HomeState

About HomeState

Briana Valdez opened HomeState to bring the specific pleasure of Houston-style breakfast tacos to Los Angeles, and the key insight was that the tortilla is the whole story. The flour tortillas — made fresh, slightly puffy with char from the griddle — are the format that every taco here depends on, and filling them with properly smoked brisket or scrambled eggs with sharp cheddar creates a breakfast that's fast and worth slowing down for. The Frito Pie in a bag is the Texas nostalgia item that converts people who weren't looking for nostalgia, and the loaded queso draws a crowd that stays for hours.