Taqueria Zarape
1107 Fremont Blvd., Seaside (831) 899-1125
The Zarape team won’t cough up the recipe to the carnitas tacos. But we’ll forgive them for many reasons besides the juicy carnitas: the similarly secret recipes for shrimp and fish tacos, the soothing menudo, very solid grilled torta sandwiches (like the off-menu carnitas-bacon combo), a robust and complimentary chips-and-salsa bar, and the wildly indulgentcarne en su jugo, lovingly described as “liquid bacon” by some of its adherents. This taco shop can plays a whole-court game, like the ’80s Los Angeles Lakers.