USC CB Jaylin Smith drafted in 3rd round by Texans

• April 26, 2025

On a night when no USC players were expected to hear their names called in the NFL draft, Jaylin Smith’s phone rang.

The Trojans cornerback was selected by the Houston Texans with the 33rd pick of the third round Friday night.

USC had its streak of five consecutive drafts with a first-round pick end on Thursday night, and the second and third rounds weren’t predicted to yield any Trojans draftees in most mock drafts. The last time a USC player wasn’t drafted in the first three rounds was in 2001, when linebacker Markus Steele went in the fourth round to the Dallas Cowboys.

Six picks before the third round ended, the Texans selected Smith 97th overall as the 14th cornerback to come off the board.

The 5-foot-11, 190-pounder, who starred at Alemany High, was an All-Big Ten third-team selection after finishing his senior season with 59 tackles, two interceptions and two pass breakups.

In addition to cornerback, Smith also lined up at safety and as a nickel corner in his four years as a Trojan. He made 32 starts and  played in 43 games. He had 182 tackles, including 12½ for a loss, with three interceptions, two sacks, five pass breakups, and two forced fumbles.

“I’m a super versatile player,” Smith told reporters on Friday night. “I can play any position at a very high level. I can also do a lot on special teams and just bring a lot of energy.”

Smith will be reunited with former USC teammate Calen Bullock. The safety was drafted in the third round by the Texans last year.

Saturday, with the fourth through seventh rounds, will be the final day of the draft (9 a.m. PT, ABC/Ch. 7, ESPN, NFL Network). Among the Trojans hoping to hear their names called are offensive lineman Jonah Monheim, running back Woody Marks, safety Akili Arnold defensive back Jacobe Covington and linebacker Mason Cobb.

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St. John Bosco baseball earns share of Trinity League title by sweeping Mater Dei

• April 26, 2025

SANTA ANA — The St. John Bosco baseball team earned a share of its first Trinity League title since 2017 with an 8-1 victory at Mater Dei Friday.

Bosco swept this week’s three-game series against the Monarchs, winning the first two rivalry games in extra innings on Tuesday and Wednesday.

“Our guys have been grinding away,” St. John Bosco second-year coach Andy Rojo said. “We just keep telling them, we think we’re a pretty athletic team and over the course of a series we’re pretty good at we’ll eventually win the series with the depth that we have position player wise and also on the mound.”

Braves junior pitcher Noah Everly, who had previously thrown four innings all season, started the game and picked up the win by only allowing four hits, one run and one walk in three innings.

Everly also helped himself by hitting the game’s first two RBIs, including the go-ahead hit for a 2-1 lead in the fourth inning. He later scored on a passed ball to go up 3-1 in the fourth.

“It’s a hot streak going on,” Everly said. “It’s a feeling but I’m ready. I’m going to keep it going.”

Meanwhile, Bosco added five insurance runs in the top of the sixth inning. The first on an RBI out by junior first baseman Moises Razo. Subsequent runs came via a two-RBI double by junior center fielder Miles Clark, Clark scoring on a passed ball and by senior catcher Micah Taguiam’s solo home run.

The Braves, who have won 16 of their last 17 games, improved to 19-4 overall and 11-1 in the Trinity League. Bosco finished fourth (6-9) in the Trinity League in 2024 and last place (1-14) in the league standings in 2023.

“It feels great just knowing that we’ve came a long way,” said Taguiam, one of the team’s handful of senior starters. “These new coaches came in, they flipped this program around. I feel like we just came a long way ever since and we’ve been doing a great job. The team loves each other, everybody likes each other so we’ve got good chemistry.”

The Braves will conclude the Trinity League season with a three-game series against JSerra, which begins on April 29. Bosco will clinch an outright title with one more league win or if Orange Lutheran (19-5, 8-4) loses one of its three games against Mater Dei next week.

“It’s a learned skill,” Rojo continued. “You have to remind these that it literally is day by day, game by game, pitch by pitch. We have to keep these focused.”

Mater Dei (13-11, 3-9) was led by junior starting pitcher Kai Bratton went three innings and allowed one hit, one run, seven walks. He struck out two batters.

