Tire Shop Taqueria is a bustling operation that sets up shop in the parking lot across from a used tire store in South Los Angeles. They make their own tortillas from scratch all night long, and Tijuana-style carne asada is grilled over real mesquite coals. The words "Tire Shop Taqueria" don't actually exist anywhere on the premises; it’s just the name that ended up sticking, by word of mouth, to this humble and ambitious operation.

[Photo via @kebin.munches]

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