Taco Lita

A true Southern California legend with iconic food. Negative reviews are from people that just don't understand how special this establishment is. The food is so good people drive across the country just to come back here. My mouth waters just thinking about the bean & cheese burritos. I always get 5 or 6 burritos and take them home and eat them all week long. I ❤❤ TACO LITA.

Edit: the only people that like this place have been eating there for 40 years. Are you kidding me? Anyone giving this place 5 stars is out of their mind. I grew up in Arcadia, seen and drove by this place a million times, never been there. So today I go because I figure I would try it. Sure, south el monte Is just down the street where I can get some really good Mexican food, but I'm going to stay close and try this place., You know when I realized I was in trouble? There wasn't a single Mexican, Asian, person of color in the place, worker, customer, etc, and it was FULL on a Saturday. It was as if I traveled back in time to 1970's Arcadia. And it should have been. Because this is probably what middle America considered Mexican food in 1970. Hard premade taco shell, ground beef, cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce. ASIDE from the fact that there was zero diversity to the demographic here at Taco Lita, I also didn't smell any nice Mexican food aromas because there was no frying going on, no grilling going on, NADA. The prep line was an assembly line with hard taco shells under a heat lamp, shredded cheese, lettuce, sliced tomato, and a tub of lean ground beef, which appeared unseasoned, and unsauced. I still ordered. I ordered tacos and a burrito. It came out fast. I smelled the bag, no smell. I unwrapped the taco. It was so packed with lettuce the half a slice of tomato sitting on top fell off. I took a bite. No flavor. No salt. Nothing. I opened a packet of their Taco Lita hot sauce. It is similar to taco Bell mild sauce. That could not save the taco. I basically felt like I was eating cheddar cheese and lettuce. Because the meat had zero flavor, the hard corn shell wasn't salted, there was no fresh salsa, pico de gallo, no limes, no jalepenos, nothing!!! I literally put down my taco after 3 bites, stared at it, and threw everything away. I muttered to myself "what did I just eat?" $15 worth of wasted food. Honestly the nachos at 7-11 are better. The tacos at Jack in the Box have more flavor. This is literally the Mexican food you would serve a 2 year old child because babies like bland food with cheese. I'm sorry Taco Lita. Photos of my obviously bland taco are attached here to document my observations and my sole opinion of this place.

Anytime I have business in the Arcadia area, I always make sure to stop by Taco Lita. My favorite items to order are their combo burrito, bean and cheese burrito and their crispy tacos. Service is always amazing and the food comes out very quick. On a side note..The last time I went they didn’t have any of their Taco Lita sauce, but they do have the Heinz taco sauce for the time being.