iguanas y ranas

iguanas y ranas is a hole in the wall. there is no other way to describe it, except for maybe "hole in the wall with the world's best tacos!" iguanas occupies an ex fedex drive-up kiosk in city of industry. the best part about it is the fact that it takes me about a minute and a half to walk there from my office. it started out last year as "iguanas y ranas tacos and beer", but seeing how there isn't any room inside to eat, they put in a permanent shade canopy in the first parking space and threw out some tables and chairs under it. so i guess the "beer" part had to go in order to eat out in the parking lot. even without the beer available, the place is still busy everyday because the food is top notch.

they have a few different choices to try; carne asada, al pastor, carnitas, swordfish, chorizo and barbacoa. any of these fillings can be made into tacos, burritos, quesadillas, mulitas and tortas. they have a few fantastic taco specials too;

the jalapeño special(tacos made with asada, topped with grilled cheese, a green chile with raisins and quacamole) $1.69.

the azteca special(tacos made with chorizo, topped with grilled cheese, cilantro and onion) $1.69.

the california special(tacos made with asada, whole pinto beans, onion, cilantro and pico de gallo) $1.69.

the marilyn special(tacos made with swordfish, topped with a light tartar sauce, onion and cilantro) $2.00.

their burritos and tortas are also excellent and worth a try. the one item i want to try is the "iguanas y ranas", a pint or so of barbacoa and juice, pinto beans de la oya, onion and cilantro and some salsa. my opinion is if your ever in the southern san gabriel valley you need to swing by and have some tacos without a doubt.

iguanas y ranas
15485 E. Valley Blvd.
City of Industry, CA 91746
(Hacienda Blvd & Valley Blvd, Superior Warehouse Shopping Center)