Plancha plays the neighborhood taco shop card to perfection, especially at the company's Venice location. That's where surfers, locals, and tourists crowd in for classics like tacos and burritos, along with a hefty plate of classic Jimmy nachos. They're topped with throwback ground beef, an insane amount of melty cheese, and just enough sour cream.

La Costa Grande keeps it real in Van Nuys, with its few-frills interior and strip mall location off Sepulveda. They're content instead to let the food do the talking, especially when it comes to the carne asada nachos with plenty of real nacho cheese.

The former Lime Truck has become TLT Food, a Westwood staple for the college crowds. Inside the fast casual eatery, expect high-impact food like nachos laced with plenty of short rib — or any other protein of one's choosing.

The brisket nachos at Holy Cow BBQ are a thing of beauty. Laced with cheese and thick, smoky wedges of well-cooked brisket, the whole thing is a perfect fit for Holy Cow's updated California barbecue style.

Komodo’s Asian fusion ethos permeates into their nachos with a kick that are topped with hot kimchi, bacon, chicken, jalapenos, and Sriraha aioli.

There’s always something interesting happening on Petty Cash’s nachos. Sometimes they will be topped with things like pig ears and summer corn, or, as summer turns to fall, find them covered with rainbow cauliflower or al pastor.

El Cholo’s classic Carmen’s nachos are the archetype of simplicity. A flat layer of crispy chips is fully coated in jack and cheddar cheeses—no dry edges are to be found here. Paired with a few frozen margaritas, and this unfussy dish is exactly what the doctor ordered.

Gardena's Burnt Tortilla is a classic Mexican local hang, with big plates of burritos, enchiladas, and the like. There are plenty of fans of the nachos too, which earn top billing on the menu (as "deluxe" no less), and can be customized with meats from carne asada to chicken to machaca.

Vegans find a happy home at Mohawk Bend. Even happier are the early evening and late night specials that offer vegan nachos with salsa verde, salsa roja, guacamole, and vegan queso for only eight bucks. 

LA’s first-ever walk up bar just a stone’s throw away from Staples Center hawks vegan nachos with cashew cheese sauce, black bean puree, tomatoes, pickled vegetables, and guacamole for a perfect pre- or post-game snack.

There are few more thoughtfully engineered nachos in Los Angeles than Bar Ama’s super nachos. Built on fried house-made corn tortillas topped with mornay sauce, salmoreja salsa, avocado salsa, and crema that’s layered throughout the delicious mass, there’s a reason they end up on everyone’s table. 

The nachos at Carnitas Michoacan in Lincoln Heights are about as famous as nachos get. Poured on with pure, gloopy nacho cheese and meat, they are unhealthy, over-abundant, and absolutely critical as far as nachos in Los Angeles go.

Boyle Heights institution Manuel's El Tepeyac is known primarily for its classic Mexican dishes and one unbelievably big burrito. Expect an unreal amount of cheese topping fresh chips and piles of meat.

Cerritos has a good thing going with Amor Y Tacos. The casual modern Mexican outfit does a serious dish known as nacho libre, which comes with Oaxacan cheese and some seriously prime beef.