Everly’s RBI sacrifice fly scored junior shortstop James Clark for a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning. Clark reached base by drawing a leadoff walk. He was moved over to second on a fielder’s choice by junior designated hitter Jaden Jackson. Clark stole third base to put himself in prime scoring position.

Bosco junior left fielder Jhett Ohira stepped to the plate with bases loaded (after three straight walks by Bratton) and two outs but flew out to end the top of the first.

Mater Dei sophomore third baseman Sebastian Navarro hit a leadoff single in the bottom of the first. Navarro reached second base on a passed ball. Monarchs senior designated hitter Bradley Beadreau singled, which put runners on first and third with no outs.

Mater Dei junior center fielder Ezekiel Lara’s RBI sacrifice fly scored Navarro and tied the game at 1.

Monarchs junior pitcher Mason Mejias relieved Bratton to begin the fourth inning.

Everly’s two-out RBI single scored freshman third baseman Aaron Garcia and Bosco took a 2-1 lead in the top of the fourth. Garcia drew a leadoff walk and reached second on a passed ball. He was moved over to third on a sacrifice fly by James Clark.

Mejias, who went 2/3 of an inning and allowed one hit, two runs and three walks, was relieved by sophomore pitcher Justin Garcia with two outs. Garcia inherited bases loaded and threw a wild pitch, which allowed Everly to score on a passed ball. The Braves led 3-1.

Bosco freshman pitcher Brayden Krakowski relieved Everly and threw three scoreless innings. Junior pitcher Aidan Dahlk threw a 1, 2, 3 seventh inning to secure the 8-1 win.

St. John Bosco junior pitcher Noah Everly and senior catcher Micah Taguiam on @SJBoscoBaseball’s rise to earn at least a share of first place in the Trinity League.

Bosco beat Mater Dei 8-1 in Santa Ana Friday night. pic.twitter.com/ibYhkGMhxa

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) April 26, 2025

St. John Bosco baseball coach Andy Rojo on his team’s 8-1 win at Mater Dei.

The Braves swept the Monarchs in this week’s three-game series. pic.twitter.com/G6VUGxqxhk

— John W. Davis (@johnwdavis) April 26, 2025

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Lakers coach JJ Redick used to love playing in hostile environments

• April 26, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS — With Game 3 of the Lakers’ first-round playoff series against the Minnesota Timberwolves being the team’s first road game of the postseason on Friday night, Lakers coach JJ Redick reflected on what he liked most about playing in hostile environments.

Ones like the Lakers walked into at Target Center, and will again on Sunday afternoon for Game 4 of the best-of-seven series.

And Redick’s reflection was true to his character as a self-described “sicko.”

“Just the feeling you get of people hating you and yelling at you, and then the opportunity to silence them,” Redick said ahead Friday’s game. “But also kind of ruin their day. They paid all that money. They wore their T-shirt, grabbed their towel, whatever it may be. The feeling you get on the road in the playoffs when you win a game, it’s – outside of like a championship – I mean, there’s just something awesome about winning on the road in the playoffs.”

Redick recalled a conversation he had with assistant coach Beau Levesque about one of a his favorite road playoff games when he played for the Philadelphia 76ers: a 106-102 victory over the Heat in Miami in Game 4 of a first-round series.

“We’re up 2-1 and Game 4 was like a slugfest,” Redick said. “And we ended up coming back and winning the game and I just remember that feeling walking off the court and getting back in the locker room. I’ve heard Shane Battier talk about it too. You gotta really embrace it. And if you embrace it, whatever dopamine hit you could ever want in your life, you get it.”

When asked by the Southern California News Group about that game in the Lakers’ road locker room pregame on Friday, Redick perfectly recalled his stat line: a team-high 24 points on 8-of-18 shooting.

JAMES’ STREAK

Friday not only marked LeBron James’ record-extending 290th playoff game, but it was also his 290th consecutive playoff game, with James never missing a postseason game since first leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to the playoffs in 2006.

“It is very impressive,” Redick said. “And if you think about the 10 (NBA) Finals runs plus, there’s one conference finals in there with Cleveland, another one with L.A. so 12 times in 22 years … he’s playing an extra two months. And that’s not only the intensity, but the games aren’t necessarily spaced out.

