As soon as I walked in, I knew I was at the right place at the right time! The food smelled so good!!! My goodness!! I ordered the 3 salmon tacos and a peach lemonade. 100/100! After the first bite I started dancing. I lowkey wanted to go back inside and look the chef in the eyes! Like this you!!!!??? Have you ever had food so good you're already planning the next visit? This food was so good I wish I would've waited until I got home. Just so I could watch a good movie while I enjoyed my meal and rub my toes together read more

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I had to come to Yelp and leave a review QUICK.... The food here is gasssssss I mean it's soo yummy and the customer service is dope . I orders a salmon and shrimp salad and it's not your typical salad it has every veggie you can think of and yummy sauces to choose from to add and it only cost 19 bucks. Black owned business def recommend! Living true to the name 5 star! read more

5 Star Kitchen - Salmon and shrimp salad - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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This place is just dynamite. Regardless of who your are they will take care of you. 2nd time here yes it is a good deal for really good food. read more

5 Star Kitchen - Seriously come on- the 10 piece chicken. - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Order ahead. Even though I was the only 1 in there, I had a long wait. The lady working the window was very nice. The place is small, walk up window,,,,,,people were coming in & getting orders but I guess they can't cook. This was my 1st time & no disrespect, but I'm not planning on going back. The taco was fried too hard, that chili cup was dry, the fried wings were ok. read more

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This is a walk up counter restaurant. The food was great. Everything tasted fresh and home-cooked. I would love to try all of the menu. Great lemonade selection also! read more

5 Star Kitchen - Deep Fried Chicken Taco - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Lulu's chicken wings are sooooooooooooo good! That is what I always order. Service is great but as far as the ambiance, it is a small take out restaurant. read more

Food is amazing, get the soul cake and the fried chicken tacos. The service was on point, she was very patient and took the time to recommend popular items. The atmosphere was cool, no huge line or foot traffic outside so it felt safe. I came all the way from Hollywood, and I'll be read more

Hit list! Definitely in rotation the turkey tacos, the soul cake & the kool aid. Service is fast, and friendly. Ambience is cute and vibey cozy waiting room. Price is not bad. Delicious! Definitely recommend read more

A true gem. and the owner don't play about her food! I truly appreciate the quality of service here! My first time trying this spot and it felt like family. The corn bread was very soft. And burger was juicy. read more

The food here is amazing. The customer service is excellent and I cannot say enough about how much I appreciate the thought behind putting the cheese on the side of my impossible tacos. I ordered the salmon/shrimp salad, the shrimp taco and the impossible tacos. Everything was so flavorful and tasty. I will definitely be back. So happy to have a local, tasty spot to go to. read more

5 Star Kitchen - Impossible Taco - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Good overall! Especially the Turkey tacos that made it 4 stars, the viral Tiktok Chili soul cake wasn't as great as i hoped i'd give that a 3 max, but overall food was good. read more

5 Star Kitchen - Good watermelon kool-aide - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

6/10 it gives brick chili even tho it's not said to be and I taste a hint of lime. The corn bread was good tho I still say try it everyone's taste buds are different read more

5 Star Kitchen - Soul Cake - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

chilli was so fkn salty, i could feel the salt particles against my teeth wtf. And it was nasty. i really wanted to like it read more

5 Star Kitchen - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I'm not sure who the owner is and I'm not sure if that was the owner that spoke to me when I got there, but a woman with large square glasses was extremely rude and snippy. She says let me get the other people's food out first cause I don't want their food to sit and then I'll take your order. I nodded my head and I stepped away. She snaps, "Is that OK?" I look behind me thinking she was talking to someone else. She snaps again, "Miss you didn't say nothing, know you heard me?" So, I said "yes"and stepped out of line. As I was waiting, my mind thought you're having a bad day and you could do anything to my food. Let me get outta here. So, I won't be patronizing 5 Star Kitchen. I hope thst your experience is better than mine. read more

I should've reviewed 5 Star Kitchen a long time ago. The food is always on point. The owner is a sweet heart. I come often & she remembers my name & my order all the time. The deep fried tacos, fries & soul cake are my go to menu items. read more

I used to love the chicken, but have not been back in months. I am elderly with osteoarthritis. My experience has been I get a notification that my order is ready, but get there and it is not. That's okay. I like hot food. The problem is there is usually nowhere to sit, and standing with bone one bone knee pain Is excruciating. So, for the first time ever I called to ask if my order is ready, and was rudely yelled at. A woman said, "if everybody is calling to ask if they food is ready, how am I suppose to get the orders out? I mean, y'all keep calling then get mad when your food's not ready." I remained quiet. She finally said, "yes, your order is ready." I said "thank you" and hung up. Since I had already paid for my chicken, I headed over to get it. When I got there I walked up to the window and asked, "Was that you who answered the phone?" The older woman said, "yes." A young lady working saw me, took a deep breath and turned her back, as if she already knew her boss went too far. I said, "that was quite the chastising you just gave me a few minutes ago." She apologized and said "it's frustrating when everyone calls her to ask of their orders are ready." I just looked at her. She then said, "I'm just going to stop answering the phone." My response was, "that's probably best." She gave me my food, thanked me and said "I appreciate youuuu." I just nodded and did a finger wave, and I have not gone back. Eating out is expensive, and I refuse to be over charged AND disrespected. Ma'am, God bless you on your journey. read more

