Mid East Tacos

This fast-casual walk-up in Silver Lake is the long-awaited original project of Mini Kabob’s Armen Martirosyan. Here, the second-generation chef combines Armenian and Mexican foodways in one of the most tantalizing, exciting mash-ups we’ve seen in a long time. Familiar vehicles—tacos, quesadillas and burritos—pair perfectly cooked meats and falafel with delicious sauces like chile de arbol toum (garlic sauce) and fire-roasted pico de gallo. For a lighter lunch, we recommend ordering two to three tacos; the heavier burritos and quesadillas just might require an afternoon nap. Paired with Mini Kabob’s famous, Aleppo pepper-dusted home fries and Armenian sodas, a meal here is an everyman’s ticket to an only-in-L.A. culinary rollercoaster you’ll want to ride over and over again.