tito's tacos mexican restaurant

well america we liked but we wasn't in love was not love at first bite if i lived there i'd go here an there an say mr give me a titos taco so stop here have you a taco an go about your day.

tito's tacos is a classic!

strangely addictive. let's get it straight, tito's tacos are not gourmet, they are not authentic, and they are not particularly healthy - but they sure are good. though the menu has a few other offerings the main attraction is the tacos themselves. order them with the additional cheese and these basic crunchy tacos taste great especially complimented with what i call the "guacamole soup" for dipping them into. the place lacks any sort of atmosphere (unless the sound of the nearby 405 freeway is relaxing to you) but tito's is still great and has become an l.a. landmark. try it at least once.

grease and goodness, great for the penny pinchers. my boss suggested we try this place when we were up in the area as she heard good things.

kind of a dive-type atmosphere, people eat on picnic tables and you wait in unmanaged lines to get your order in. i felt out of place (somewhat) eating at this giant taco stand in a business suit, but the food distracted me to the point where i didn't even care.

i can do greasy taco shells every once in a while, and that day was one of those 'whiles.' everything was prepped fresh and made-to-order (hence the lines). i dont venture too much on the seafood side when it comes to my mexican food, so i just tried their tacos. crunchy (greasy, get extra napkins) shells, piping hot shredded beef, fresh lettuce, ice cold sour cream and freshly grated cheddar cheese.

would i go back? if iwas in culver city for some random reason again and had a craving for some fresh greasy shelled tacos, absolutely.

(service was stellar and their staff, for being as busy as they were during the lunch rush, was incredibly friendly and accomodating)

cheap and good. i go to tito's whenever i am the area. the food is very basic, but delicious. nothing fancy here; just cheap, fast and good eats.

too busy and too popular for our own good. go to this place if you want to compete for parking, compete for your place in line to order, compete for a place to eat your food. enjoy some fairly good mexican take out food. go to 50, 000 other local mexican cuisine places for food that is equally as good.

tito's tacos. i have eaten at tito's a few times, and every time i think the same thing: "why the hell did i just wait near 30 minutes in line for a stale mystery meat taco?" it's not that great, and nowhere near authentic, yet people swarm there by the masses, usually because of nostalgia i'm sure. the food is unique though i will give them that, and it will do the trick when you're tipsy.

good but not great. i don't think tito's lives up to its reputation. the food is not bad, but its not traditional mexican. it seems authentic to a 1960's american image of mexican food which can be fun in its own right. worth a few visits, but i still wonder how it became so popular? the taco stand certainly has proven to have staying power.

be sure to read the update that follows this review below:
think of this review in the spirit of new york times' restaurant critic pete wells' critique of señor frog's in manhattan. yes, i enjoy my gourmet food, but like mr. wells, i also love great fast food and fast food equivalents... underscore great.

tito's tacos in culver city, california is nothing short of such a marker. the store prides itself on fresh ingredients and consistency. the tacos for example, taste exactly as they did in the 1970's, maybe better.

what sets the food apart from other mexican restaurants is the traditionalist approach. the tacos are similar to those one would find in a small mexican village, although the flavor at tito's really pops.

then there's the salsa. there's nothing like it anywhere else. it's so good, i could drink a liter of the stuff. but of course it's much better with the freshly made chips or on the aforementioned tacos.

i've tried the burritos, but fail to understand how others love them. they just seem to lack pizazz and the same originality of the other items on the menu.

stick with the old standby tacos, and yes, wait in the long lines for them, and even endure the less than customer-friendly staff. but it's all well worth it.

update -- august 2016:
a return visit to tito's found that there have been many changes to the way the food is prepared. unfortunately, the salsa is now less than average in taste and consistency. the taco shells are over-cooked, and the meat and cheese lack flavor. i've reduced my rating from a 3.5 to a 2. as far as i'm concerned, tito's has knocked itself from the fast food pantheon. no longer is this restaurant a must-go.

seriously???. i just don't get it.... there is nothing about tito's tacos that is good or even mediocre. is it a lemming thing or what because that place is just scary. what is that meat?? beef, really..... try campos around the cornor

this place is... used to live in la, still go there atleast once a year, and tito's is one place we always go, atleast once. be ready for a line at any time of the day/night though!

i ate my weight in tacos when i came to try tito’s. it was soooo goods. the taco shell was warm and crispy, the filling was a fair amount. the beef and bean burrito was good too. it was a heavy burrito, they are super generous with the filling. the salsa and chips added a nice touch and it comes free with any order! ask for hot sauce!! way better than any taco bell i’ve ever been too.

just ok and it is highly overpriced!!!
the salsa is terrible. i don't understand the fascination of this place. went there today after many years and i was not impressed then and even less impressed now.
would not recommend with a short wait let alone the long line.

i can't believe i never wrote a review for these guys. a institution in los angeles and they finally got off the "cash only" thing. light and interesting mexican fair at a super reasonable price and always a line. and well worth the wait to eat it.

the main thing an out of towner needs to know about tito's, is that it is an la institution. this means that deep affection for its longevity & consistent mediocrity outweighs its actual food quality. and i like the place! it's really for locals. tradition dictates that you go, cash in hand, there will inevitably be a long line, be ready to tell one of the grim faced, hair-netted servers your choices-- which are almost always the beef tacos, with or without cheese, in a large hard shell corn tortilla. get two. be prepared for something approximating ground beef...guacamole is downright tasteless-- but it's green.
with an embarrassment of truly glorious mexican food throughout the city, whether in trucks or in shops, low-rent and upscale, tito's should not be your go-to. but if you're new to la & are going to live here, you gotta try tito's. otherwise you'll never be a true native.