Best in the South Bay!

Established in 1969.

The story of El Tarasco begins with an elopement back in the early 1960's in the Mexican state of Michoacan. Moises and his wife Celia saved enough money to buy a little house, but decided to buy a restaurant, despite everyone telling them this would be a bad idea. They stayed in their one bedroom apartment and invested the money in a small restaurant (nothing more than a grill and counter). This all happened in 1969, but the first restaurant is the very same EL Tarasco still standing on Rosecrans Ave in Manhattan Beach. From opening the doors the success of the restaurant was phenomenal. El Tarasco provided a place where people could go and fill up for a reasonable price. 55 years later we still have our doors open. Thank you for the endless support !