Welcome to El Malo, your neighborhood taco shop. We're locally owned and operated by the Lomeli family. Charlotte is now our home, but our journey starts three generations back when our grandparents traveled from Merida, Yucatan to Los Angeles, CA. Our humble beginnings started with a beer lounge in 1969, and when the opportunity came that year the first family restaurant was born. Now, three generations later, our grandparents are the matriarch of ten restaurants and counting. ⁣

We knew we wanted to bring our family recipes and the flavors inspired by Southern California to the Queen City, so in 2018 we traveled over 2,000 miles and opened Mal Pan in Southpark. 

In 2024 we opened El Malo Tacos to bring a taste of Tijuana and San Diego to the streets of Plaza Midwood!