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Yesterday evening, met up with some friends to go walking as a way to unwind from the end of a long work week. Parked at Ocean near the Totem Pole and walked down to the famous staircase where dozens of very fit good-looking people were powering up and down the stairs.

Anyway, after we finished, we were famished and thinking about food. One of us said, I know this hole-in-the wall taco place on Olympic and 14th.

We got there at about 8 P.M. when according to the sign on the store they close. However, since it is a small business (the engine of the economy!), they weren’t going to turn away hungry looking paying customers! In fact, 3 other people came after us to order take away.

Anyway, we ordered up a feast from up and down the menu: taquitos ($1.55), soft tacos ($1.90), burritos (varies but the mole burrito was $5.60), enchiladas combo plates (price varies but chicken enchilada plate was $5.85) and quesadillas (with mushroom, $4.70). The food was tasty and reasonable portions (I took home 1/3 of my burrito). My personal favorite was the burrito laced with mole inside and covered over with it. To use a Rachel Ray-ism, Yum-O! I also liked the mushroom quesadilla a lot.

The atmosphere was, shall we say simple, as the selling point of the place is the food and the price!

As we were enjoying our food, I told the group, I wonder if Bandini of Great Taco Hunt has been here? Indeed, he has and gave Tacos Por Favor 41/2 tacos out of 5.

While I was checking, I figured, has one of our other LAFB reporters checked it out? Well, one year ago, Jeff gave his thumbs up to TPF.

Since I wasn’t setting out to write a LAFB item, I didn’t have my camera with me, so be sure to check out the other posts and enjoy the food pictures. But I did snag a take-out menu and photograph that!

Tacos Por Favor
1408 Olympic Blvd.
Santa Monica
310-392-5768
310-392-8978 (fax)
Mon-Sat 8 A.M. to 8 P.M.
Sun 9 A.M. to 5 P.M.
Deliveries 11 A.M. to 3 P.M. with a minimum order of $7 for a $1.50 charge

By Rene (see more of his posts). You can find more of Rene's writing at his own website Rene's Ramblings