If you’re a foodie in Los Angeles you have to stop by Grand Central Market. They have 40 vendors, most of which are food based that offer a ton of selection in one location. When I’m on a road trip, a food marker or vendor hall is my favorite way to get a taste of the city when I’m short on time. Andy and I stopped at Grand Central Market on one day in LA during my cross-country road trip and tried a few dishes and rated them below so you know what to get and what to skip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Birria Tacos – 7\/10<\/strong> – less if you hate cilantro<\/p>\n\n\n\n The service here is fast and everything looks delicious. I was really craving a birria taco, and only 2 places offered it but the other option did not look as fresh as Tacos Tumbras A Tomas did. The meat was pretty good, I was hoping for a more flavorful stew, so the star is the cilantro and onions. You can get the taco without cilantro and onions – they will ask you before they add it – but honestly it was my favorite part so if you hate cilantro, try a different menu option here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lemon Lavender Sugar Cookie – 10\/10<\/strong> – if you love these flavors this is perfection (and I hate sugar cookies!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n Triple Chocolate Cookie – 8.9\/10<\/strong> – best for bitter chocolate lovers<\/p>\n\n\n\n The service here was friendly and helpful. I love lemon and lavender, but hate sugar cookies, but I took a chance on the lemon and lavender sugar cookie anyways and I’m so glad I did. Fat + Flour is officially my only supplier of sugar cookies now (too bad they’re thousands of miles away!). I like dark chocolate, but I wish the triple chocolate had a better balance of flavors, maybe a little sea salt? Overall it was still a delicious cookie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thyme Lemonade – 9.7\/10<\/strong> – the thyme was subtle in the best way<\/p>\n\n\n\n Jalape\u00f1o Cheddar Biscuits – 10\/10<\/strong> – Easily the best thing here, maybe the best thing I ate on the entire road trip<\/p>\n\n\n\n The service here was okay at first, but got better as it went. The thyme lemonade was great, very refreshing and a wonderful pairing with our biscuits. I was getting full (and we still had to go to China town for dinner!) but I may have skipped every other planned meal just to eat 5 orders of these biscuits. The texture and crumb was perfect and you have to get a jalape\u00f1o in every bite. I can’t recommend these highly enough or do them enough justice. If I had known how good this would be, I would have saved room and tried a chicken sandwich as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Budgeting<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n In terms of budgeting for this experience, you’ll want to set aside $8-15 per dish. For example, it was about $5 for 2 biscuits, $14 for the chicken sandwich I wish I tried, $8 for 2 tacos, etc. My recommendation is to go with a friend and split, you may end up spending the same amount of money as you would going solo but you’ll get to try twice the food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n My final recommendation is to go during a popular meal time if you want the most variety – quite a few places were shut down because it was 3pm on a Tuesday when we were there. They either didn’t open until the weekend or they were closed between lunch and dinner. Of course if you want a less crowded experience where you won’t fight to find a table, 3pm on a Tuesday is great and we still had 15-20 options to choose from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Have you been to Grand Central Market? If so, what is your must-try spot? If you haven’t been, check out their website<\/a> and start planning your visit. Or, better yet, reach out to me<\/a> and I’ll start planning your road trip and make sure this stop is included!<\/p>\n\n\n\n -Taysia<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Join me on a taste-filled adventure at LA’s Grand Central Market! I’ve rated the best bites, from Birria Tacos at Tacos Tumbras A Tomas to heavenly cookies at Fat + Flour. Hungry for more? 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