Silver Lake just scored a new late-night obsession: Tacos Royale, a street taquería that opened Friday as a parking-lot stand on West Sunset Boulevard. The pop-up is all about Hermosillo-style carne asada, with steak grilled over charcoal, tucked into flour tortillas, and finished at a multi-component salsa bar. Tacos Royale runs Thursday through Sunday from 6 p.m. to midnight, and the crew says burritos are set to join the lineup next week.
The operation is led by chef Saúl Pérez García and his cousin and partner, chef and culinary researcher Eloy Aluri, who are pulling from a shared catalog of recipes and regional techniques from Sonora. Pérez previously developed a flour-tortilla brand called Sonorancali, and the team says they plan to eventually butcher whole animals on site for different cuts and special pop-ups, as reported by Eater Los Angeles.
How the asada is worked
"We separate the seven primary muscles, trim the fat and nerves, and only use the meat in the taco," Pérez said, describing Tacos Royale's approach to asada as a tightly focused, meat-first technique. The stand is starting with USDA Prime diezmillo (chuck roll) as its single opening cut, and some of the trimmings are rendered into veneno cracklings that also show up on the menu. The Sonorancali tortillas are produced in Sylmar by Graciana Tortilla Factory using Yosemite Organics flour and beef tallow. The whole setup is intended to echo Hermosillo's asadero tradition, according to Eater Los Angeles.
From Sonora to Sunset
The project leans heavily on recipes and rituals from Hermosillo, where asaderos and a generous salsa bar sit at the center of the carne asada experience. Aluri has been active in Sonora's culinary scene and cultural programming, including recent events at the Museo de Arte de Sonora. The region's meat-focused grilling tradition has been covered in local reporting and cultural work; see coverage by LA Weekly and the Sonoran cultural institute for additional context.
When to go
Tacos Royale operates at 2511 W. Sunset Boulevard in Silver Lake, a property that has recently appeared in local development and planning filings. Expect a walk-up stand, late-night hours, and limited seating for now. The team says larger butchery projects and ranch-style pop-ups are on the horizon later this summer. For more on the property and the lot's recent approvals, see Urbanize LA.
