I thought I could ignore this Jonathan Gold guy but he keeps hurling them. In a piece subtitled–I’m serious–”It’s a Chicano thing — You gotta understand,” he wonders: “Do we dare insult the …

 Lolita’s is the one taco shop I hear about most in my adventures. The comments vary from exhortations (“you should try it out”) to incitements (“you’re an idiot fraud for not saying this is the best taco shop in …

Sometimes you get spoiled. You know something is good, even great, but you—you, in your blithe …

You would be forgiven for having thought that the landscape of future San Diego taco shops would be red and yellow striped. It seemed a few years back that the red- and yellow-striped drive-throughs—Roberto’s, Alberto’s, …

Folks!

2008 people are saying was a rough one and I get that but mine was OK as they go. They are individual things as well, these …

This is going to be huge. So if you’re reading this blog, I’m asking you to do something. The toll road through this delicate, beautiful space is proposed by a private contractor to serve an affluent Orange County clientele at …

I realize this review is not going to make me very popular. People adore this place. It’s their sanctum santorum in University Heights. I can see why: It’s a pleasant block in …

All over town, good taco shops are closing—three in downtown in the last year at least. Local chains—Robertos, Sombrero, Santanas—are advertising on alt-rock radio and on the web and feature “happy meals” with toys. McDonalds and so forth are selling—burritos!

I …