Food Fridays - Hole Mole Has Best Dive-y Tacos

Hole Mole Website

Link to Yelp Reviews

Link to their "blog", Taco Talk, which curiously seems to be in Latin?

Hole Mole is a legendary Long Beach joint for tacos, with the Ensenada fish tacos as the most popular specialty, followed by the much-talked-about-amongst-vegetarians potato tacos.  The al pastor tacos are my personal favorite, and asada isn't bad either.



To clarify the title of this post, when I say that they have the "best" tacos, I mean it according to me - but a Yelp search of LB tacos indicate that there are plenty of other people who would agree.  And when I say "dive-y", I mean to say that you don't come here to eat a dainty fish taco plate with sophisticated seasonings for $12.99.  Instead, you'll get tacos out of a down and dirty styrofoam container tacos that cost under $2 each.  No frills, often times no parking, and likely that there will be some derelict characters in line behind you, but the food is undeniably delicious and satisfying.

Because of the name, it's common to make a "hole in the wall" joke or two.  All of these jokes are very much deserved, especially if you go to the busiest location at 4th and Almond.  But if you get enough food for four people and pay under $20, you'll be happy regardless of caliber of decor.

There are five locations around Long Beach - Belmont Heights, West Side, Los Altos, Cal Heights, and Downtown.  They also have a Tustin place for you OC people.  If you haven't given this a try, go out and get some tacos!  Even if it's midnight when you read this, there are no excuses because they are open late.