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Prisoner Wine food truck crawl

The famous fried shrimp taco from the classic food truck Mariscos Jalisco on Olympic Boulevard in East L.A. Everything here is topped with creamy ripe avocado, the better to mitigate the chile.

The famous fried shrimp taco from the classic food truck Mariscos Jalisco on Olympic Boulevard in East L.A. Everything here is topped with creamy ripe avocado, the better to mitigate the chile.

  (S. Irene Virbila / Los Angeles Times)

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The Guerrilla Tacos truck outside Blacktop Coffee

Wes Avila’s Guerrilla Tacos truck parked in front of Blacktop Coffee in East L.A.

  (S. Irene Virbila / Los Angeles Times)

Lunch from the Guerrilla Tacos truck

Lunch from the Guerrilla Tacos truck spread out on one of the tables in front of Blacktop Coffee on E. 3rd Street in the downtown arts district.

  (S. Irene Virbila / Los Angeles Times)

Pork shoulder torta at Guerrilla Tacos

A massive pork shoulder torta from Guerrilla Tacos stuffed with ham, a fried egg and three kinds of cheeses, plus cannellini beans, greens and chile morita.

  (S. Irene Virbila / Los Angeles Times)

Albacore tostada from the Guerrilla Tacos truck

Albacore tostada with tomatillo, chile and white nectarine from the Guerrilla Tacos truck

  (S. Irene Virbila / Los Angeles Times)

Pork shoulder torta and albacore tostada from Guerrilla Tacos

Pork shoulder torta and an albacore tostada with tomatillo and nectarine from the Guerrilla Tacos truck

  (S. Irene Virbila / Los Angeles Times)

Winemaker Jen Beloz orders short rib tacos from the Kogi truck

Winemaker Jen Beloz of Prisoner Wine Company orders short rib tacos from the Kogi truck parked on Grand Avenue in downtown Los Angeles.

  (S. Irene Virbila / Los Angeles Times)

Blackjack quesadilla from the Kogi taco truck

Blackjack quesadilla from the Kogi taco truck filled with caramelized onions, spicy pork and lots of melted cheddar and jack cheese. That’s a jalapeño salsa verde on top.

  (S. Irene Virbila / Los Angeles Times)

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S. Irene Virbila

S. Irene Virbila is a former restaurant critic and wine columnist for the Los Angeles Times. She left in 2015.

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