“You got very intense games in a short amount of time. Particularly after you get past the first round, those next two rounds are pretty much every other day. It’s just hard and particularly in the last seven, eight years as the game has changed, the wear and tear of playoff basketball and playing that way is significant. And we’ve seen a number of guys battle through stuff. It’s a credit to him and his commitment to the craft and his commitment to taking care of his body.”

James expressed his joy for playoff basketball when speaking at shootaround Friday morning.

He had 22 first-half points on Friday, the 100th time in his career he had a 20-point half in a playoff game, which is the most in NBA history.

“I love what I do, so anytime I get the opportunity to do it, I just try to take the most out of it, pour it all into it and I’m able to live with the results – no matter win, lose or draw,” James said. “Because I know my commitment to what I do.”

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Angel City squanders late 2-goal lead in loss to Orlando

• April 26, 2025

ORLANDO, Fla. — Mary Alice Vignola scored an own goal in second-half stoppage time as the Orlando Pride rallied from two goals down to beat Angel City, 3-2, in a National Women’s Soccer League match on Friday night.

Riley Tiernan opened the scoring for Angel City (2-2-2, 8 points) at Inter & Co Stadium when she cut in from the left wing and sliced a shot past the near post of goalkeeper Anna Moorehouse in the ninth minute.

Moments before halftime, Katie Zelem scored her first goal of the season to give the visitors a 2-0 lead. Orlando (5-1-0, 15 points) failed to clear its lines from a corner kick and Zelem scored from 10 yards out.

Marta ignited the comeback for the hosts in the 71st minute. The Brazilian slipped a low shot into the hand of Angelina Anderson, but the force was too much for the Angel City goalkeeper, and the ball found the back of the net.

Barbra Banda got the equalizer in the 76th minute. The Zambian forward executed a glancing header from a Carson Pickett cross.

The comeback for the NWSL’s reigning champions was complete when Vignola headed the ball into her own net with pressure from Pride forward Ally Watt in the 93rd minute.

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Rams take Michigan edge rusher Josaiah Stewart with 3rd-round pick in NFL draft

• April 26, 2025

The Rams picked Michigan edge rusher Josaiah Stewart with the 90th overall selection in the third round of the NFL draft on Friday night.

Stewart – a 6-foot-1, 245-pound prospect – started his career at Coastal Carolina before transferring to Michigan, following a trend in the Rams’ pass rush of moving up to bigger programs after starting their college careers at smaller programs.

The edge rusher opened his career with 12½ sacks as a freshman at Coastal Carolina. He had 5½ sacks his first year at Michigan, then 8½ as a senior. He also forced six fumbles in his career.

He also has some experience dropping into coverage, something the Rams ask their outside linebackers to do.

Stewart slots in to replace the snaps vacated by Michael Hoecht’s departure to Buffalo in free agency.

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Update: Winter weather advisory issued for Los Angeles County for Saturday and Sunday – could see 7 inches of snow

• April 26, 2025

5 Freeway through Grapevine, South End of the Upper Sierra, Piute Walker Basin, Tehachapi and Frazier Mountain Communities were placed under an updated winter weather advisory by the National Weather Service on Friday at 7:50 p.m. The advisory is valid from Saturday 5 a.m. until Sunday, Apr. 27 at 11 a.m.

The NWS Hanford CA adds to be ready for, “Total snow accumulations up to 7 inches. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph.”

“Plan on slippery road conditions. Gusty winds could bring down tree branches,” according to the NWS. “Slow down and use caution while traveling. The latest road conditions for the state you are calling from can be obtained by calling 5 1 1.”

Winter driving essentials: Recommendations from the NWS for safe journeys

Winter’s icy grip often turns roads treacherous, leading to over 6,000 weather-related vehicle fatalities and more than 480,000 injuries each year. When you find yourself on snowy or freezing rain-slicked roads, your top priority should be safety. Slow down and exercise caution. In temperatures near freezing, it’s prudent to assume icy patches on the road and adjust your driving accordingly. Be on alert for ice accumulating on power lines and tree branches, as they may break and fall. If possible, avoid driving in these conditions altogether. But if you must venture out, choose routes with fewer trees and power lines, and never touch a downed power line. If you encounter one, dial 911 immediately. Here are additional winter weather driving tips:

Share your travel plans:

When venturing out of town in hazardous winter weather, be sure to inform family or friends of your destination, your intended route, and your estimated arrival time.

