Last Night's Tacos

Taco place of the week: Tacos Michoacan 

Lindley/White Oak

Stefan and I have been to this place once before, but as were driving back on Sepulveda with $7 total between the two of us (not including change) we decided what the hell, let's try it one more time. Last time we were there the meat was bit dry and there weren't very many condiments. What made me want to come back was their awesome '70s wallpaper. 

Excuse Stefan's head in my photo.

Anyway, I dig the wall paper and hope to have it in my own home at some point. But we were there for the tacos, so we ordered. When I was explaining to the guy at the counter that I didn't want any meat in my tacos, he told me I had beautiful colored eyes. I thanked him promptly and thought I would be misunderstood if I would have told him he had beautiful colored teeth. I really like yellows and browns, and his looked really good. Our order came not too many minutes later (we were the only ones in the place), and it looked pretty good this time. 

2 tacos al pastor, 2 carne asada tacos

2 vegetarian tacos for me

All six of the tacos were pretty delicious. As we were eating, more people started to filter in. Although the corner of the valley this place is on is pretty sketchy, it must get some business. For all six of our tacos they charged us all of six dollars, no tax or anything. So that was pretty cool. I ate mine with a lot of green salsa picante, which might have been overkill. By the end of our meal I drank over half of Stefan's water. 

insanely delicious taco, very picante salsa

yours truly, enjoying that insanely delicious taco

So far, Tacos Michoacan has come through for us. I'll go there again soon. If not for their amazing vegetarian tacos, then at least for their really sweet wall paper. And hardly anything can beat six decent tacos for six dollars. Except for that 12 pack of Pabst at Vons for $7. That's pretty sweet too, but I digress.....

The Year in Review?

It's been 9 days since the New Year and approximately 5 months since I have moved back to the San Fernando Valley. I think this calls for an entry with all of my favorite places and pictures. Here are some of the adventures I've been on so far. More pictures, recollections and notes about 2009 to follow. 

A few days after I moved back, the valley looked like it was undergoing nuclear testing or something. Unfortunately, it was just a forest fire somewhere in the hills. 

One of my favorite things about moving back to Los Angeles is the many food options. The most important culinary development in 2009 for me was that Bibimbap became my favorite dish. $9.95 bought me pure happiness from the Korean market on Devonshire and Reseda. 

$9.95 bought me pure happiness from the Korean market on Devonshire and Reseda. 

These two photos come from one of my favorite nights before the New Year. There have been many, but this one stands out because I got to see Nick Steinhardt's 2 person experimental music band play in Silverlake. The name of the cafe escapes me right now, but it was remarkable because of the amazing selection of vegetarian and vegan food. Experimental music + spinach tortilla hummus wrap = major win. Later on we had drinks at a very loud, and very red bar somewhere down the street. The name of that place also escapes me. Please fill me in if anyone else remembers the names.

Beautiful girl, beautiful pose. I am a sucker for red ambient lighting, so here's my other favorite from the night. 

With that, I want 2009 to rest in peace. 2010 will be all about adventures/dives/vegetarian cafes and music. More to come. 

good bye 09