Taco Ssam

OMG ! You have to come and try Taco Ssam by Annandale.My search is done! I ordered, Burrito, Ssam Box and Tamales , sorryNo Taco's :) i will start with the tamales and it is amazing! Super satisfied, brings me back to the tamales lady who shouts Tamales ... along the streets of Montebello. Size is a little small for 1 serving, good thing i got 2 and that for me is perfect. They have only 2 kinds - the pork and chicken. Guaranteed super good! Next - Carne Asada Burrito - is Huge !!! ... just missing the salsa - close to my cravings like super close!!! You got choices of protein - 2 choices of beans and 2 choices of rice. Among the places that serves Burrito they're like 4.8 (well because of the salsa)The Ssam box came as a super surprise - it's again super good. Serving portions are perfect for 1 person not recommended for sharing because it's that good you will finish the whole bento box! I love it because it's not salty , no msg I'm super sensitive to msg didn't feel anything at all- the flavors are there, like as what I'm expecting, it came with 3 corn tortilla , sour cream and 2 sauces ( the red and green sauce)Ambiance is well, never really paid attention since I ordered Take out and went to the grocery next door. The inside it kinda dim lit because of the bar.There's outdoor seating if you want to enjoy Annandale.Once you start eating its like for every bite is OMG - OMG - review is coming from someone who lived half her life in East LA. Surrounded by authentic Mexican Food.Now all i gotta do next is try their Taco's :)

So here's my honest review,Let's start w ambiance of the restaurant ... I went for lunch it was pretty empty.. but well decorated super cute small full bar right in the front and loads of seating.. spacious and clean! It was just dark inside the restaurant though... that was a bit odd but otherwise super cute space! The hostess was really nice. Menu: menu is vast and it looks decent, I think they have a DJ at happy hour...? 4-8 not sure tho it was a sign on their door about happy hour & a DJ day party but no date? lol how's anyone supposed to go? Food: I did not dine in. I ordered online for pickup. I ordered 3 tacos chicken tinga, bulgogi & carne asad. I also got a side of guacamole...took about 15-20 mins to be ready not too bad.The corn tortillas - were uncooked on all tacos...? which was odd but I proceeded cause I've eaten a raw tortilla plenty before... The chicken tinga taco - 9/10: should've had double tortillas. It literally fell apart in my hand but was DELICIOUS.Carne Asada taco- 0/10 stars gross. ... this is where yall LOST me completely. This was actually so inedible. I never finished it and spit out the bite I took. The steak was over done, tasted very earthy almost like it was seasoned with soil or about to spoil. Guacamole: 10/10 best I've ever had. Delicious and fresh!Beef bulgogi 4/10 : it was topped with so mouth cabbage and no kimchi. Which is why I got it... beef was dry, and the sauce... idk if it's homemade or bought but it had an OBSENE amount of fish sauce that it made all my beef have a seafood aftertaste... as someone who's allergic to fish (except shellfish) this worried me.. because idk cross contamination I know that you all also make seafood dishes. I spit it out and threw the tacos out. Summary, the carne & bulgoki tacos are gross. The seasoning and marinade needs to be adjusted in the recipe. The cook also needs to be adjusted as there was no char on my bulgogi and my carne was tough. Well considering I had to throw out 2 of the three tacos I ordered.. Chicken tacos are fab guacamole was fab... they got some other menu items that sound good. Idk when I'll be back... the beef tasting like fish really worried me. But there's some other menu items I'd like to try

I'll start off by stating that the food here is good, definitely great quality and delicious flavor. As far as the ambiance, it gets extremely loud in here. I've been here when there was a DJ, however when there isn't one, the music is too loud, you have to yell/shout when talking. I don't know if the bartenders keep track of how much alcohol they are serving - unfortunately I don't think that they do - because many of the men there get extremely intoxicated & then act very unpleasant, especially toward women - bothering & repeatedly pestering them. In addition to that, in the bathrooms, people are using illicit substances, and I don't believe anything has been done about this. As a woman, I do not believe this is the safest place to go alone or with other women.

Lovely and unassuming bar with mostly Mexican and some Korean fusion offerings. We ordered the Korean styled tacos and were not disappointed by the bulgogi and spicy pork tacos. A little small in portions and I wish the tortillas were grilled more, but it still hit the spot and was hopping on a Sunday.

I got their Galbi, Bulgogi, Lengua, and Goat Tacos. The two Korean fusion tacos I had were good, but nothing really amazing. I think their more traditional tacos were the thing to get here. The Lengua in particular was super moist and tender and was my personal favorite. When I went, inside was very dark, almost like bar, which was kinda odd.

Duplicate review please refer to my other review. Or delete it. I don't really care!Duplicate review please refer to my other review. Or delete it. I don't really care!

Pretty cute place and an interesting set up. I think I saw some slot games in there. Someone comes by and brings you a menu. I opted for the Birria Tacos and the Elote. Food was pretty quick but overrall a little underwhelming in flavor. It was decent but bit as flavourful as I would have liked it to be. We both also ordered a draft beer which came in a large 23 oz for only $7 which was fantastic. Service was okay otherwise and not sure if I'd be back to try their other items.

Pro-tip: when meeting up with friends at Taco Ssam "near 7 corners" ... make sure you repeat yourself and add "that means not the one in Annandale." Or, pick friends with better listening skills :)In any case, we eventually got to eating having had PLENTY of time to explore the menu. I'd categorize this place as "hole in the wall joint" vs "fusion restaurant." Seating is pretty limited and most of the restaurant is taken up by a bar. There's some ambiguity when you walk in as to whether it's counter or table service. You can do either, I think ... but if you're eating in it's table service.You start off with chips and some VERY FRESH but not very spicy salsa. Not bad. Chips are nicely salted, not overly-greasy and the heavy tomato and onion salsa is really refereshing.We all ended up having tacos. I'd like to explore the menu a bit more but the tacos were calling. (When are the tacos not calling?)I tried three: the goat, the chorizo, and the spicy pork.The goat taco was flavorful, but dry. They'd brought by a green and red sauce/salsa of some kind for the tacos and I ended up adding a bit of that to add some moisture. Worth trying; but I don't think I'll get it again.The chorizo was nice. Flavorful, moist. It was good. Hit the spot. Now that I've tried it, I'll probably move on.The spicy pork taco was great. Bursting with flavor, not at all dry... gonna be hard not to order that one again next time.Three tacos seemed to hit the spot. We stayed a while chatting (the place wasn't very busy when we went) and then wandered off. If you're in the area and looking for some good food; I think you could do far worse.

Food wasn't hot when served but it's also a bar n the waitress were also buzzed and charged me almost $40 for 6 tacos n 2 drinks so I gave them a $50 bill and they just said thanks n never gave me any change

The food was amazing! So homie and filling and flavorful! I had a michelada it was delishhhh with the candy straw. The service was wonderful, very attentive friendly and welcoming. A nice dim homie restaurant.