// Captions, credits and photos for L.A.'s Taco Trucks
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SSPhotoCredit[z] = "Shane Redsar";
SSPhotoCaption[z] = "The brightly painted taco trucks of Los Angeles are a popular place to refuel at both the start and end of a night. El Chato, at a busy Mid-City intersection, is one of the best.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_chato_mural.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Like many kinds of folk art, the murals on taco trucks often tell a story. The El Chato truck carries a particularly good example.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_chato_taco.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "El Chato\'s tacos are tiny but pack in lots of flavor. Here, cabeza (beef head and cheeks) and carne asada (steak) come with different salsas and plenty of garnishes. You\'ll need a lot of napkins.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_tacozone.jpg";
SSPhotoCredit[z] = "Shane Redsar";
SSPhotoCaption[z] = "With a wide sidewalk and some of Echo Park\'s hippest bars nearby, Taco Zone is in a great location for people-watching.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_tacozone_line.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Taco truck windows stay closed until the cooks inside have prepped enough to open for business. If the process takes too long, a line of devotees is quick to form.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_tacozone_interior.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Taco Zone employees cook up some of the best late-night dining in the city while staying cheerful through the wee hours.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_tacozone_quesadilla.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Taco Zone is one of the relatively few trucks serving quesadillas. Try them with suadero (chopped sirloin).";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_tacosarabes.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Tacos Arabes\'s official name is a little mysterious, but it\'s easy to identify: The specialty\'s name is painted on the truck\'s window.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_tacosarabes_food.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Fusion before the term existed, tacos arabes use Middle Eastern seasonings such as cumin and turmeric, and a wheat tortilla.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_tacosarabes_truck.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Tacos Arabes\'s tortillas couldn't be more local: They\'re made in the factory the truck parks in front of. Diners can see the torillas being made late into the evening.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_tacosarabes_tortilla.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Tortillas are one of the specialties at Tacos Arabes, and the fillings are good too; these beef and pork specimens have additions that include cilantro and radishes.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_rambos.jpg";
SSPhotoCredit[z] = "Shane Redsar";
SSPhotoCaption[z] = "The airbrushed murals on the sides of taco trucks serve as mobile advertisements. On Rambo\'s, the action hero holds a plate of freshly made tacos.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_rambos_babe.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "The back of the Rambo\'s truck continues the scene, with a buxom safari leader surveying the action hero and his tacos. It may not make much sense, but it is entertaining.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_rambos_tripa.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Popular tacos served at Rambo\'s include lengua (tongue, in the foreground) and tripas (intestines). The tacos each have their own particular salsa here, and all of them are spicy.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_estrella.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "La Estrella has become a mini chain, with a number of trucks as well as one brick-and-mortar restaurant.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_estrella_alpastor.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "If you only try one kind of taco at La Estrella, make it the al pastor (sheperd-style) marinated pork that\'s perfectly seasoned and cooked. Lots of people get it without the standard salsa, just a sprinkling of cilantro and chopped onions.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_salinas.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "Salina\'s Churros serves no tacos, but the specialty snack served there is just as much a classic.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_salinas_interior.jpg";
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SSPhotoCaption[z] = "The proprietor at Salina\'s Churros extrudes her churro dough into the vat fryer full of bubbling oil.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_salinas_churros.jpg";
SSPhotoCredit[z] = "Shane Redsar";
SSPhotoCaption[z] = "There\'s a reason the churros get such high billing at Salina\'s. They\'re freshly made, inexpensive, and addictive.";
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SSPhoto[z] = "ss_salinas_rear.jpg";
SSPhotoCredit[z] = "Shane Redsar";
SSPhotoCaption[z] = "In L.A., even the churro trucks come graced with religious art.";
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