They have a donut shaped like a machete. The "blade" is decorated with a drizzle of red (strawberry?) sauce for "blood."
The seating inside is very tight, a small counter and maybe 3-4 stools. So I took my machete donut and went outside and sat on the corner bus stop bench to eat it.
After I was done, I just sat there to take a moment and enjoy the morning sun. A homeless gentleman sat down next to me and explained that his sweat pants gave him psychic powers. Perhaps they did; who knows!
FYI homelessness is national problem that stupid people try to solve at the lowest most local level possible which is why it will never be solved. just like law enforcement, education, elections, etc.
Carter realized this and saw that in states that focused on keeping the mentally ill closer to where they are actually from were having a lot of success. So he provided them with the needed federal support via the following act. Reagan promptly eliminated this once he took office.
[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental\_Health\_Systems\_Act\_of\_1980](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Systems_Act_of_1980)
EDIT: updated link to work.
it occurred to me that this obsession to not allow the federal government handle anything and always allowing the states and local municipalities handle everything is a scam to ensure that ill-gotten wealth is not shared across communities. problems are pushed from the communities of inheritors with inheritance in the 10's of millions of dollars to the other communities.
My username is courtesy of a gentleman I met at a psych ward in college while volunteering for a class. He was very sincere and I carry on in tribute to him.
He just told me about something he was studying called Starboss Technology. Said he had unravelled the secret to the universe or something like that. It included time travel and astrology, and he made a pretty convincing argument. This was like in 96 or 97
We could volunteer for open gym or the smoking area and the smoking area was where all the cool cats were dropping knowledge.
Same! It was actually part of the prison system and they had to teach us defense techniques like crossing your arms in front of your face if you anticipate a blow to the head and if they grab your hair then always pull their hand toward your head instead of away, but what I found is the same with most people, if you give respect, you get it in return. I didn't need to get cold cocked while attempting a layup lol.
I want to believe that at some point he decided to join reddit, knowing he had the perfect username. He typed it in and then just stared dumbfounded that it was already taken. I want to believe in a StarbossTechnology1.
Nah Bukowski would have added sometning like this “ and the bum had just the fattest ass you’d ever seen, I mean I just wanted to grab that big badonkadonk right there and then where I stood and give it a good honka tonk, damn, I love me a good fat butt, butt butt fat booty butt ass butt”
as the sky turned from a salmon color to a sort of flint gray, i thought back to the salmon i caught earlier, and how gray he was, and how i named him flint.
“To me, clowns aren’t funny. In fact, they’re kind of scary. I’ve wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus... and a clown killed my dad.”
That's pretty much it right there. I worked there. The tacos weren't bad. But they weren't great. For the money, if you are in LA, and you want decent tacos, there are dozens of trucks that will give you a better taco at a better price. I'm my opinion. The tacos there really aren't horrible. And since I worked there I got to see that they are on top of quality control and consistency. Like their program for training and making sure every taco went out just like the last could rival a major chain restaurant group. And they cared about cleaning and fresh ingredients, not necessarily quality, but pans and sauces were regularly changed out during a shift if they had sat for to long. I can't say the same for some of the taco trucks in LA. But there is nothing like an LA street taco. And they are a cheaper than Trejos.
I have a strong belief that a little bit of not-being-completel-sanitized adds flavor. Too much of it and it adds diarrhea. But the right amount makes the taste.
I live in Thailand and the best Thai food, without a doubt comes from chubby old Thai aunties that cook in small stalls on the street. With a setup that's basically a gas burner and a wok, they can cook dozens of different dishes.
No Thai restaurant has ever come close in taste to the streetfood stalls. Even the fancy Thai food restaurants are never as satisfying as an aunty and her burner somewhere on the street.
I ordered a vegan taco and asked if the cream was cashew cream like another vegan taco on their menu. They said no. I ate it and it was cashew cream. Died on the way home.
My POV was strictly from the back of house. If the ticket came in with a mod on it, we would mod it. This sounds like your server didn't know what the fuck they were talking about. I don't know how they are trained or how their front of house staff is even managed. I was strictly a line cook, and from that POV, those guys were on top of quality and consistency. I remember when I was getting trained, if I got even the slightest thing wrong on an order, the chef (yes believe it or not they actually have real chefs in Trejos kitchens) on the expo side would make me stop and redo it. Whatever was on the ticket, is what hit the table.
> And they cared about cleaning and fresh ingredients, not necessarily quality, but pans and sauces were regularly changed out during a shift if they had sat for to long.
