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La Estrella Restaurant
(323) 982-0179
6103 N Figueroa St
Los Angeles, CA 90042
Los Angeles, CA 90042
Categories: Full-Service Restaurants, Limited-Service Restaurants, Mexican Restaurants
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By chubbuni13
Updated 09/08/2008
Sometimes you tell yourself, "I'm a special person, and as such, I deserve a special meal fit for someone of my talents and caliber! Let's go celebrate by eating *insert appropriate cuisine*" On the other hand, I'm jaded and world weary, broken down...
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This taco shack gives new meaning to the term, “other side of the tracks” as it is literally placed square upon Figueroa where the Orange Line intersects the surface streets. It could be the heavily tattooed pachuco that always accosts me for money in front of the restaurant. Maybe it’s the noxious fumes that emanate from the trains every 12 minutes. Or perhaps it is the grill which looks like it hasn’t been cleaned since Tom Bradley’s mayoral tenure. But the ambience, environment and of course the prices makes this one of my favorite cheap eats joint in the neighborhood. Tacos al pastor is a good, good thing.