Behold the Cheeseburger Taco, a South LA Staple Since 1949

Ground beef tacos don’t earn a lot of love in hardcore Los Angeles dining circles. A widely bastardized sub-genre of the classic styles found across Mexico, ground meat tacos and burritos — the ones often piled high with shredded yellow cheese and chopped lettuce — are almost uniquely American. Their rise in the middle of the 20th century speaks to the nation’s growing commodity fa... read more...