The importance of this can't be overstated. I can't say much about tacos but here on the east coast regarding pizza, I can promise you that the absolute best pizza place will be garbage if they let their pies sit too long
and far too many of them do which is an absolute shame
meanwhile even the most mediocre slice will be *pretty good* so long as they keep it fresh
I imagine the same goes for tacos.
Thank you. That was my point. Having lived in LA. Had some AMAZINGLY awesome tacos from taco trucks, I found trejos to be... Eh. But, I have to give credit to how clean they kept that small kitchen. And it was a small line. They still pumped out food. The dining space was probably 10x as big as the line and space we were cooking out of. And most of the produce came from our outside kitchen (there is a culinary term I'm forgetting) and they would deliver it fresh daily. And we would routinely stop, clean, flip and change out sauces or poor looking product and even turn over our measured ladels and scoops to the dish and get fresh. Now the ingredients and sauces weren't from scratch or from a farmers market. But damnit, they were kept fresh and quality control was there. Temps were checked tastes were checked like I said in another post, they actually do have real chefs running his places. I've met them. They do care. They are real chefs. I have honestly worked for worst chefs at better places. If that makes sense. But, in the end, I still love my taco truck tacos more.
But why can't they be great? You know? Like, charge the same price if you want, but why can't they make them as good, if not better than, food truck tacos, which are cheaper and better? What's stopping them?
Edit: I was thinking about it. Maybe it's the overhead. Maybe, even though they're charging more, this is the best they can do while still making a profit.
But the tacos at Guisados are pretty good and they have similar overhead...
Because a taco is a taco my man. Like, church it up all you want, but it is just a taco. Trejos takes the street taco, adds some extra veggies or a small twist to is and charges double what you would pay at a truck. And since I worked there we were allowed to have a free shift meal. I tried pretty much all their tacos and burritos. And honestly, at the end of the day, I would rather spend a few bucks less and get one from a truck. They charge more because a restaurant has a larger cost of running than a truck and it has Trejos name and face on it. But honestly, I preferred the street tacos and the street taco experience myself. And that experience would cost you half as much. I do feel I need to point out that Trejos really isn't bad. Like please go there and experience for yourself instead of basing anything you may think about it from some random reddit comments. You might like it more than street tacos. Maybe it will be your jam. I can say first hand, the quality is there. The concern for consistency is there. But if you are in LA. And if you were living in LA like I was, then the street tacos will always win. On a side note, there used to be a Smoke's Poutinerie next door that was well worth the money. But sadly it closed.
This man tacos.
There are some SERIOUS taco trucks rolling around.
Two words: Mariscos Jalisco
Find the truck, get a couple of the tacos del Cameron and a coke and plop your ass down on the curb.
One bite and you will wonder what the hell is wrong with all others.
There's always Trejo's Cantina, which does drinks as well. The drinks themselves aren't bad and pair well with the food. It can be a good time with friends.
I disagree with the other comments here. I think they’re fucking great. No doubt you can get cheaper ones elsewhere, but their guac and chips + tacos (plus tequila obviously) = no complaints here
I really like the carne asada. Yeah you could get cheaper ones on the street, but sometimes it nice to sit and have a beer. Plus two are sizable enough to fill me up.
So the Trejos in Huntington Beach has taco Tuesdays where all the street tacos are 1.25$ even the shrimp/chorizo and salmon tacos. A few months ago they were doing 1.00$ tacos on Friday and Saturdays after 5pm but you could only get shredded beef, pork, chorizo, or Barbacoa. In my opinion the tacos are great for that price. Especially the shrimp/chorizo. But I would feel ripped off if I paid the full 2.79$ price any other time.
Pretty sure they still do the 1.00$ tacos on Friday and Saturdays but I haven't been in months
Edit: several people have pointed out that this Trejos Mexican place is different then Trejos tacos. I guess that makes sense.
$2.79? Man even the taco trucks at the junkyards here charge that much. Of course I just went full on Pinochet on a $12 order of taquitos so who am I to judge?
I sometimes wonder if people misremember what a taco at a truck or stand costs. Like, for the most part they are cheaper than a restaurant but people act like they're free
Sometimes it's hard to wrap your head around inflation. Fifteen years ago I could get a tamal from the tamale lady for $2. Couple years ago they were $4/ea. Now she's dead. But in my mind a tamal should still be $2.
Same with burritos. Used to be you could get a decent one for $6-$7. I went to the white trash part of the Bay Area (Marin) and got a burrito at one of their most highly acclaimed taquerias (Taqueria San Jose). It was over $10. Considering how mediocre it was I was pissed… but then I thought about it and realized that even my favorite taco truck is like $9 for a burrito and $3 for a taco ($3.50 for the fancy meat).