Prepare your vehicle:

Ensure your gas tank is full and equip your vehicle with essential winter supplies, including a windshield scraper, jumper cables, a small shovel, flashlight, cell phone, blanket, extra warm clothing, drinking water, and high-calorie non-perishable food.

Stay calm when stranded:

If you become stranded, stay composed. Notify someone about your situation and location. Avoid attempting to walk to safety. Attach a cloth to your car’s antenna or mirror to signal that you require assistance. Make your vehicle more visible by using the dome light and flashers.

Be aware of snow plows:

Keep an eye out for snow plows and provide them with ample room to pass. Only overtake a plow when you have a clear view of the road ahead.

Check road conditions:

Before embarking on your journey, check the latest road conditions to make informed travel decisions.

Stay safe on wintry roads with these valuable winter driving tips from the NWS, and reduce the risk of accidents during challenging weather conditions.

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Control problems sink Kyle Hendricks in Angels’ blowout loss to Twins

• April 26, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS — The hits against Kyle Hendricks weren’t what got him. The takes did.

After Hendricks issued a career-high five walks in the Angels’ 11-4 loss to the Minnesota Twins on Friday night, the right-hander said he suspected that he was tipping his pitches.

“I feel the misses were right there,” Hendricks said. “They were just spitting on really good pitches. So I don’t know if I’m just telegraphing stuff. They kind of knew what’s coming type of thing. We’ve just got to dig in and find something. Because it really wasn’t as bad as I thought.”

Besides the walks, Hendricks hit two batters. His career average is 2.1 walks per nine innings. The major league average this season is 3.5.

“Very uncharacteristic,” Hendricks said. “I don’t know. Just a little bit lost. Got to go back and look at it. They were just kind of on everything.”

Hendricks said he’s had issues tipping pitches throughout his career. If opponents know what’s coming and he’s not able to hit his spots perfectly, he’s in trouble.

“I can’t give in, with the stuff I’ve got right now,” said Hendricks, whose fastball averages 86 mph. “I gotta stay on the corners. Just got to get ahead better, and get them in swing mode in some way.”

Three of Hendricks’ free passes – two walks and a hit batter – loaded the bases in the first inning. The Twins scored the game’s first run on a sacrifice fly.

The Angels were down 3-1 in the fourth when Hendricks let the game get out of hand. He allowed the first four batters of the inning to reach – three on walks.

That was the end of the night for Hendricks, who saw a total of seven runs charged to his line after all three runners he left for Carl Edwards Jr. scored.

Afterward, the easy assumption was that the poor outing was at least partly because of the Angels’ difficult travel schedule getting to Minneapolis.

The Angels got to their hotel after 5 a.m. local time, less than 14 hours before the first pitch on Friday’s game. Hendricks had the option of skipping Thursday night’s game in Anaheim to fly early and get a full night’s rest, but he opted to travel with the team.

Hendricks said that’s been the way he’s handled these situations throughout his career.

“I’m not the kind of guy to come sit here and just twiddle my thumbs in the hotel room,” Hendricks said. “I got nine, 10 hours of sleep like a regular day.”

Hendricks added that he felt “phenomenal” physically, and that the travel had “zero” impact on his performance.

“No way,” he said. “No way.”

Manager Ron Washington agreed that the Angels did not have the travel as an excuse.

“I didn’t see where it did,” he said. “We just didn’t pitch very well.”

The Angels still scored four runs and had 10 hits, their most since April 10. Mike Trout hit his ninth home run of the season and Logan O’Hoppe hit his seventh. Trout also drove in a run with a single.

“We out-hit them (10-8),” Washington said. “We just didn’t outscore them. That was because from the second, third inning on, we just couldn’t stop their bats.”

The blowout allowed Victor Mederos to get an opportunity. Mederos had not performed well in his previous brief major-league opportunities, but the Angels hoped his improved control early in this minor league season would be a sign of his improvement.

Mederos gave up two runs, including two walks, in his first inning, but then he added two scoreless innings.

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The best things we ate at Coachella 2025

• April 26, 2025

The Coachella music and arts festival has quite the artist lineup year after year, but it’s also become a hot spot for local Southern California eateries to set up food booths, some with exclusive items just for the three day festival.

If you know festival food, then you know it can be pretty hit or miss. On top of that, the price hike on basic items like lemonade, burgers and a grilled cheese make you really want to get your money’s worth.

