Can’t remember if anyone has expressed an opinion here but I went to El Ruso silver lake tonight and damn was I disappointed.
Muuuushy tortillas, no beans, bland salsas, and worst of all - no smoke whatsoever on the asada, which is a huge departure from the Boyle Heights location, which I actually thought tasted too smoky if anything. On the charcoal/lighter fluid/acrid smoke side.
The birria and chorizo were good, well seasoned and juicy, but the chile colorado had a super weird olive brine flavor that I didn’t enjoy, and without the smoke the asada was just poor quality beef on a flat top. Super bummer.