The food is good, but the service from the owner was not so pleasant. I was going to order 2 soul cakes. I just had a tooth removed and wanted a soul cake without the rice. But the owner told me "No that's how it comes". I should have just cancelled the whole order... I kinda hate I paid to get mistreated!!! read more

TL;DR--Yup. Yup. Mhmmm. Yup. They live up to their name, and I will *absolutely* be back, as 5 Star Kitchen is now a permanent bookmark fuh' me! ‍‍‍ -- The Long Way: I had bookmarked 5 Star Kitchen a whiiiiillllleee ago (shout out to @latryguy aka Alex Cottrell), and I finally had a chance to make my way to Vernon x Arlington. The Pros: - The vibes were real cozy. I walked in and a regular customer greeted me ; Chef KJ is such a warm soul, and you can tell it's a fun time working in her kitchen by the way she interacts with the rest of the cooks - They cook your food once you place your order (if ordering at the counter), so it's going to be fresh, and won't get all sad and cold on your drive back home. Took about 15 mins for my food to come out - Portion sizes absolutely match the prices; I had to do a two-handed bag carry back to the car - I had to move my bag of food to an unreachable spot in my car so I wouldn't be tempted to eat all the fries on my way home. Their are fries made with *real* potatoes, and some of them still had the peel on Also, I actually didn't even need to move the bag away from me in the car because there was absolutely no way I would have been able to eat all the fries on my drive home! Their standard serving is the equivalent of a large or XL fries at some other places - Had a cheeseburger on brioche; at one point in time, the burger patty fell out the bun while I was eating and I kept taking a few more bites before reassembling because the bun+toppings+sauce alone still hella smacked - Also got a Soul Cake for dinner. Best dinner I've had all week ‍ (and I still had half a bag of leftover fries from my lunch!) - Burger combo comes with a kool-aid or lemonade; I got a lemonade with blood orange flavoring, but there's 5+ more flavors you can choose from. Apparently peach raspberry is their best seller (I think?). I mixed mine with some seltzer and ‍ The Deltas: - Couldn't tell ya because I didn't have any - Maaaaaybe street parking can get tricky based on the time of day? I went around lunchtime on a Tuesday, and even though there's street sweeping on one side of the street, it was easy for me to find a spot The Other: - They accept cash and card w/ an addt'l $1 card fee - Taco Tuesdays = $1 off all orders of tacos. Ground turkey tacos are their best seller - Maybe a controversial take, but I like my chili with beans, and for the beans-to-ground meat ratio to be in favor of the beans My Soul Cake def had both beans and ground meat, but it was a more meat-forward chili. Still happily ate the entire thing tho! - Please remember y'all, THEY DON'T ACCEPT PHONE ORDERS! Chef will kindly remind you of that when you call, but her answering the phone to tell you that means less time she gets to spend less time throwing down in the kitchen :) read more

The food and service was great. Please try the salmon tacos and soul cake. l would recommend for drinks anything she makes. The raspberry slush had me! read more

5 Star Kitchen - Soul - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I went back for a second time to this tasty spot - Kim (the owner) is comedic, full of life and you can taste the love in her food. I ordered two hard shelled chicken tacos, French fries and a SOUL cake ---all I can say is fire...heat....and too lit!!!The chicken tacos are sooo good shredded seasoned chicken, finely shredded lettuce, tomatoes,red onions and cheese!! I am amazed at how delicious the French fries are they remind me of Kennebec potatoes- if you haven't tried them come one cone all and taste these French fries!! The soul cake is so flavorful cornbread, chili, cheese green onions, and rice. This perfected mix of flavor combination takes you to a place of comfort especially on rainy days like this one!!! read more

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The salmon tacos are incredible. A friend told me about this place and I've been hooked since. The fries are fresh and delicious, salted perfectly every time. The people are friendly and everything I've ever tried on the menu is delicious and perfectly balanced read more

No small place if you didn't know you think of his close but I can say they have some of the best chicken wings I've had in a long time the turkey tacos kind of small turkey burger need a little more seasoning but overall the food is pretty good. I'll go back. read more

The lady had a very nasty attitude. That's chili with the cornbread. Is OK maybe it was just a lazy attitude that made the food nasty.

