Cenaduria Elvira

Cenaduria Elvira, a home restaurant in East Oakland, is one of the most singular places in the Bay Area. The marquee dish is a long, bubbly tostada raspada ($13), but the low-key banger is the wonderfully crisp fried taco ($3). This Jalisciense dish typically accompanies a torta ahogada, but here these fried beauties are good enough on their own. For fillings, you can choose between potato, beans or picadillo, which, in this case, is a mix of shredded pork and ground beef. Though you can order them for takeout or delivery, they taste best right out of the fryer. The only thing missing is a few dabs of the extra-potent salsa made with chile Yahualica.

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Stephen Lam / The Chronicle Tacos Dorado at Cenaduria Elvira in Oakland.