Evil Cooks
Mexican restaurant · El Sereno
3333 N Eastern Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90032
Highlights
Creative tacos including octopus, burger, and vegan options
Creative tacos including octopus, burger, and vegan options
"I tried the McSatan at Evil Cooks, a heavy metal–themed taqueria’s answer to ‘what if a Big Mac were a taco, but also really good?’ — a freshly made corn tortilla topped with an American cheese–draped burger patty, bacon, caramelized onions, and avocado crema." - Lucy Simon, Amelia Schwartz, Raphael Brion
"Eating at Evil Cooks is like riding a coaster at Six Flags three times in a row: a head rush and maybe not something you’d share with your sweet grandparents. This heavy metal-themed taquería in El Sereno blasts Megadeath as you eat tender lengua tacos next to a fountain of fake blood, or blackened octopus smothered in a smoky salsa near a locked door that leads to Satan’s Lair. It’s all a bit on the nose in a fun, campy way, which is why we love it. Plus, Evil Cook’s sit-down dinner menu is unlike anything else in LA, with dishes such as pork rib wellington topped with candy floss and lemongrass-y tom yum shrimp aguachile that burns like the ninth circle of hell." - brant cox, sylvio martins, cathy park
"This heavy-metal-themed taquería based out of El Sereno might convert a few purists. Octopus trompo marinated in recado negro served with salsa tatemada, pickled onions, cilantro, grilled pineapple, and avocado cream Cheesy octopus barbacoa taco with onions, cilantro, and salsa roja" - team infatuation
"A meal at Evil Cooks is like riding a coaster at Six Flags three times in a row: a head rush and maybe not something you’d share with your sweet grandparents. This heavy metal-themed taquería in El Sereno blasts Megadeath as you eat tender lengua tacos next to a fountain of fake blood and blackened octopus smothered in a smoky salsa near a locked door that leads to Satan’s Lair. It’s all a bit on the nose in a fun, campy way, but the food pushes the envelope in a way that makes you rethink how Mexican ingredients can be warped into delicious, one-of-a-kind dishes." - sylvio martins, brant cox, garrett snyder
"What does Alex Garcia and Elvia Huerta’s new restaurant and thrash metal have in common? Take a listen to Slayer’s Repentless and it all makes sense. Alongside partner Huerta, Garcia, the power chord loving couple promise unconventional tacos like octopus al pastor in a smoky recaudo negro (charred chiles marinade) that’s sliced from a forebodingly dark trompo. In Evil Cooks’ first brick and mortar the Devil’s Rib, a tomahawk steak served with corn tortillas and fixings, and an unconventional beef Wellington made with pork and phyllo dough topped with pashmak are just the kind of mains expected from this rebel kitchen. The flan dessert taco on a flour tortilla, called La Bruja (witch), is a tribute to Huerta, while the family’s homemade herbed green chorizo tacos take their customers on a flavor journey between heaven and hell. The shop is open Tuesday through Thursday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., and until 10 p.m. on Friday and Saturday." - Bill Esparza