Which is exactly why our team of reporters set out to showcase the best things we ate during the festival. Here are some of our favorites.

The Remi Cruz Bowl – Sweetfin

Getting a poke bowl at Coachella might sound, dare I say, fishy at first, but trust me when I say, Sweetfin is the way to go. They’ve brought two of their standard poke bowls to the festival, the spicy tuna bowl and Yuma salmon bowl, as well as the return of the limited time collab with content creator Remi Cruz’s namesake bowl “The Remi Cruz Bowl.”

Sweetfin president Seth Cohen told me it was Remi’s idea to bring one of her favorite sushi dishes, Spicy Salmon on Crispy Rice, to life in poke form. The collaboration happened pretty organically as one of Cruz’s favorite foods at the festival is Sweetfin, and she’s not alone. Sweetfin has been one of Coachella’s most popular vendors because it provides attendees with a lighter, healthier option than traditional festival food. On top of that, their entire menu is 100% gluten free.

I got the Remi Cruz Bowl on day two of the festival as soon as we arrived to the grounds. It was the perfect pick me up after the half a mile journey from the parking lot to the main entrance in 99° weather. The dish is inspired by one of Cruz’s favorite sushi roll, salmon crispy rice, but in poke form. The flavors pair together perfectly in each bite.

If you weren’t at Coachella this year, the good news is that Sweetfin is an Los Angeles based chain, born out of Santa Monica 10 years ago, so you can visit one of their locations to try one of their poke bowls for yourself the next time you’re in Southern California.

– Carolyn Burt, audience engagement producer

• Related: The best things we ate in November, featuring the Remi Cruz Bowl from Sweetfin

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Here’s a look at the best things I ate at Coachella 2025. My top pick has to go to the @Remi Cruz collab with @sweetfin . My runners up are the slice of cheese pizza from @Prince Street Pizza & the burger combo from @Montys Good Burger that came with fries/tots and lemonade. And the good news is that all of these restaurants have locations in Southern California so you can try them without attending the festival. (Fun fact: Sweetfin & Monty’s both started in LA). Make sure you follow @The SoCal Local to see all of the Coachella 2025 coverage we did this season & stay tuned for our Stagecoach coverage. &&& even more stuff is available online and print on the Press Enterprise (support local news ) And I promise my voice is improving! Also this video was edited through the new Edits app so let me know what you think. #coachella #coachella2025 #bestthingsiate #sweetfin #remicruzbowl #remicruz #princestpizza #montysgoodburger #editsapp

♬ original sound – Reporter Carolyn

BBQ Chicken Quesadilla – BBQ Quesadilla Booth

Something about running around in the heat, deprived of electrolytes and covered in a film of desert dust, makes you hungry in a way that’s a little feral. There were healthy options like salads and acai bowls at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts festival, but I needed something hearty and gooey. When I spotted the BBQ Quesadilla stand, I knew the line would be worth it. I paid $4 extra for sour cream and they wouldn’t give me a side of hot sauce, but it didn’t matter. The onions, cilantro, chicken, jack cheese and BBQ sauce hit the spot and gave me the fuel I needed to last until the end of the night.

– Emily St. Martin, digital features editor

Single Burger – Oh My Burger

At most music festivals, you are going to find some burger options, but nothing like Oh My Burger served at the Coachella Courtyard. Even as I write this, my mouth still waters. The center was a smashed patty with cheese, topped with pickles, grilled onions, and a sauce with a savory kick that elevated the smoky grilled taste between two slightly toasted buns. I didn’t get the name of the sauce, but I think about her daily. I will spend the rest of my life searching for her with the same determination Prince Charming did when Cinderella escaped, if I have to. This burger is my glass slipper, and the sauce is my princess, waiting for our fates to cross once more.

– Charlie Vargas, features reporter

• Related: The 5 most mouthwatering burgers at Coachella 2025

Fried Tofu Combo – Farmhouse Kitchen

I wanted something slightly more healthy than the fried foods all around the festival grounds, soI opted for tofu, which, OK, was fried. But vegetarian!The combo included lots of piping hot tofu squares on a big heap of french fries. On the side was a large scoop of blue jasmine rice, like, literally blue rice. Add to that plenty of spicy basil bomb sauce for the fried tofu. Oh, and a tasty dill pickle spear, because who doesn’t love a good dill pickle spear? Delish!Farmhouse Kitchen is an award-winning Thai restaurant in the West Adams neighborhood of Los Angeles, just south of the 1-10 freeway between La Brea and Fairfax avenues. Check them out on Instagram at @thaifarmhouse.

