Hardshell tacos have a reputation for being “inauthentic,” an aberration of the form invented by a white fast food mogul named Glen Bell. (Can you guess which popular chain he founded?) And while Glen ...

You may not see hard shell tacos in Mexican restaurants much, because they were invented in the U.S. — specifically in San Bernardino, California, in in 1937 by Lucia and Salvador Rodriguez — but that ...

The version that once thrived at the midcentury fast food stands of Los Angeles is now a regional treasure. By Tejal Rao Tejal Rao is a critic at large, in Los Angeles. Bar A Tí is a serious taqueria: ...