![]() ![]() Henry's Tacos ($2.40) have that in spades. When I come here, I'm after that dialectical interplay between crispy shell and soft, savory beef that makes the hard shell taco so irresistible. They're fine, but too squishy for my taste. Some like the taco burger, or the bean or combo burrito. Ain't that just the ultimate in early sixties muliculturalism? ![]() That's the only oddity here: the ingredients of a taco stuffed into a hamburger bun a Mexican Sloppy Joe. You get your beef and/or beans in three different formats: taco, burrito, tostado (note the retro spelling), and "taco burger." The tiny menu is the kind I like, lean, mean, and focused on what the joint does well. Henry's perches on an anonymous corner in the Valley, unchanged since the street was dominated by big-fin American cruisers populated with guys trying to look like James Dean. Maybe it's because the restaurant opened the year I was born, but that Jetsons-Meets-Shag aesthetic just makes me all glowy every time I see it. The most famous perhaps is Tito's Tacos in Culver City but for me, Henry's Tacos in Studio City wins the horse race by a nose. There are many great versions of this humble taco in L.A. The kind that Del Taco or (less successfully) Taco Bell deals in. Chopped tomatoes, shredded iceberg lettuce, grated cheddar, a pound of ground round, Lawry's Taco seasoning, Old El Paso shells. You know, the kind mom used to make on Taco Night. I hope you'll hear more posts from me in coming days.įor some reason, this fall I've been thinking about almost nothing but crispy ground beef tacos. Thanks for asking!ĭespite my absence here, I have not stopped eating, nor embarrassing my wife by snapping pictures of food in restaurants and lunch counters around L.A. It's done, it's not perfect yet, but the word so far is good. It's been so long since I've posted! Been hunkered down, finishing the first draft of my novel.
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