{"id":295,"date":"2010-11-06T15:49:42","date_gmt":"2010-11-06T22:49:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tacos.architectureburger.com\/?p=295"},"modified":"2010-11-06T15:49:42","modified_gmt":"2010-11-06T22:49:42","slug":"54-pilis-tacos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tacos.architectureburger.com\/index.php\/2010\/11\/54-pilis-tacos\/","title":{"rendered":"54 Pili’s Tacos"},"content":{"rendered":"

54 Pili\u2019s Tacos<\/p>\n

November 6, 2010<\/p>\n

11924 Santa Monica Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025<\/p>\n

Sawtelle<\/p>\n

I first heard of Pili\u2019s years ago when UCLA architecture schoolmate Antonio recommended it for its righteous tacos, obviously a rarity west of the 405. It is a cozy little storefront connected to an adjoining gift shop, offering fine tacos until late at night. Carmen and I found an excuse to head out here for lunch today.<\/p>\n

The word \u201cPili\u2019s\u201d has great ear-feel to my gringo ears.<\/p>\n

I ordered one each of the al pastor, carnitas, and carne asada tacos, Westside-priced at $1.50 each for slightly smallish tacos. They were plated nicely, the three tacos aligned on a plate, tortillas leaning into one another, implying the roundish cross section of a taco curled in the hand on its way to the mouth.<\/p>\n

I started with the steak. This taco felt good from the start, with the small, bilaminated tortillas nicely leathered but not oily. The steak had a great flavor and texture, sparely seasoned and a bit gamy due to relatively fatty meat \u2013 fatty in a good way.<\/p>\n

Next I ate the carnitas taco, my least favorite. The meat had a good texture with enough resistance to satisfy the tooth, but rather dry in a way that leaves your tongue feeling desiccated. The flavor isn\u2019t bad \u2013 it\u2019s definitely pork \u2013 but it\u2019s neither strong nor compelling enough.<\/p>\n

Lastly I ate the al pastor taco. It\u2019s well above-average al pastor meat, not the typical stuff, but small cuboid chunks of pork apparently deep-fried to a near-crunchy resilience, with some orange savory flavor added for good effect. It has a winning porky-oily flavor that made me ponder whether I needed another one.<\/p>\n

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