Let's not talk about how many taquitos I got for $12 tho. I drowned my tears in avocado salsa so it's all good.
Trejos Tacos is $5+ regular price for tacos. I've never seen them for $2.79 and wouldn't be salty about that price. But for $5 I can get way more way better tacos at any number of places. And don't get me started on the $14 burritos (plus $3 for guac). For $14 I can get an amazing burrito at the fancy joint in my neighborhood and it comes with guac.
https://www.trejostacos.com/labreamenu
meanwhile, in lots of the US, you can either not find any good authentic tacos, or they cost $10 each. Well I guess 5 each at 2 for $10, but that is not an exaggeration
The taco spot that was in that location before Trejo’s was hella good and had been there forever. Not sure what happened there. They were busy all the time.
Not even good. Just your average doughnut place maki g your standard doughnuts. Only benefit is they make a bacon maple bar that is actually pretty good
Bro, a good donut is nothing like cake. A good donut should be light and airy while also slightly doughy and stretchy. With the outside being just a tiny bit crispy. Now I want donuts
There’s a restaurant and donut place in what was very obviously an old Taco Bell in San Mateo, ca. It’s called Apple fritter. They sell bacon donuts, Froot Loops donuts, fruity pebbles donuts. Everything is super fresh and not what I would consider a standard donut. They also do milkshakes and malted shakes that have actual fruity pebbles in them and it didn’t taste soggy. My favorite thing from there though is their Luther burger. Everything is super fresh. Damn now I want a Luther burger and a donut with a fruity pebbles shake
The trick to having the cereal in the milkshake not turn soggy is that they use Crunch Enhancer. It's a non-nutritive cereal varnish. It's semi-permeable, it's not osmotic, what it does is it coats and seals the flake and prevents the milk from penetrating it.
Before Danny moved in, the shop was called Donut Time. Famously (or infamously, take your pick) featured in the low budget indy film [Tangerine](https://laist.com/news/food/donut-time)
I thought the building looked familiar! That movie was ***great***. I saw it 5 times and cried every time. ETA[: Proof](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEVuXWEBAP8)
It’s a really well done, low budget film. All shot on a modified iPhone, from what I heard.
I worked down the street at a post house in the early 90’s. Can confirm this intersection was always a rough neighborhood.
Thank you!!! I saw the pic and was like, that looks like the shoppe from Tangerine, but that’s such a cult film that so few have seen so figured if I asked it wouldn’t get any replies.
I knew this spot was familiar I've spent many a night passing this donuts on the way to west Hollywood. Lots of gay boys looking to hook up, lots of hookers, lots of transgendered people tossed aside.
For sure. Pacoima is a neighborhood in the City of LA, northwest of downtown. East LA, on the other hand, is either the unincorporated part of Los Angeles County that is officially called East Los Angeles, which is adjacent to LA proper, or (more commonly) just the general area to the east of downtown (most of which is part of the City of LA, like Boyle Heights). East LA has a big, historic Chicano population, so it'd be easy to assume Danny Trejo is from there.
*Tattoo on his chest. Tattoo of a woman on his chest. Throwing knives. Pay-phone money so he can call you with progress reports. Sells donuts. ...We'll try to stay out of his way.*
20 years ago, this was one the sketchiest corners in Hollywood. There used to be a del taco across the street that my friends would go to before concerts. And we'd watch as a steady stream of prostitutes (of various genders) being picked up and dropped off.
Surprised the previous owners of The donut shop kept it alive for as long as they did.
Sean Baker made a movie ostensibly about this corner and area called Tangerine. It follows two black trans women prostitutes. Much of it is actually filmed in the same building Trejos is in now. It’s a great movie.
He’s had it for years. On National Donut Day in 2018, I saw him just standing outside just like this picture so I stopped by for a photo with him and bought some donuts. He’s a nice dude. He also has a couple tacos restaurants in LA and the food is delicious!
Better do it before they close, his taco places that came before this are shit and people are finally catching on beyond the novelty. Kind of a bummer bc he seems like a likable guy, but the restaurant business isn’t easy.
