Life as a student can be draining. We can attest to this, as two busy current students.
There’s no better way to refuel after a long day of classes than eating a really good taco. Fortunately, finding good tacos around USC isn’t too hard, with street vendors lined up along Jefferson Street and the historic Mercado La Paloma just a short walk away.
We spent our Saturday afternoon visiting six taco spots all within the campus Shryft zone and reviewed the most popular taco order from each respective vendor. In order of closest to farthest from the campus center, here are our thoughts on the taco spots we visited, with our rankings at the end.
City Tacos ~ USC Village
We couldn’t skip out on trying City Tacos , one of the closest options to the campus center. This restaurant chain from San Diego opened at the USC Village in 2021 and gained a somewhat weak reputation among students…