World-Famous Taquitos
Since 1934.
Family-run for four generations, born from Aurora’s wooden carrito in the early 1930s.
Still rolled by hand.
Still topped with our water-based avocado sauce.
Still on Olvera Street.
Still Made the Original Way
From hand-rolled taquitos to our avocado sauce simmering in pots — everything is still made by people, not machines. This video was filmed inside our family commissary, where the same techniques have been passed down for four generations.
Featured on Anthony Bourdain’s Parts Unknown
“They were here before the freeways — before the city grew up around them.”
Bourdain stopped by Cielito Lindo to share what Los Angeles tastes like: history, grit, and a plate of taquitos covered in avocado sauce.