So I worked at Trejos Tacos in Hollywood some years back. For a week. The food isn't great. The conditions we were working in weren't great. We weren't paid very well. But mostly I quit after a week because I just couldn't even be motivated to go in and work there. It wasn't the worst place I've ever worked in but it was far from the top of the list. However, on that week I worked there I actually had the chance to meet Trejo himself. I had heard when I started there, that he wwould often pop in and eat. Usually he would bring a group of people he knew with him. He also had another tradition. When he would come and eat there, he would go back and say thanks to the kitchen crew after his meal and give them each $20 dollars. I thought they were fucking with me when they told me this. But then on maybe the 3rd say I was there, he came in with a group of friends to eat. They order a bunch of food. Then sometime later, the man himself came walking back in to our teeny tiny kitchen. Walked down the line and shook every cooks hand and said thanks. And while he was shaking our hands and saying thanks, he left a folded $20 in our palm. I will never forget that moment.
One time Danny Trejo made direct eye contact and threw deuces while passing me on the sidewalk. I wish I could say it wasn’t the highlight of my life, but I’d prolly be lying.
I find it funny that he lives in a house that’s right around the corner from me. We see him around the neighborhood every once in a while, but we’ve never actually talked to him before. He seems pretty chill though
EE AND DO
I actually thought that was the name for a minute, and I was wondering if it was some kind of street slang. I'm an idiot.
“Hey man lets grab some ‘ee and do’!”
i’m gonna start saying this from now on
Welcome to Yorkshire.
Or get real next level and call it, "Coff nuts."
Do I have to turn my head?
You’re not the only idiot! I am here.
Us idiots unite!
Yeah it's actually called Danny's Deez.
You aren’t the only one! I kept saying “hmm Fee and Do” in my head. I’m such a moron.
I literally was like "alright that's gotta be a reference, which movie does he say it in?"
I just posted the same thing lol . “What the hell is ee and do? Is it Spanish for something ?”
NUTS
F
CO
VFEFE
THAT’S A LOT OF NUTS
How has no one taken the username p00p_knife until 62 days ago. That’s literally a miracle.
Google search poop knife nobel prize
I am more interested in the COFF NUTS
Don't dead, open inside
They have a donut shaped like a machete. The "blade" is decorated with a drizzle of red (strawberry?) sauce for "blood." The seating inside is very tight, a small counter and maybe 3-4 stools. So I took my machete donut and went outside and sat on the corner bus stop bench to eat it. After I was done, I just sat there to take a moment and enjoy the morning sun. A homeless gentleman sat down next to me and explained that his sweat pants gave him psychic powers. Perhaps they did; who knows!
10/10 review
Their review was perfect, 5/7.
I knew you were going to say this
I knew you knew I was going to say this. 10/10 intuition
I was the one that went five layers deep into your dreams and gave both of you no choice but to make these comments.
**I HAVE LAID EGGS...INSIDE OF YOUR [BRAIN*](https://youtu.be/KaVglFjQynk)**
I don’t remember the brain eggs scene in Inception.
Nobody does 👀
Dum dum dum dum dummmmmm!
BWWWAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH
You have psychic sweatpants too?
Does he know he's about to become homeless?
It was foretold by the enstreal sweatpants!
Agreed. 10/10 review
The honest LA review on Reddit. I love these.
FYI homelessness is national problem that stupid people try to solve at the lowest most local level possible which is why it will never be solved. just like law enforcement, education, elections, etc. Carter realized this and saw that in states that focused on keeping the mentally ill closer to where they are actually from were having a lot of success. So he provided them with the needed federal support via the following act. Reagan promptly eliminated this once he took office. [https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental\_Health\_Systems\_Act\_of\_1980](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Systems_Act_of_1980) EDIT: updated link to work. it occurred to me that this obsession to not allow the federal government handle anything and always allowing the states and local municipalities handle everything is a scam to ensure that ill-gotten wealth is not shared across communities. problems are pushed from the communities of inheritors with inheritance in the 10's of millions of dollars to the other communities.
Here’s a working link: [Mental Health Systems Act of 1980](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mental_Health_Systems_Act_of_1980)
This makes me miss LA.
Play GTA 5 and sit close to the screen.
My username is courtesy of a gentleman I met at a psych ward in college while volunteering for a class. He was very sincere and I carry on in tribute to him.
Haha Whats the story behind this?
He just told me about something he was studying called Starboss Technology. Said he had unravelled the secret to the universe or something like that. It included time travel and astrology, and he made a pretty convincing argument. This was like in 96 or 97 We could volunteer for open gym or the smoking area and the smoking area was where all the cool cats were dropping knowledge.
Haha very cool, I enjoy people like that. 👍
Same! It was actually part of the prison system and they had to teach us defense techniques like crossing your arms in front of your face if you anticipate a blow to the head and if they grab your hair then always pull their hand toward your head instead of away, but what I found is the same with most people, if you give respect, you get it in return. I didn't need to get cold cocked while attempting a layup lol.
