Tacos El Gordo

Gaslamp Quarter, San Diego · Mexican · $$

Tacos El Gordo built its name in Tijuana on one technique: adobada, marinated pork shaved straight off a vertical trompo onto handmade corn tortillas, and the Gaslamp outpost runs the same operation late into the night. This is the closest San Diego gets to a Tijuana taco stand without crossing the border - guac and salsa made fresh daily, lines out the door after 9pm, open until 4am on weekends for the after-bar crowd.