Since we've moved to Culver City, many people have told us to go to Tito's Tacos. It's a established cult eatery in Los Angeles, and it's only a few blocks from our apartment. The website, which even plays the restaurant's theme song, states that it was opened in 1959. Crowds of people always wait in front of the restaurant, so we were curious about the Mexican food here.
Prices are incredibly cheap. A taco, enchilada, and burrito are only a few dollars, and a small drink is only $1. But the food is not authentic Mexican but Americanized Mexican. This baffles me. Why would people line up to buy Americanized Mexican food? The ground meat in the taco is shredded instead of ground (thank goodness), but it's so greasy that the taco becomes translucent with oil. The cheese heaped on top of the taco is bright orange shredded cheese - the plastic-tasting cheddar kind. The salsa looks like pureed tomatoes, and the guacomole is liquified into the consistency of water.
Tito's Tacos was worth trying once, but I would choose authentic Mexican food over plastic-tasting cheddar any day.
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