.

    • @j.armand1363
      @j.armand1363 9 місяців тому

      @@bryanflo4500 I agree, but inflation is also driving prices up.

    • @rodrigoaguilar2724
      @rodrigoaguilar2724 9 місяців тому +9

      @@j.armand1363 yes and no, inflation is causing the prices to come up, not the fact that they are mainstream. Tacos have always been mainstream, mexican food is just getting more recognized as a culinary art. I live in SoCal, i can find $1.50 or $2.00 tacos anywhere... but i will spend $6 on a bomb taco with prime meats or seafood if i want to treat myself. They both have their place in the world.

  • @bigripper2048
    @bigripper2048 9 місяців тому +105

    awesome to see these family run businesses get the credit and recognition they deserve for working hard and making the best tacos you can find!

  • @ramoncarazo1852
    @ramoncarazo1852 9 місяців тому +62

    Let's keep bringing back Todos Los Tacos please. Long overdue a new episode.

  • @williamcruz7976
    @williamcruz7976 8 місяців тому +6

    Damn those blue tortillas look fire!!!
    When I was a kid, I would accompany my dad to the Grand Central Market. There was tortilla spot that made fresh tortillas every time I would pass by or just stand at the front while my dad bought his lottery ticket. It was always mesmerizing to see that conveyor belt spit out the round colors from that cookie cutter. It's no longer there but instead it's a liquor store of some sort but that memory is embedded in this Angeleno

  • @barrerasnomas2058
    @barrerasnomas2058 9 місяців тому +26

    Villa Tacos has come a long way from working out from their home to then hitting the streets on York Blvd in highland park to getting their store front to becoming Michelin rated…

    • @ricardochavez8623
      @ricardochavez8623 8 місяців тому +1

      Heck yea! i remember i visited when i saw them on netflix Taco Chronicles. amazing to see how much he has grown

  • @luisugalde6879
    @luisugalde6879 9 місяців тому +13

    Me da mucho gusto ver a Francisco en cada uno de estos vídeos
    Saludos desde Querétaro

    • @Axel2992
      @Axel2992 9 місяців тому

      Qro 🤘🏽

  • @Nachonacho602
    @Nachonacho602 9 місяців тому +11

    This is by far the best series on munchies !

  • @jp5882
    @jp5882 9 місяців тому +7

    Victor! Best taquero in L.A!! Pound for pound! 😉

  • @gumpotronic
    @gumpotronic 9 місяців тому +8

    After seeing Mike Chen's episode with Villa Taco, that place went to the top of places I need to visit my next time in the Mother Land.

  • @Cheech-420
    @Cheech-420 8 місяців тому +5

    I remember when they used to sell from their house. Definitely a top tier taco. Worth it

  • @isaacpelayo6045
    @isaacpelayo6045 9 місяців тому +4

    SHOUT-OUT TACOS LA CARRETA!!! El Gran Orgullo De Ser Se Mazatlan!!!!

  • @debbiemoore2747
    @debbiemoore2747 8 місяців тому +9

    I truly wish we had more food trucks in the UK like this. I have to travel distances to get great street food 😩

  • @richdogs_st
    @richdogs_st 9 місяців тому +8

    It's crazy that I'm the one that made that logo ❤tacos la carreta ,🔥🔥🔥🔥🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯mind blowing

  • @irvingsalas5252
    @irvingsalas5252 9 місяців тому +6

    All these videos of “todos los tacos” have just become a long ass advertisement for Camarena tequila 😆

  • @kingg_roast259
    @kingg_roast259 8 місяців тому +2

    The best tacos I ever had was in Ciudad Obregón sonora they got the best Asada tacos man! Nice and simple

  • @shooth100
    @shooth100 4 місяці тому +1

    It's 8am and I know what I'm having for lunch.
    Tacos!!!

  • @dallaspat
    @dallaspat 9 місяців тому +6

    Everything looks 🔥🔥

  • @romariobautista3275
    @romariobautista3275 9 місяців тому +85

    I feel like I should judge these tacos. 😆

  • @harryv6752
    @harryv6752 8 місяців тому +1

    Villas Tacos, I definitely gotta visit the next time I'm in LA. Love it!

