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Sweet Potato Taco

📍 Los Angeles Mexican Creative $$

at Guerrilla Tacos

"The sweet potato taco at Guerrilla Tacos is one of the vegetable-forward tacos that redefined what LA taco culture could be. The sweet potato is roasted until it has depth, the almond chile salsa adds a complexity that is unusual in tacos. The cotija provides salt. This is a dish that changed a genre."

— Expert, 94/100 credibility
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Expert 94/100

"The sweet potato taco at Guerrilla Tacos is one of the vegetable-forward tacos that redefined what LA taco culture could be. The sweet potato is roasted until it has depth, the almond chile salsa adds a complexity that is unusual in tacos. The cotija provides salt. This is a dish that changed a genre."

Expert 92/100

"Chef Wes Avila is cooking with ingredients that do not traditionally appear in taco form. The sweet potato is treated as a primary protein — roasted, seasoned, placed in a corn tortilla. The almond adds crunch and a slight sweetness. This is LA food culture in a single bite."