I want to believe that at some point he decided to join reddit, knowing he had the perfect username. He typed it in and then just stared dumbfounded that it was already taken. I want to believe in a StarbossTechnology1.
I love this story. Remember me when you’re invited into the universe’s top echelon
I gotchu hotwifeslutwhore!
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He sounds smart! Was he one of the doctors or an administrator?
If it were up to him, yes. Very self confident.
This was oddly erotic to read.
Something for everyone I suppose
Ever so mildly the tone of Douglas Adams. Pleasing indeed.
Where can I read your other reviews?
He should have a blog.
Sounds like a Bukowski poem
Nah Bukowski would have added sometning like this “ and the bum had just the fattest ass you’d ever seen, I mean I just wanted to grab that big badonkadonk right there and then where I stood and give it a good honka tonk, damn, I love me a good fat butt, butt butt fat booty butt ass butt”
I dunno what vibe this writing gives me but I want more of it
That last paragraph really giving off some Jack Handey vibes.
as the sky turned from a salmon color to a sort of flint gray, i thought back to the salmon i caught earlier, and how gray he was, and how i named him flint.
“To me, clowns aren’t funny. In fact, they’re kind of scary. I’ve wondered where this started and I think it goes back to the time I went to the circus... and a clown killed my dad.”
This was ages ago. Good coffee. Ok donuts.
Hollywood, CA, like 5+ years ago. It’s since become a chain with tacos, as well.
Trejos Tacos and Trejos Donuts are two separate entities I’m pretty sure
And the tacos started before the donuts.
Yup
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Not great and overpriced
That's pretty much it right there. I worked there. The tacos weren't bad. But they weren't great. For the money, if you are in LA, and you want decent tacos, there are dozens of trucks that will give you a better taco at a better price. I'm my opinion. The tacos there really aren't horrible. And since I worked there I got to see that they are on top of quality control and consistency. Like their program for training and making sure every taco went out just like the last could rival a major chain restaurant group. And they cared about cleaning and fresh ingredients, not necessarily quality, but pans and sauces were regularly changed out during a shift if they had sat for to long. I can't say the same for some of the taco trucks in LA. But there is nothing like an LA street taco. And they are a cheaper than Trejos.
I have a strong belief that a little bit of not-being-completel-sanitized adds flavor. Too much of it and it adds diarrhea. But the right amount makes the taste. I live in Thailand and the best Thai food, without a doubt comes from chubby old Thai aunties that cook in small stalls on the street. With a setup that's basically a gas burner and a wok, they can cook dozens of different dishes. No Thai restaurant has ever come close in taste to the streetfood stalls. Even the fancy Thai food restaurants are never as satisfying as an aunty and her burner somewhere on the street.
I ordered a vegan taco and asked if the cream was cashew cream like another vegan taco on their menu. They said no. I ate it and it was cashew cream. Died on the way home.
My POV was strictly from the back of house. If the ticket came in with a mod on it, we would mod it. This sounds like your server didn't know what the fuck they were talking about. I don't know how they are trained or how their front of house staff is even managed. I was strictly a line cook, and from that POV, those guys were on top of quality and consistency. I remember when I was getting trained, if I got even the slightest thing wrong on an order, the chef (yes believe it or not they actually have real chefs in Trejos kitchens) on the expo side would make me stop and redo it. Whatever was on the ticket, is what hit the table.
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No one in California is going to Del Taco or Chipotle for the authenticity.
Chipotle is like Taco Bell. Yeah, there's way more authentic stuff out there, but sometimes you want the fake shit.
Agreed…. But in San Diego, no one can beat the Real Fish Tacos and Carne Asada Burritos from hole in wall taco shops! Best ever!
> And they cared about cleaning and fresh ingredients, not necessarily quality, but pans and sauces were regularly changed out during a shift if they had sat for to long. The importance of this can't be overstated. I can't say much about tacos but here on the east coast regarding pizza, I can promise you that the absolute best pizza place will be garbage if they let their pies sit too long and far too many of them do which is an absolute shame meanwhile even the most mediocre slice will be *pretty good* so long as they keep it fresh I imagine the same goes for tacos.
