Tacos 1986

I don’t know what they’ve done to the mushrooms to make them taste so good, but their mushroom tacos, vampiros, mulitas are amazing. Will definitely be coming back

Omg 😳 I love the tacos 🌮 there are definitely delicious

5 stars for only ONE item on the menu: mushroom tacos. Do NOT try anything else, trust me. Just get the mushroom tacos and hit it with their roasted, savory chili oil and radishes/cucumbers on the side. The mushroom tacos are unlike anything I’ve tried before– super savory, meaty, and awesome. Everything else is whatever.

The tacos are insane. I got three and literally went back for two more. Highly recommended.

Definitely not like the OG street version in K Town that I tried a few years back, but hit the spot on this day. The version I tried before, with the service, banter and meat right off the trompo by the master was perfect. If anything, the prices were high for the times (a few years before Covid), but otherwise all good.

The Pasadena version had the trompo and a few more salsas than I remember (6 total now), but missed a little something. Pasadena was pretty lively the Wed before Thanksgiving, but 1986 was dead. Maybe that was the reason for what was missing from the food. I always say a busy restaurant has the freshest food.

Anyway, food was good, just not 5 star worthy on this visit.

Love that you can serve your own salsa and service was very friendly.

Bonus review: Could not decide between King Taco and 1986, so tried both on this day. Spoiler alert, King Taco on this day lost! Generally my go to, but not today :(