Taco Madness 2009 ~ The Finals ~ Yuca’s vs. Tacos Por Favor
So it’s come down to this, a battle between two neighborhood favorites– Los Feliz’s Yuca’s and Santa Monica’s Tacos Por Favor. Both family-owned, both with a loyal local clientele who voted for them from the very beginning and powered them through to the end.
Solid choices who probably don’t rank on taco hounds “best of all time” list, but that feed the need, have the right vibe, and have established themselves as neighborhood go-to taco joints with charm and quality eats. There’s been some confusion about this competition from the start– is it a “best taco” tournament? Did some of the best places in town go down too early? Did some not make the list at all? We don’t have all the answers, but it’s best to think of this as a “favorite taco” tournament and not “greatest mind-blowing authentic tacos of all time” tournament.
Have fun and let the favorite taco shop win! Polls close at Midnight on Sunday
Yuca's vs. Tacos Por Favor
- Yuca's (60%, 332 Votes)
- Tacos Por Favor (40%, 218 Votes)
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(20 tacos)
Hadley wrote:
Yuca’s is high on my best-of list! Por Favor is great too.
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 8:01 am | Permalink
lovegalo wrote:
Yuca’s is high on my list too but not sure if way up there – have not tried por favor but hands down for me – Marielas!
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 8:35 am | Permalink
Michael wrote:
Again, can’t find the vote tab.
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 9:47 am | Permalink
Jason wrote:
CHORIZO AND CHEESE!!!
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 10:01 am | Permalink
Tots wrote:
Where all my yucca homies!!! come on outt!!! lets do this!!!
YUCCAS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 2:01 pm | Permalink
Michael wrote:
Like I asked before, where’s the vote tab?
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 3:32 pm | Permalink
Diane wrote:
I’m in SM so POR FAVOR is a regular taco spot for me. To be fair I needed to give YUCCA a try and made the trek. Oh my. The Carne Asada and Machaca were outstanding! YUCCA gets my vote.
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 5:04 pm | Permalink
Carol wrote:
Hi..I voted for Yuca’s and my husband
wanted to place his vote for Yuca’s too!
but your website would not take a second
vote from this computer. Not fair. We
will try our other computer to get his
vote to count…we have been going to
Yuca’s forever and love them truly, madly
yummmily…..Carol
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 5:14 pm | Permalink
Tots wrote:
Yey!!! Yuccas!
>hey michael most likely you already voted and it wont allow you to vote again thts why the polls wont show> thats what im thinking???
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 5:32 pm | Permalink
Tots wrote:
Yey!!! Yuccas!thanks carol!
>hey michael most likely you already voted and it wont allow you to vote again thts why the polls wont show> thats what im thinking???
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 5:32 pm | Permalink
Michael wrote:
I finally got to vote (no, I hadn’t voted in this round). I could not vote on my work computer (no tab), but I found a tab at home and voted for Yuca’s!
Posted on 02-Apr-09 at 9:06 pm | Permalink
Pearl wrote:
Yuca’s is the best!
Posted on 03-Apr-09 at 12:07 am | Permalink
ritzyp wrote:
never had taco por favor but i’m down with yucca’s
Posted on 03-Apr-09 at 1:53 am | Permalink
Stephen A. wrote:
Yuca’s never fails to please my craving for an authentic tasting taco!
You can never beat the taste of home cooking. At Yuca’s they always make you feel like family. A combination that can’t be beat!!
Posted on 03-Apr-09 at 8:22 am | Permalink
Tots wrote:
Hell yea! Yucca’s on a come back baby! wohooo
Posted on 03-Apr-09 at 9:16 am | Permalink
Michael wrote:
So, where are all the votes? Maybe the voters are having the same issue I did: no ballot and vote tab.
Posted on 04-Apr-09 at 6:04 am | Permalink
Ray wrote:
Life does not get better than a 40 and a taco and burrito in Yuca’s parking lot.
Posted on 04-Apr-09 at 6:21 am | Permalink
Meat Man wrote:
Nobody Beats My Quality Meats!!!! (NOBODY)………….Eat More BEEF eat at YUCAS for all the Best food on the Planet..
Posted on 04-Apr-09 at 9:53 am | Permalink
Chris wrote:
Yuca’s is it! No competition.
Posted on 04-Apr-09 at 10:43 am | Permalink
Haig wrote:
Yuca’s the very best!
Posted on 04-Apr-09 at 11:00 am | Permalink
brian wrote:
This is a stupid contest. While both these places make excellent food, I would never say that their tacos were that great. Every truck in NELA beats these two based on tacos.
Posted on 04-Apr-09 at 1:09 pm | Permalink
Carol wrote:
Hi I just wanted to point out that
YUCA’s won the very prestigious
James Beard Regional Cooking Award
for Mama’s wonderful tacos that she
brought from Mexico…have already
been acknowledged by a great American
James Beard Association for great
Regional Cooking. And all of us
locals agree!
Just come and try them…worth the drive
as Diane wrote. And now YUCA’s has
2 locations making us enjoy them more.
Family Faves…Carol
Posted on 04-Apr-09 at 10:17 pm | Permalink
Michael wrote:
So where are all the voters?
Posted on 04-Apr-09 at 10:18 pm | Permalink
Erich Redson wrote:
Michael what do you see on the screen below “polls close midnight on sunday”?
do you see the results of the voting?
If someone from your IP address has voted, you will only see the results.
If you do not see the results at all, please let us know what browser/system you are using.
Posted on 04-Apr-09 at 10:37 pm | Permalink
Bob wrote:
Would like to respond to the connoisseur who thinks eating chihuahua from a roach coach is comperable to Yuca’s……..
Woooooooooow!!
I have been eating at Yuca’s for more than 35 years. You could say I grew up on Mama Yuca’s and Dora’s fine cooking. The Carne Asada ordered fresh from a local (top secret) butcher is out of this world! Love this family and their cooking!
Love Always
Bob
Posted on 05-Apr-09 at 4:24 am | Permalink
Michael wrote:
Sorry to be confusing, Erich. I see it all now. In the final 4, TPF got 1,003 votes and KT got 557; Yuca’s got 474 and Kogi got 402. So far, it’s Yuca’s at 289 and TPF at 163. It seems like there’s some voter fatigue, or maybe they are all out eating and not voting. Go Yuca’s.
Posted on 05-Apr-09 at 7:39 am | Permalink
Fred wrote:
Yuca may limit their Food 4 Thought to the fourth Friday of the month, but their tacos are food for the soul six days a week! I don’t think Campbells can copyright a feeling but with all due respect…Yuca’s is um..um..good! Go Yuca!!!!!!
Posted on 05-Apr-09 at 12:46 pm | Permalink
Betty Jean wrote:
Hands down victory for Yuca’s. No contest. East side wins!
Posted on 05-Apr-09 at 8:11 pm | Permalink
Michael wrote:
I hope this won’t be a deal where TPF stuffs the ballot box at 11:55 p.m.
Posted on 05-Apr-09 at 9:44 pm | Permalink
mamasoto wrote:
Mama and Doras Tacos etc are made with
love. They have always made my son and I feel at home. I’ve been going there since the 12th grade Class of ‘75. Every taco
has been excellent!
Posted on 13-Apr-09 at 8:50 pm | Permalink