Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam

Before

short ride recommended · 7 min - Boyle Heights

A full restaurant on Cesar Chavez with a tiled bar and a molcajete that arrives still bubbling. The waiters have worked there for decades. The menu runs long and covers mole, carne asada and seafood, and the margaritas are the reason a lot of tables stay past dessert. L.A. Taco treats it as the neighborhood's occasion restaurant rather than a quick stop.

After

Long walk · 0.5 mi · 9 min walk; 2 min ride - Lincoln Heights

A walk-up stand on North Broadway that has run around the clock for close to fifty years. Tacos, burritos and nachos at a window, with a few tables outside.