  • @user-qq1ms5hc9o
    @user-qq1ms5hc9o 9 місяців тому +2

    Francisco’s life is definitely enviable.. Wohoo! Tacos madness?!?! I would totally be there.

  • @toonheaded1
    @toonheaded1 9 місяців тому +2

    Wow been to both of these places theyre both really amazing.

  • @MrRayhonda
    @MrRayhonda 9 місяців тому +4

    We need a Taco Fest here in MTL... This has me more than inspired, but also hungry as all heck!

  • @alexrambo3325
    @alexrambo3325 9 місяців тому

    These tacos are amazing. Worth the wait.

  • @licantrophe_cl
    @licantrophe_cl 9 місяців тому

    It's great to understand everything y poder hablarlos ambos carnal!! esos tacos se ven de lujo, saludos desde Chile

  • @bootsbailey5857
    @bootsbailey5857 9 місяців тому +2

    I wish this episode was an hour long

  • @chefdougy
    @chefdougy 9 місяців тому

    F@CKIN LOVE TO SEE IT!!! TACOS, FAMILY, SUCCESS

  • @freddyvelasquez4168
    @freddyvelasquez4168 9 місяців тому +3

    Felicidades, hermano. Saludos desde Brooklyn, Nueva York. We could use your great tacos out here. Not everyone can make traditional tacos. Food trucks are a hit or miss. Continued success.

  • @guitardude0909
    @guitardude0909 8 місяців тому +1

    I fucking love the Taco Culture in So Cal. Props to Long Beach!

  • @davebonawits
    @davebonawits 9 місяців тому +16

    Went to Villas Tacos today. It was great. That dude emanates positive energy and it comes through in the tacos.

    • @bear2507
      @bear2507 9 місяців тому +3

      Only problem is his tacos are overpriced

    • @dpclerks09
      @dpclerks09 8 місяців тому +7

      @@bear2507 Have you seen his company's P&L? Highly unlikely, so you probably have no idea what you're actually talking about.
      Why does Mexican food HAVE to be cheap? If they're producing and performing at Michelin standards, then they have EVERY right to charge, and therefore pay their staff, accordingly.
      Even the "lowest" tier hole in the wall restaurant operates with razor thin margins, out of necessity, part of that is due to the public at large practically demanding that good quality meals, and the service and labor that provides them, be grown on trees for free.
      Just because someone owns and operates (which is not the norm) a successful restaurant does NOT by ANY means automatically make them a millionaire that's gouging their customers that they ACTUALLY GIVE A SHIT ABOUT and laughing all the way to the bank while doing it.
      Quite the opposite, unfortunately. Times are tough for everyone. Please remember to be kind.

    • @gutierreznetwork
      @gutierreznetwork 8 місяців тому

      ​@@bear2507if the tacos are worth I ok with the price

    • @gutierreznetwork
      @gutierreznetwork 8 місяців тому

      Is the place busy?

    • @juantime9616
      @juantime9616 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@dpclerks09.....you "weedie weedie" too much. His 🌮 tacos ARE OVER PRICED. Period.

  • @westcoastkidd17
    @westcoastkidd17 9 місяців тому +1

    This place is hyped AF and I'm dying to try it

  • @tethron.
    @tethron. 9 місяців тому +1

    Wohoo! Tacos madness?!?! I would totally be there🌮🌮🌮

  • @hectorcervantesgalvez
    @hectorcervantesgalvez 8 місяців тому +1

    the spanglish was hard on this one ... love it!

  • @deangajraj
    @deangajraj 9 місяців тому +44

    In Los Angeles, tacos aren't merely meals; they're expressions of art and competitive sport. The city offers a unique harmony of old recipes and fresh perspectives, creating a culinary landscape brimming with flavor. Here, tortillas aren't just containers for fillings; they become canvases where flavors mingle in perfect union. To understand LA's taco scene is to understand what makes the city itself so singularly special. We don't just consume these delicious creations; we live them! 🌮

    • @gaymer-j
      @gaymer-j 8 місяців тому +5

      they mainly are a staple in Mexican households, dating back to Nahua/Aztec civilizations of our Indigenous ancestors. we eat tacos every day, moreso tortillas. not just an "LA scene" thing. it is one of the main essence of our meals morning, lunch and dinner.