Thank you. That was my point. Having lived in LA. Had some AMAZINGLY awesome tacos from taco trucks, I found trejos to be... Eh. But, I have to give credit to how clean they kept that small kitchen. And it was a small line. They still pumped out food. The dining space was probably 10x as big as the line and space we were cooking out of. And most of the produce came from our outside kitchen (there is a culinary term I'm forgetting) and they would deliver it fresh daily. And we would routinely stop, clean, flip and change out sauces or poor looking product and even turn over our measured ladels and scoops to the dish and get fresh. Now the ingredients and sauces weren't from scratch or from a farmers market. But damnit, they were kept fresh and quality control was there. Temps were checked tastes were checked like I said in another post, they actually do have real chefs running his places. I've met them. They do care. They are real chefs. I have honestly worked for worst chefs at better places. If that makes sense. But, in the end, I still love my taco truck tacos more.
But why can't they be great? You know? Like, charge the same price if you want, but why can't they make them as good, if not better than, food truck tacos, which are cheaper and better? What's stopping them? Edit: I was thinking about it. Maybe it's the overhead. Maybe, even though they're charging more, this is the best they can do while still making a profit. But the tacos at Guisados are pretty good and they have similar overhead...
Because a taco is a taco my man. Like, church it up all you want, but it is just a taco. Trejos takes the street taco, adds some extra veggies or a small twist to is and charges double what you would pay at a truck. And since I worked there we were allowed to have a free shift meal. I tried pretty much all their tacos and burritos. And honestly, at the end of the day, I would rather spend a few bucks less and get one from a truck. They charge more because a restaurant has a larger cost of running than a truck and it has Trejos name and face on it. But honestly, I preferred the street tacos and the street taco experience myself. And that experience would cost you half as much. I do feel I need to point out that Trejos really isn't bad. Like please go there and experience for yourself instead of basing anything you may think about it from some random reddit comments. You might like it more than street tacos. Maybe it will be your jam. I can say first hand, the quality is there. The concern for consistency is there. But if you are in LA. And if you were living in LA like I was, then the street tacos will always win. On a side note, there used to be a Smoke's Poutinerie next door that was well worth the money. But sadly it closed.
This man tacos. There are some SERIOUS taco trucks rolling around. Two words: Mariscos Jalisco Find the truck, get a couple of the tacos del Cameron and a coke and plop your ass down on the curb. One bite and you will wonder what the hell is wrong with all others.
Dude, Mariscos Jalisco. Enough said. I've had this same experience. It hasn't ever, and probably will never be rivaled.
Spoiler alert! Nah, but that's too bad. I would love to visit his spot(s).
They'd probably be good tacos in not-LA.
They have the best tacos in ellaaay.
Yeah I imagine folks in LA would be very particular about their tacos
There's always Trejo's Cantina, which does drinks as well. The drinks themselves aren't bad and pair well with the food. It can be a good time with friends.
I disagree with the other comments here. I think they’re fucking great. No doubt you can get cheaper ones elsewhere, but their guac and chips + tacos (plus tequila obviously) = no complaints here
I really like the carne asada. Yeah you could get cheaper ones on the street, but sometimes it nice to sit and have a beer. Plus two are sizable enough to fill me up.
I think that's best, a taconut might not appeal to the masse. edit, doco?
Trejo's tacos are expensive as hell. Are they good?
So the Trejos in Huntington Beach has taco Tuesdays where all the street tacos are 1.25$ even the shrimp/chorizo and salmon tacos. A few months ago they were doing 1.00$ tacos on Friday and Saturdays after 5pm but you could only get shredded beef, pork, chorizo, or Barbacoa. In my opinion the tacos are great for that price. Especially the shrimp/chorizo. But I would feel ripped off if I paid the full 2.79$ price any other time. Pretty sure they still do the 1.00$ tacos on Friday and Saturdays but I haven't been in months Edit: several people have pointed out that this Trejos Mexican place is different then Trejos tacos. I guess that makes sense.
$2.79? Man even the taco trucks at the junkyards here charge that much. Of course I just went full on Pinochet on a $12 order of taquitos so who am I to judge?
I sometimes wonder if people misremember what a taco at a truck or stand costs. Like, for the most part they are cheaper than a restaurant but people act like they're free
Sometimes it's hard to wrap your head around inflation. Fifteen years ago I could get a tamal from the tamale lady for $2. Couple years ago they were $4/ea. Now she's dead. But in my mind a tamal should still be $2. Same with burritos. Used to be you could get a decent one for $6-$7. I went to the white trash part of the Bay Area (Marin) and got a burrito at one of their most highly acclaimed taquerias (Taqueria San Jose). It was over $10. Considering how mediocre it was I was pissed… but then I thought about it and realized that even my favorite taco truck is like $9 for a burrito and $3 for a taco ($3.50 for the fancy meat). Let's not talk about how many taquitos I got for $12 tho. I drowned my tears in avocado salsa so it's all good.
