Fire pon’ Disneyland! We paid a visit to Anacrime last Saturday to wish Disneyland a happy 50th, and in between feeling unjustly persecuted for smoking, we stopped by Disney’s California Adventure, the newish theme park across from the Magic Kingdom.

DCA is a strangely but satisfactorily condensed mini-playground in tribute to our golden state. The Twilight Zone ride is pretty ass-kicking and everyone must rush to try Soarin’ Over California, where you are hovering over an IMAX-esque screen showing the bounty of California, feet swinging like you’re Boba Fett.

Okay, the real reason we showed up was for free booze. DCA was having one of its Food and Wine Weekend with tastings (one of ours featured Gallo, makers of Thunderbird), plus plentiful plates of stuffed quail and gorgonzola risotto with complexity and flavor, among other treats cooked live by a quasi-celeb chef.

Later, we descended upon the Magic Kingdom to find Thunder Mountain Railroad, the Haunted Mansion, Pinnochio, and Star Tours the same beloved thrills, and we actually were realy feeling the new Space Mountain, though the loss of the glowing giant orange golf ball is tragic…

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12201 Santa Monica Blvd. (S. Bundy Dr. & Amherst Ave.) West Los Angeles 90025 310-481-9995

Campos doesn’t necessarily look authentic or original in its strip mall façade, but inside a fiercely independent spirit is embodied in its Baja Fresh-sized space dominated by pictures of Mexican revolutionaries. The tacos ($1.75) are unique too, in that they are corn tortilla, hand-shredded wonders absolutely bursting with meat. They are giant for such authentic tacos. The asada is some of the best we’ve sampled, with a complex mix of spices, while carnitas and al pastor are good, but a little too flavorful in their stewy blends, if that is possible. Tex-Mex hard-shells are also great and at the ready.

Breakfast burritos lack a little zing, while tortas, gorditas and burritos, among other items on their giant menu, are satisfyingly huge and savory. Shrimp and beef fajitas look awesome, and are one of the few items over $5. Campos might not be the greatest in West L.A., but it is worth a bite for these portions at these prices. Check out their take-away menus for terrific money-saving coupons.

La Cienega Ave. & Cadillac Ave.

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Taco paid a visit to the geeks and gadgets of the E3 Convention, the world’s largest gathering of video-game nuts where everyone was buzzing about how lame the Playstation 3 seemed, Nintendo’s incredible wireless Wii, and the C-grade models who populated every booth.

Among the highlights, both cool and absurd, was the Desperate Housewives game (where one can digitally slut out with a hunky neighbor), God of War II, Crysis-the most realistic first person shooter we’ve ever seen-, a Yakuza game, Splinter Cell Double Agent, and X-Box 360’s Grand Theft Auto rip-off Saint’s Row, which admittedly has better graphics than its inspiration.

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Pico Blvd. & Purdue Ave.

Lincoln Blvd. & Rose Ave.

Sizzling mounds of flavorful meat that tastes great in the frigid late night after a hard day’s work. Healty smattering of tomato, cilatro and onion salsa and avocado sauce with lime and radish on the side. Asada here is juicy and probably your best bet. The bottled horchata is super sweet and clearly not very good for you.

Index St. & Balboa Blvd.