    • @ReZounds
      @ReZounds 8 місяців тому +1

      Oh brother

    • @Kyle-tb3zf
      @Kyle-tb3zf 8 місяців тому +1

      That’s some Silverlake shit to say

  • @TraumaQs
    @TraumaQs 8 місяців тому +10

    Villas tacos, are pretty good. The owner himself, works there and greets everyone with a smile on his face, including everyone else. If you’re thinking of visiting, don’t hesitate and give it a try.

    • @carlitos366
      @carlitos366 8 місяців тому

      If those are pretty good, what would u consider the best?

  • @brivlad626
    @brivlad626 7 місяців тому

    Lmao seeing Eric in the back working with victor priceless 😂

  • @landonjones1516
    @landonjones1516 9 місяців тому +1

    wow. hell yessssss

  • @blacksunaccounts
    @blacksunaccounts 9 місяців тому +2

    Def gonna try

  • @Thedrewshow559
    @Thedrewshow559 9 місяців тому +3

    Damn dude. Those tacos look incredible.

  • @alexny74
    @alexny74 9 місяців тому +1

    Saludos desde Puebla York

  • @MiguelGonzalez-rz4oh
    @MiguelGonzalez-rz4oh 9 місяців тому

    Dope!!!

  • @brianmoody2549
    @brianmoody2549 9 місяців тому

    Hard work and a great team to work with,that how haves heart love understanding,will pay off in the long run.

  • @jamesjoung2793
    @jamesjoung2793 9 місяців тому +1

    Francisco’s life is definitely enviable.

  • @marcossandoval1013
    @marcossandoval1013 9 місяців тому +1

    dope video !

  • @billreed3265
    @billreed3265 9 місяців тому +1

    Cant beat freshly cooked goodness

  • @123joanenric
    @123joanenric 8 місяців тому

    Men!! I love to retorn at Munchies chanel! Paco! Me encanta tu gorra! Quiero una igualita!!! Con cariño from Catalonia!

  • @mexicanakuma
    @mexicanakuma 7 місяців тому

    4:05 he said avocado just like my mom lol only other person I heard say it like that

  • @osmanofli5060
    @osmanofli5060 7 місяців тому

    🔥🔥🔥

  • @prollins6443
    @prollins6443 9 місяців тому +1

    Thank God i was already eating when i saw this!

  • @62tank323
    @62tank323 8 місяців тому

    Hard work shows! Lets go Villas Tacos good shit Bro!

  • @ricardochavez8623
    @ricardochavez8623 8 місяців тому

    wow villas tacos is the guy fro Netflix! so amazing to see he was doing it out of his Mom backyard and now has won two Time!!! holy hell cant wait to visit the localle

  • @rudevalve
    @rudevalve 9 місяців тому +1

    Certified Gold!!!!!

  • @roberto15418
    @roberto15418 8 місяців тому

    Taco was so good he went from interviewing in English to Spanish

  • @davidl2481
    @davidl2481 8 місяців тому

    Villas too 🔥

  • @brauliosalgado8071
    @brauliosalgado8071 8 місяців тому

    Ya te extrañaba Francisco Gómez! Faltó la cerveza!! 🍻

  • @Romafood
    @Romafood 9 місяців тому

    Great content. Greetings from Rome Italy

  • @Freedomforall1290
    @Freedomforall1290 3 місяці тому

    Hispanic restaurants have absolutely some of the best food in Los Angeles, these recipes are amazing. ❤

  • @maferalarcon8501
    @maferalarcon8501 9 місяців тому +2

    No sé si amo u odio estos videos, término con un chingo de hambre y sed peligrosa jajajaja

  • @Funtruck
    @Funtruck 8 місяців тому

    I like this guy

  • @wilsondiaz6430
    @wilsondiaz6430 9 місяців тому +1

    Where do you get that Taqueria Diaz hat at?!?

  • @clo5ure830
    @clo5ure830 9 місяців тому

    Love this host

  • @hamlonehamlett1060
    @hamlonehamlett1060 9 місяців тому +1

    I'm hungry for tacos and margaritas!

