La Carreta
La Carreta is a small, family-owned Mexican restaurant in The Square Shopping Center on Novato Boulevard, noted for carnitas tacos.
Overview
La Carreta is located at 2033 Novato Boulevard in The Square Shopping Center, west of downtown Novato. A 2019 guide to the best tacos in Novato, published by the Shop Local Novato directory, described it as a small, family-owned Mexican restaurant and said diners appreciated its fresh ingredients and large portions.
The taco the guide chose to highlight was the carnitas taco, made with crisply fried pork. Carnitas, a specialty that originated in Michoacán, are cooked slowly in lard until tender inside and browned at the edges, and they are a staple of taquerías throughout California.
Notes
The guide's other picks were La Hacienda Taqueria and Taqueria Mi Pueblo on Grant Avenue, Tommy's Salsa on South Novato Boulevard, Maya Palenque on Enfrente Road and the American restaurant Toast. The source does not name the family that owns La Carreta or say when it opened, and no recent coverage was found to confirm its status. It is unrelated, as far as the sources show, to other California restaurants of the same name.
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References
- "6 Best Places to Get Tacos in Novato". Shop Local Novato. Retrieved 2026-10-10.