El Pique - Highland Park

by: Bandini

Wed Sep 30, 2009 at 22:51:42 PM PDT

On the way home from La Estrella in Eagle Rock the other day I decided to stop at one of my favorite Highland Park taco trucks, El Pique. It had been about a year since I had been to El Pique and I was curious if they were still dishing out those tasty flavor bombs.

El Pique parks roughly 50 yards west of another La Estrella truck. The La Estrella truck was packed while El Pique was deserted. Sometimes it's the other way around. Sometimes both are mobbed.

There is an addictive quality to the La Estrella salsa roja that keeps the masses coming but El Pique's salsa roja isn't too shabby either. It's not as spicy as La Estrella's but it compensates with more flavor. You can't go wrong at either truck. Both are fantastic. As usual though whenever you find two trucks that park so close to each other each truck will have their loyal fans.

The asada tacos at El Pique are finely chopped, greasy and delicious. The salsa provides a good balance to the salted bits of beef. The al pastor is the signature taco, tender pork that tastes like it's been slow cooked for days.These tacos are advertised as 100% DF style. Having never been to the district of DF I'll take their word for it.  No truth to the rumor that if your wearing a chivas de guadalajara shirt your tacos are free.

El Pique
York and Ave 53
Highland Park, CA 90042
tacos $1.25 each
4/5