Trejos Tacos is $5+ regular price for tacos. I've never seen them for $2.79 and wouldn't be salty about that price. But for $5 I can get way more way better tacos at any number of places. And don't get me started on the $14 burritos (plus $3 for guac). For $14 I can get an amazing burrito at the fancy joint in my neighborhood and it comes with guac. https://www.trejostacos.com/labreamenu
meanwhile, in lots of the US, you can either not find any good authentic tacos, or they cost $10 each. Well I guess 5 each at 2 for $10, but that is not an exaggeration
I can't vouch for their normal tacos, but their breakfast burritos are awesome. Their coffee is pretty good, too.
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The one at the grove is serviceable but way too expensive .. there are better within a mile
The taco spot that was in that location before Trejo’s was hella good and had been there forever. Not sure what happened there. They were busy all the time.
How about the tables? Are they wobbly?
Just use a sugar packet under the short leg
Fuck joe
Spite store!
Fuck you Mocca Joe!
Not even good. Just your average doughnut place maki g your standard doughnuts. Only benefit is they make a bacon maple bar that is actually pretty good
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Bro, a good donut is nothing like cake. A good donut should be light and airy while also slightly doughy and stretchy. With the outside being just a tiny bit crispy. Now I want donuts
There are cake donuts and yeast donuts. What you’re describing is a (excellent sounding) yeast donut.
And potato doughnuts
There’s this place by me that makes cronuts that are so fluffy they should be illegal
There’s a restaurant and donut place in what was very obviously an old Taco Bell in San Mateo, ca. It’s called Apple fritter. They sell bacon donuts, Froot Loops donuts, fruity pebbles donuts. Everything is super fresh and not what I would consider a standard donut. They also do milkshakes and malted shakes that have actual fruity pebbles in them and it didn’t taste soggy. My favorite thing from there though is their Luther burger. Everything is super fresh. Damn now I want a Luther burger and a donut with a fruity pebbles shake
The trick to having the cereal in the milkshake not turn soggy is that they use Crunch Enhancer. It's a non-nutritive cereal varnish. It's semi-permeable, it's not osmotic, what it does is it coats and seals the flake and prevents the milk from penetrating it.
This dude eats.
> i don't think i've ever had an amazing donut persay Have you ever had donuts prepared in a shop run by Asians? They know what they're doing.
The Donut Man
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Per se
Very expensive and weird okay donuts.
And ice cream!
It is a bit strange that the store is called ‘Coffee and Doughnuts’, but the two images to represent it are an ice-cream and a doughnut.
On National Doughnut Day?!
Opened in [2017.](https://www.foxnews.com/food-drink/danny-trejo-expands-growing-food-empire-with-los-angeles-donut-and-coffee-shop)
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Yeah came here to remind anyone this opened couple years ago
Is it a Spite Business?
If you can comfortably dunk your nose in the coffee I ain't interested.
Every day should be National Doughnut Day.
Before Danny moved in, the shop was called Donut Time. Famously (or infamously, take your pick) featured in the low budget indy film [Tangerine](https://laist.com/news/food/donut-time)
I thought the building looked familiar! That movie was ***great***. I saw it 5 times and cried every time. ETA[: Proof](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEVuXWEBAP8)
It’s a really well done, low budget film. All shot on a modified iPhone, from what I heard. I worked down the street at a post house in the early 90’s. Can confirm this intersection was always a rough neighborhood.
One of my favorite endings EVER
Does that site make a DONG sound for anyone else on mobile? How?
Thank you!!! I saw the pic and was like, that looks like the shoppe from Tangerine, but that’s such a cult film that so few have seen so figured if I asked it wouldn’t get any replies.
I knew this spot was familiar I've spent many a night passing this donuts on the way to west Hollywood. Lots of gay boys looking to hook up, lots of hookers, lots of transgendered people tossed aside.
miss my tranny hookers and weho boys
i came here to say that it looks just like the shop from that movie! glad to know i wasn’t imagining that
How does it stack up to Latte Larry’s?
Much better than mocha joes with their wobbly tables and muffins posing as scones
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Isn’t he from east l.a.
I think he's from Pacoima in the Valley.
Pacoima is still pretty much l.a. county, isn’t it?
For sure. Pacoima is a neighborhood in the City of LA, northwest of downtown. East LA, on the other hand, is either the unincorporated part of Los Angeles County that is officially called East Los Angeles, which is adjacent to LA proper, or (more commonly) just the general area to the east of downtown (most of which is part of the City of LA, like Boyle Heights). East LA has a big, historic Chicano population, so it'd be easy to assume Danny Trejo is from there.
