El Ruso
Sonoran cuisine featuring handmade flour tortillas and mesquite-grilled meats.
El Ruso specializes in Sonoran cuisine featuring handmade flour tortillas and mesquite-grilled meats.
Sonoran-style street tacos on flour tortillas are made in house, mesquite-grilled meats, and made-to-order margaritas.
Hours
- Mon: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PMTue–Wed: ClosedThu: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PMFri–Sat: 11:30 AM – 11:00 PMSun: 11:30 AM – 10:00 PM
The menu
See the menuThe menu runs broad, with proteins that include asada, chile colorado, birria, chile relleno, chicharrón, al pastor, chicken, and chorizo. Tacos run $5.25 each. The burritos come wrapped in sobaqueras, giant stretchy Sonoran flour tortillas that Tejal Rao praised for their cheese.
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Per The Infatuation, Don't leave without a burrito wrapped in one of their sobaqueras, a giant, stretchy hubcap-sized Sonoran flour tortilla.
Tejal Rao praised Silva's cheesy sobaqueras.
The tacos at El Ruso are on the more expensive side at $5.25 each.
Smoky chopped carne asada and spicy chicharron en salsa roja are piled into one of those golden tortillas.
The muñeco combo is definitely our top choice.
The new weekday set-up should only add to that attention.
You can find Sonora-style meats on handmade flour tortillas every day of the week.
These are the kind of chewy, translucent tortillas that make each bite a euphoric experience.
They serve Taco Birria, Taco amole, and Birria consome.
They serve mole, asada, shrimp enchilada, rib-eye, birria, chicharron, chile Colorado, chicken, fish, and adobada.
El Ruso's menu shows protein-diverse.
El Ruso's food offering is broad.
Per Eater LA, the new location is surrounded by known names like the new Playita and Filipino favorite Spoon and Pork.
Sonoran flour tortillas are made fresh in house, the base of every taco and burrito served.
Service
2It offers table service.
It offers takeout.
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It offers takeout.
El Ruso, full-service.
The room
1The new location sits surrounded by known names like Playita and Spoon & Pork, according to Eater LA. Sonoran flour tortillas are made fresh in house, the base of every taco and burrito served.
Operations
4- Parking
- There's free street parking.
- Attributes
- It welcomes children.
- Details
- You can dine in.
- Attributes
- No tipping, 15% service charge on all orders.
History
1El Ruso is a Boyle Heights legend.
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Per Eater LA, El Ruso is a Boyle Heights legend.
In the press
5- 01Los Angeles TimesBill Addison's list of best tacos in L.A. - LA TimesRead ↗
- 02TimeOutEl Ruso | Restaurants in Echo Park, Los Angeles - Time OutRead ↗
- 03Los Angeles TimesEl Ruso taqueria opens its first restaurant in Studio City - LA TimesRead ↗
- 04LA TacoBison Tacos and Wild Venison Flautas at Echo Park's Most ...Read ↗
- 05Eater LABest Dishes Eater Editors Ate This Week: July 15 | Eater LARead ↗
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This is a restaurant.
Netflix / LA Times / Bon Appetit / Food and Wine / LA Taco / Eater / The Infatuation - Hours: Thurs, Sun-Mon 11:30am-10pm, Fri-Sat 11:30am-11pm.
Provides taco bars and party trays for offices, weddings, and backyard parties.
Offers Skinny, Spicy, or Cadillac margaritas, cold beer, horchata, and fresh soda.
Located in Studio City, Los Angeles.