The service is great, this review is regarding their fried chicken. The Lulu's fried chicken was absolutely disgusting. If I can give Zero stars i would. I am not sure who lulu is but that menu item needs to be removed. I would never ever recommend anyone to order that particular item. I had tonthrow my entire lunch in the trash. read more

I had seen several social media posts about the soul cake and tacos so of course I incorporated stopping by on a Saturday afternoon into my schedule. Street parking is available in front on Vernon. There were quite a few patrons in line, some newbies like myself along with neighborhood regulars. The friendly cashier provided the estimated wait time before ordering which I appreciated so patrons can decide if they have the time to wait on their freshly prepared order. The wall menu has the listing of options however the prices aren't displayed until your making payment on the POS system. I ordered the chicken & Turkey tacos along side a small soul cake. The turkey tacos and soul cake were my favorites of the three. Next time I want to try the burgers and the turkey taco again. read more

5 Star Kitchen - Soul Chili Cake & Chicken & Turkey Tacos $15 - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

The food was fresh and delicious, service was great, the staff was nice upbeat and had a good mid morning vibe. I gothe the soul cake. Don't get the bowl ($7) spend $2 more and get the large. Fresh fluffy rice, sweet cornbread, topped with all beef chili cheddar cheese, green onions and sour cream. It was a tasty different treat. Not too much, not skimpy just right. It was small hole in the wall, the place was clean and it smelled like fresh hot cooked food. read more

No words. I don't even wanna tell yall about this place! That's how good it is. We got the chicken fried tacos, breakfast sandwich, burger, and the soul cake= fire! Every bite sent a different emotion to my brain lol (No pic of the tacos cuz them boys got inhaled fast! ) Well done Ms. Kim!! Definitely coming back! You can't just order one thing read more

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Food was really good cheeseburger tacos French fries and drink all were good service was great I will go again

I live within walking distance and just discovered 5 Star Kitchen. I got two ground turkey tacos and my grandson got the three salmon tacos and fries. Talk about delicious, it was the best tacos I've ever had. The tacos were crispy and crunchy, but not hard. The seasoning was superb!! Love this place and will be ordering again. I ordered through Postmates, but will walk around next time. read more

I went and got the Soul Cake and walked to the park. Sat down and ate the Soul Cake and had the best feeling in the world

Worst experience on chicken!! .. And likes to argue back overall unpleasant..If confronted about your order Undercooked bland plagiarism chicken!! read more

5 Star Kitchen - This was the worst investment ever!! Look at this Money back guarantee!!! - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

I just love her shrimp tacos and of course the famous deep fried turkey tacos god bless black owned businesses

This place is the bomb. So far I've been getting the Deep-Fried Turkey Taco and the Shrimp Taco. Also a side of fries fills a whole bag.

The food and service is Great!!!! I love the soul bowl and the koolaid. The counter staff is awesome

these are the best tacos I've ever had! I can place orders and not get tired of eating these. And let me say Ms.kim is the sweetest woman ever, makes her services so welcoming and kind. Time is efficient and quick. The atmosphere in here you can tell they make all their food with love. Overall great food great customer service. read more

5 Star Kitchen - Deep Fried Chicken taco - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

Whoever answers the phone is the rudest person to ever have worked in food service. I just called: Hello Me: yes can I get a to go order Her: WE DONT DO PHONE ORDERS Me: ok so do we just go up there and order Her: WE DONT DO PHONE OORRRRRRDERRRRRRS GOOD BYE UM. I've eaten here so many times and you've ALWAYS done food orders but me asking another question just to clarify how I CAN GIVE YOU MY MONEY doesn't deserve a ghetto response. She literally sounded like teyonna Taylor in the bow wow movie: BY RANNNNNNNNN ANNNNN! Good bye is RIGHT. I'll take my money elsewhere. Update: my grandmother was actually already on the way there so I told her they ARENT taking phone orders you have to go in. She gets there and their closed to let their staff take a break. Isn't that why you hire multiple staff? So your taking a break in the middle of the day, you could have just said that over the phone instead of being rude. Do I understand breaks? Sure. Do I understand being rude for no reason? Nope. You guys clearly are making So much money you can afford to be rude to customers so I hope that keeps you afloat. read more

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When it comes to wings, 5 star kitchen knocks it out of the park. I ordered the sweet chili wings with fries and they were damn near a gourmet meal. The wings were meaty, fried crisp served with just the right amount of sauce and were accented with cilantro and green onion making a finish that was both bursting with flavor and refreshing. The fries were also a stand out - hand cut, fried just right, and served with a dash of Cajun seasoning that made them really elevated for what they were. As an notorious wing snob, I go to restaurants, expecting to be disappointed, but 5 star kitchen really did the damn thing. Did I mention their prices literally cannot be beat? Long story short, five star kitchen as well named. It's an easy five stars for me. I can't wait till my next meal. read more

5 Star Kitchen - Lulus Chicken and Fries Wing - Tacos Near Me - Los Angeles, California

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Good food great service. The owner is a down home kind of sweet sistah with style and grace. She is about her business. I get two salmon taco plates, two fries, and two lemonades, it's $45.00 and worth every penny. It feels good to do business with black folks. Come support read more

I decided to drive from Hollywood to eat from this plc today and boy oh boy I regret it. The cashier a light skin girl was great/ polite, but the boss lady what an awful attitude! I got my order and an item was missing I sent my son to go tell them and the owner told him you got everything you order he said no and she kept telling him go look again so I went in and explained to to her what I did get and she insisted I got everything I ordered arguing with me then gone say "give her it (missing item)I'm not bout to argue with her". Like wow that attitude is unbelievable. Never will I go back read more

Soul cake was absolutely nasty date a lime taste chilli didn't taste like chilli just meat not seasoned meat at that koolaid tasted like it was out the the koolaid jar read more