Inside Guisados in Boyle Heights

At Guisados in Los Angeles’ Boyle Heights, homey stews and braises are made into tacos or tamales. This is a new location from Ricardo Diaz of Cook’s Tortas.

Guisados in Boyle Heights. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

March 13, 2014 4:55 PM PT

Cilantro soup. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Pork in salsa verde, left, beef steak in pimento, rear, and tinga chicken are served on freshly made tortillas. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Co-owner Armando De La Torre serves a taco lunch to David Hernandez and Joanne Moore. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Beef in salsa roja. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Ricardo Diaz serves aguas frescas. (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)