  • @mclovin6537
    @mclovin6537 9 місяців тому +2

    Horrible idea watching this before sleeping, I’m so hungry

  • @jayghee9396
    @jayghee9396 23 дні тому

    Congrats villa tacos on your 3rd win !

  • @It_Puts_The_Lotion_On_Its_Skin
    @It_Puts_The_Lotion_On_Its_Skin 9 місяців тому +1

    That was a lot of stuff in that taco

  • @Gobothechairman
    @Gobothechairman 7 місяців тому

    The next time go to "Gracias Señor" one of the best tacos in LA. Usually in Palisades. Everybody is wellcome!!! 🌮🌮🌮

  • @hecna408
    @hecna408 9 місяців тому +3

    I love how much better his English has gotten! Seeing the progress from the 1st season of todos los tacos to now is great! Goof shit perro!

  • @brochacho6355
    @brochacho6355 9 місяців тому +1

    Going a little off course is the best thing one can do. Everyone thinks to be a taquero and successful taqueria to have to follow the same formula 99.9% of taquerias do but it’s the 1% who don’t corner themselves and choose to do their own thing that get recognized.

  • @harvestmoon_autumnsky
    @harvestmoon_autumnsky 9 місяців тому +1

    yummy

  • @moni56677
    @moni56677 8 місяців тому

    🤤 I’m hungry 🌮

  • @clintdempseyisgoat8829
    @clintdempseyisgoat8829 9 місяців тому +1

    Pacooooo

  • @Mexicano1768
    @Mexicano1768 6 місяців тому +1

    no mms ya me dio hambre 🤤🌮 🇲🇽

  • @jeanpequignot80
    @jeanpequignot80 9 місяців тому

    El taco es lo mejor del mundo, igual que ños mexicanos, ajua!!!!!

  • @Megan257
    @Megan257 9 місяців тому

    Los tacos es la mejor comida del mundo me cae!!! 🤤🤤 Y en cada parte de México hay tacos de todos los sabores y colores! 🔥

  • @el_equidistante
    @el_equidistante 9 місяців тому +6

    "for our asada, we use ranchera" that first guy didn't grow up in Mexico, is obvious because that phrase doesn't make sense at all, he probably meant that for the carne asada they use Arrachera, a meat cut, not ranchera, saying ranchera doesn't make sense within that statement.

  • @ricardoloera4448
    @ricardoloera4448 9 місяців тому +1

    @ Vice.. go to the corner of Florence and Mountain View. Show the hustle and struggle of some real LA street vendors.

  • @Frank1e.b0i
    @Frank1e.b0i 9 місяців тому +1

    I cried when he said they use Monterrey Jack, american cheeses are too sweet for mexican food, they should use oaxaca, asadero, chihuahua etc.

    • @heliosf2080
      @heliosf2080 9 місяців тому +1

      many places in mexico use monterrey jack though for quesabirria

    • @Frank1e.b0i
      @Frank1e.b0i 9 місяців тому

      @@heliosf2080 What if a told you quesabirria is not a common dish in most mexico.

    • @heliosf2080
      @heliosf2080 9 місяців тому

      @@Frank1e.b0i what if i told you that mexican food goes by region and not an entire country

    • @Frank1e.b0i
      @Frank1e.b0i 9 місяців тому +1

      @@heliosf2080 Tell me more, I’m a Mexican who lives in México and have been to many states and tried their food.

    • @heliosf2080
      @heliosf2080 9 місяців тому

      @@Frank1e.b0i If you're from Mexico you know that most states are different lol. Mexican food varies from region to region. People won't know about ahi tuna tostadas in chiapas but it is very common in sinaloa or baja california. quesabirria is popular in tijuana

  • @pasofino9583
    @pasofino9583 7 місяців тому

    Marco Pirre White gave away his Michelin stars.