– Peter Larsen, features reporter

Sunset Square “Cheese Square” – Prince St. Pizza

Let’s be real, it’s hard to mess up pizza. But luckily, Prince St. Pizza elevates a classic slice that you forget you’re in the middle of the desert as you eat it. Their cheese pizza was just what I needed at the end of night two. It’s a sicilian-style square slice that starts with a thick crust, marinara sauce, mozzarella and pecorino romano. They also get a bonus point because in addition to them keeping their line moving, they accidentally prepared two slices for me instead of one and let me keep the bonus slice, which I was able to share with our team, who were notably eying it as I was enjoying my own slice.

– Carolyn Burt, audience engagement producer

Spam and Egg Salad Sandwich – Sandoitchi

As someone who genuinely enjoys gas station food from the rolling taquitos and other greasy delights as a secret guilty pleasure (I hope this doesn’t make less credible as food writer), I was curious when I heard that the Texas-based Japanese sandwich spot, Sandoitchi, had a bite inspired by my favorite choice of gas station food: 7-Eleven. Yes, the 7-Eleven’s in Japan are different from the ones in the U.S. and might contain tastier food, but hearing that there was some overlap caught my attention. When I heard that Sandoitchi was inspired by the Japanese 7-Eleven egg salad sandwich, I wanted to taste their elevated spin on it. I got the spam and egg salad, served with a thick cut of spam in the middle, topped with egg salad between two slices of soft and fluffy white bread. The bread melted away with each bite, leaving only the salty spam and fresh egg salad to complement one another. I almost went back for seconds and even contemplated tasting the $250 Wagyu sandwich, but snapped out of it when I realized that’d be more than my budget for the whole weekend, and it was only the first day of the festival.

– Charlie Vargas, features reporter

Garlic Noodles, Man Eating Plant

If you’re a hungry vegetarian who can’t get enough of noodles, then look no further, this is just for you. The garlic noodles, mixed with shallots, pickled mustard greens, cilantro and scallions, are perfect for a mid-day meal. They are $22, but worth the price.

– Holly Alvarado, features reporter

Cheeseburger combo – Monty’s Good Burger

This is arguably one of the better food deals at Coachella, and it’s vegan, which is typically pricier. Monty’s Good Burger offers five different combos at the festival; a single patty for $25, double patty for $28, chicken patty for $28, chicken tenders for $22 or a hot dog for $22. Each of these options includes a 50/50 of fries and tater tots as well as one of their sauces and a beverage choice of water or lemonade. I went with the single burger, the house spread as my dipping sauce and their lemonade. Mind you lemonades on the festival grounds run for around $8, so the girl math is what justifies the $25 price tag on this meal. The burger is already a solid veggie burger, but given that I had this in the afternoon on day three, it truly fueled me to finish out the weekend strong.

– Carolyn Burt, audience engagement producer

Birria Tacos – Birreria Michi

Do you ever wait in line for a food stand only to realize the menu has no prices, but it’s too late because you’ve already waited and you’re hungry? That was my experience with Birreria Michi, which serves birria tacos and quesadillas, birria fries,birria ramen, and even a birria mac and cheese burrito. I wasn’t feeling adventurous, so I stuck with the classic order of three birria tacos, which priced out to be a little over $10 per taco with cheese. I admit I was a bit skeptical because of the price, but after tasting them, it was so worth it. The tacos were made with a toasty tortilla, which wasn’t too hard but hard enough to hold the consomé-drenched juicy beef, topped with a spicy guacamole salsa, onions, jack cheese, and cilantro. With their classic tacos tasting this good, I would definitely return to taste their more unorthodox dishes.

– Charlie Vargas, features reporter

See more of our monthly round-ups of the best things we ate in Southern California

The best things we ate at Southern California restaurants in March

The best things we ate at Southern California restaurants in February

The best things we ate at Southern California restaurants in January

The best things we ate at Southern California restaurants in 2024

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