Tacos El Gordo
Order the carne asada and carnitas tacos, stand at the counter. The line moves fast and nobody sits down anyway. F Street foot traffic means you're eating with your hands while Gaslamp happens around you. That's the point.
Carne asada tacos. Carnitas tacos. One order of each, maybe two of the carnitas.
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