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Sonoratown

Restaurants, Mexican Downtown Fashion District
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5 out of 5 stars
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Sonoratown Restaurant Los Angeles DTLA
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It feels like home the second you walk through the door. Well, that, or a party. The staff are lively, open and fun-loving, and their mood is infectious. Patrons from all walks smile, laugh and even dance, all to the scent of chargrilled meats that get slid into handmade award-winning flour tortillas. Dishes get brightened by cabbage and a rainbow of house salsas, and topped by entire strands of grilled green onions. Sonoratown specializes in—you guessed it—Sonoran-style fare, which means tacos, quesadillas and chivis (think: soft chimichangas oozing cheese) all packed with fresh and straightforward ingredients that will have you planning a Northern Mexico vacation with every bite.

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Address: 208 e 8th st
Los Angeles
90014
Contact:
sonoratownla.com
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Go for the award-winning "best taco in Los Angeles," stay for the warm welcome from co-owner Jen - who asks each guest for their name (for the order) and responds "great to meet you" after. Their Sonoran-style flour tortillas melt in your mouth in the most perfect way. I ordered the a cucumber agua fresca, carne asada caramelo (large taco) and a chicken chivichanga (small burrito) and the only thing keeping me from ordering the rest of the menu was my full stomach.

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Tucked away in the outskirts of downtown lies Sonoratown. You either know of it or you stumble across it on your way back from shopping in the Fashion District. It's a small storefront with limited indoor and outdoor bar top seating. It was my first time visiting on Friday and I witnessed that this place gets packed and can easily have a line out the door. Good thing I got here right before the noon rush.

As the name states, they offer Sonoran-style fare from Mexico. The menu has traditional Mexican street food bites like tacos, chimichangas, and burritos. A simple menu but full of flavor. All of their tacos and other delicious bites are made with their handmade flour tortillas. I wanted to sample from the different meats - currently offered are carne asada, chicken, tripe and chorizo - and I got everything but tripe. I can't say I've ever had tripe but I also didn't want to make this my first time having it . Next time. I ordered one chicken taco, one carne asada taco and one Choriman chorizo caramelo. Caramelo is the next level version of the taco. A burrito-sized tortilla stuffed with some extra add-ons like beans and cheese. It was great. I also ordered one of their agua frescas, which was the orange, pineapple and mango drink. Perfect. Such a thirst quencher on a hot afternoon.

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