  • @luisenrique3182
    @luisenrique3182 9 місяців тому

    awebo taoo placero

  • @user-fh4xq9fc3r
    @user-fh4xq9fc3r 9 місяців тому

    fidyu jamil jidana tahiih min yawmiaat saed warania

  • @charliesaucedo52
    @charliesaucedo52 9 місяців тому +2

    All this extra stuff on a taco and it will never come close to a simple taco from motherland 🇲🇽

    • @Duma2011
      @Duma2011 8 місяців тому +1

      always got to be that one person hating on someone's success.

  • @adriannieto1917
    @adriannieto1917 4 місяці тому

    This guy looks like Alfred Robles

  • @Epicghost18
    @Epicghost18 8 місяців тому

    Won’t find them anywhere else? I’ve been eating tacos like this since I was a kid.

  • @bigraydawg11
    @bigraydawg11 9 місяців тому

    I’m confusing this show with tacos con todo lol

  • @yasminramos7446
    @yasminramos7446 3 місяці тому

    Lo mejor de la comida mexicana

  • @jmason61
    @jmason61 6 місяців тому

    How much for the 3 street tacos like shown?

  • @jaca7584
    @jaca7584 6 місяців тому

    We dont have any good Mexican Taco’s here in Sydney Australia! If only just one good cook came here to start up a restaurant or food truck... you’d make a killing!

  • @breadsensai
    @breadsensai 8 місяців тому

    Hold up esperda there is a taco competition? Why i only just learn this in my lifetime? I need to know more about this competition and when so I know where to spend my money

  • @oxlip
    @oxlip 7 місяців тому

    love the host

  • @karito14ish
    @karito14ish 9 місяців тому

    I live in OR we will never see this bomb ass food here 😢

  • @freddyp07ify
    @freddyp07ify 7 місяців тому +1

    ima start saying avocaado like that

  • @frazerlaing7264
    @frazerlaing7264 8 місяців тому

    2:30 🤨🤨🤨🤨

  • @casamezcua8331
    @casamezcua8331 8 місяців тому

    No dices donde están tacos villa.

  • @jdiazpdx
    @jdiazpdx 9 місяців тому

    ORALE!

  • @ValeriaReyes-nt5ye
    @ValeriaReyes-nt5ye 6 місяців тому

    😮😂

  • @xxxbigboidraco
    @xxxbigboidraco 9 місяців тому +1

    Literally every taco tastes the same to me lol

  • @frankloarca2324
    @frankloarca2324 9 місяців тому

    No Sabo 😂😂😂😂

  • @XReyProductions
    @XReyProductions 9 місяців тому +4

    The dude said: "You won't find tacos like this anywhere else." ...but my grandma makes them literally the same way and has been for the last 90 years of her life.

  • @MrGrim
    @MrGrim 9 місяців тому +3

    Ill never fully understand why anyone holds the opinion of a tire company in such high regard. Thats like a logging company awarding a bakery for excellent spatula usage.

    • @ScruffyNerfhurder
      @ScruffyNerfhurder 9 місяців тому +2

      And an Irish beer company is responsible for all the world records. Sometimes stuff just doesn't make sense.

    • @KahluaBomb
      @KahluaBomb 9 місяців тому +1

      If the bakery used timber to fire their ovens and the spatula company used charcoal from the timber company to forge its steel maybe.
      Michelin wanted to sell more tires, what a better way to get people to use them than suggesting they drive to another city to try some good food.

    • @MrGrim
      @MrGrim 9 місяців тому

      @@ScruffyNerfhurder shit you're right! I forgot about Guinness. Shits all bonkers!

    • @anothertarnishedone5960
      @anothertarnishedone5960 9 місяців тому

      It started as a guide for truckers to know where they can stop to have good food (tires and trucks are related, right?), and for some reason, rich and snob people started to go to the restaurants recomended in the guide.

    • @anothertarnishedone5960
      @anothertarnishedone5960 9 місяців тому

      Also the Guinness records thing started as a way to solve trivia discussions between bar patrons. The idea was for every bar to have a book published by Guinness.

  • @OPTIC23100
    @OPTIC23100 9 місяців тому +5

    These are REAL Mexican tacos. None of that TexMex shit they sell in Texas lol

  • @redcomet0079
    @redcomet0079 9 місяців тому +1

    CaCao Mexicatessen in Eagle Rock *are the best tacos EVER*