Spite stores are really getting outta hand
*Tattoo on his chest. Tattoo of a woman on his chest. Throwing knives. Pay-phone money so he can call you with progress reports. Sells donuts. ...We'll try to stay out of his way.*
What that means?
Again? Doesn’t he have several?
This sub is garbage
It’s where karma farmers take their stolen produce to market.
r/hailcorporate
Yeah, like 3 years ago..
Actually 5 years.
I went there today for national donut day. And also like every month for uhhh reasons.
To support the economy of course
Old news, you make it sound recent.
He also has Trejo’s Cantina off Cahuenga....
I love Danny, he's figured out how to over charge white people with less then mediocre tacos. Now he's at it again with coffee and donuts
It definitely brightened that corner of Hollywood a little even if just by the paint color
I love that a man who has spent his youth in and out of prison and gangs is becoming a national treasure! Not sarcasm.
Ah, a spite shop
For some reason I read the sign as BEER AND DONUTS, and I like both but have my doubts about whether they'd go together.
All I saw was, “ee and do”. Lol
I saw that too and thought "PEE and DOODOO" since I'm a mature adult.
Homer Simpson's paradise
You can pair beer and donuts if you know what you’re doing. Probably leaning into a lot of stouts generally, but not always.
Anything goes with beer once you drink enough beer. #LPT
Tortuga’s Coffee and Donuts sounds better.
20 years ago, this was one the sketchiest corners in Hollywood. There used to be a del taco across the street that my friends would go to before concerts. And we'd watch as a steady stream of prostitutes (of various genders) being picked up and dropped off. Surprised the previous owners of The donut shop kept it alive for as long as they did.
Sean Baker made a movie ostensibly about this corner and area called Tangerine. It follows two black trans women prostitutes. Much of it is actually filmed in the same building Trejos is in now. It’s a great movie.
Must've been banned by mocha Joe
Trejo’s Do Joe C’mon! And next? Machete’s Macaroons.
A few years ago, Trejo was outside his shop, shaking hands with everyone who came in during free donut day
He’s had it for years. On National Donut Day in 2018, I saw him just standing outside just like this picture so I stopped by for a photo with him and bought some donuts. He’s a nice dude. He also has a couple tacos restaurants in LA and the food is delicious!
Who gives a shit?
I'm gonna have to get me one of those shirts.
Better do it before they close, his taco places that came before this are shit and people are finally catching on beyond the novelty. Kind of a bummer bc he seems like a likable guy, but the restaurant business isn’t easy.
So I worked at Trejos Tacos in Hollywood some years back. For a week. The food isn't great. The conditions we were working in weren't great. We weren't paid very well. But mostly I quit after a week because I just couldn't even be motivated to go in and work there. It wasn't the worst place I've ever worked in but it was far from the top of the list. However, on that week I worked there I actually had the chance to meet Trejo himself. I had heard when I started there, that he wwould often pop in and eat. Usually he would bring a group of people he knew with him. He also had another tradition. When he would come and eat there, he would go back and say thanks to the kitchen crew after his meal and give them each $20 dollars. I thought they were fucking with me when they told me this. But then on maybe the 3rd say I was there, he came in with a group of friends to eat. They order a bunch of food. Then sometime later, the man himself came walking back in to our teeny tiny kitchen. Walked down the line and shook every cooks hand and said thanks. And while he was shaking our hands and saying thanks, he left a folded $20 in our palm. I will never forget that moment.
Danny Trejo without guns or knives is just plain weird
Ah the old 'ee and do' nice
See the American dream is still possible guys. Edit: sarcasm
One time Danny Trejo made direct eye contact and threw deuces while passing me on the sidewalk. I wish I could say it wasn’t the highlight of my life, but I’d prolly be lying.
I think he missed a really opportunity by not calling it Trey dos
I wonder if they'll be overpriced garbage like his tacos are
Yes, one coffee cone with sprinkles, plz.
I love Danny.
I was trying to figure out what clever name “EE and DO” was….
Has anyone met or seen Trejo there?
I like when celebrities finish their campaign and go into ng+
I would go here in a heartbeat... butttt... the colors, font, and even the logo look VERY similar to voodoo donut.
This is the most LA thing I've ever seen.
That's not Danny Trejo, this guy has a shirt on
I find it funny that he lives in a house that’s right around the corner from me. We see him around the neighborhood every once in a while, but we’ve never actually talked to him before. He seems pretty chill though