Taco Nazo, El Monte
This post is for Miss Tang… =)
For those of you who love fish tacos and get your fix from Rubios, Wahoo’s, etc. you are sadly missing out. Taco Nazo, is hands down, the best fish taco in LA. Not just according to me obviously…
Amanda discovered this place while she was contracting at Edison. She would have Taco Nazo multiple times a week and before long, she really got me wondering about this place. It’s a real hole in the wall - hidden away in an asian style strip mall (the kind with the tacky chinese shingles on the roof top), between a pet store and a pho restaurant. I haven’t had the chance to stop by recently, but I think they may have expanded and moved into a new location down the street from their original joint in El Monte. Come to think of it, I think the owners have branched out and opened multiple new locations!
Taco Nazo is popular for its fish tacos, but I always see long-time customers order the papas tacos (potato tacos). I’m curious, but I’ve never tried these simply because I go with a gazer-beam focus set on the fish tacos only. I can eat 3-4 of these, no kidding! Don’t forget to ask for extra pico de gallo, a la Sunkai.
There’s really no way to describe how/why these suckers are so good. You’ll just have to see for yourself one of these days when you are conveniently passing through the city of South El Monte.


December 25th, 2006 at 9:23 am
They just opened a Taco Nazo in Walnut across the street from Mt. Sac. Now I can eat it everyday!