You know what I like about dine in Mexican restaurants? The free chips and salsa, this one actually…read morehas good seasoned chips and the salsa is also a good balance of acid and spice, We frequent this area for Japanese food so I'm surprised that it's here and I know it's good because it was very busy on a Saturday afternoon. I drove my son and his friend to melrose and they wanted to eat Mexican food before we drive back and my son's friend chose this place. Not bad and a good choice - they both had burritos while I had a shrimp taco. I loved my taco (wasn't too hungry so I only got 1) and the boys said they loved their tacos and devoured them completely. If you're in the area and want something different (not Japanese) - this is a good stop.

I sat at the bar and watched the kitchen worker take the grill brush from the dirty kitchen floor,…read moreuse it to scrub the grill directly next to cooking meat, and then put it back on the floor. The manager said he would ask the kitchen worker to stop doing that. I said, "Ask? You're the manager aren't you?" Everyone got all timid at my scolding. There was no reprimand while I was present. This is 100% the common practice/habit of this place.

Somehow my friend and I got lucky when we went to Gozen Express, no lines! We've walked by other…read moretimes when it's been incredibly busy, so we jumped at the chance to try this cute food truck. I'm so glad we did and I'm honestly craving their food right now. Every time I've seen them, they are parked in Sawtelle, on Sawtelle & Mississippi Ave right outside Daiso. The JFC Bowl. It seems this is the star and it's what I got at Gozen. JFC = Japanese Fried Chicken bowl, it is karage topped with a lot of goodness, including spicy mayo. It has a kick to it in all the right ways, full of flavor. The fluffy dog is just $5 and so original and cool. It's messy as heck, got some spicy kick to it and at least for me, totally filling. I'm going to have a hard time ever ordering anything besides my magical bowl moving forward. Legit good food and I'm wanting to eventually try their whole menu once I can move past my JFC.

Gozen Express is the food truck offshoot of Gozen Bistro and focuses on casual Japanese fare…read moreranging from kaarage don bowls and rice cakes and taiyaki and added a fun spin to the ordering experience. The kaarage ($7) was well cooked - chicken was tender and moist with a nice crust and the spicy Mayo was the perfect complement Rice cake bonito ($2) was decent - nice to have a warm thick rice cake with just enough bonito seasoning. After you order you can spin a game to win prizes. Mostly likely you'll win some rice cracker and hi chew but you could win a fun mask or a cool Gozen tshirt!

- the manager cesar was so nice and friendly !! very open to doing adjustments very passionate guy…read more - burger was yummy, generally don't like smash burgers. the truffle aioli was more garlicky than truffle, glad i asked for less sauce because i personally prefer it like that. mushrooms were a nice touch and the crispy of da patty i love - swapping out sesame bun for potato roll was the move - french fries so crunchy and fresh!!

One of the food trucks that sets up outside the CVS on San Vicente. It's a quaint little truck,…read moreeverything set up with bright colors. The truck is set up with a tablet you order at, and a little table you can eat at. Service was quick and easy. I ordered The Spicy, their spicy burger with jalapenos. It's a smash burger on a potato roll, and it was pretty well smashed and crispy. The star is the sauce though, it's a bright vibrant sauce with some nice umami that really ties the burger together with the jalapenos and onions. I wouldn't say it's a contender for best burger in LA, but definitely a solid option if you're in the area.

The Nepalese/ Tibetan family-owned Momo Fomo is now a food stand at the Sunday Atwater Village…read moreFarmer's Market and the Thursday LA River Farmer's Market. They serve up momos cooked to order and sell frozen momos for you to make back at home. After chatting it up with the family for a little, I ordered the vegan Jhol Momo, and it brought back all the memories of trekking through Nepal. Delicious dumplings with aromatic Himalayan spices, drowning in a spicy, creamy and nutty sauce. Great addition to the Farmer's Markets!

As a Nepali person, when I see a momo spot I have to check it out! We ordered almost one of each…read moretype of momo. There were some new flavors we have never tried. The coco momo which you don't find at most Nepali places was so fun. I don't think I will be ordering the butter chicken momo again - I was really disappointed in that one since I have had that in other places. But the others were pretty good. Overall very happy to have another momo spot in LA :) The service did take a bit longer than expected but I would rather than undercooked momos'

This place has been on my list for the longest time. Today was the day I finally got to try. I…read moreordered the chicken shawarma combo and at first glance it looked amazing, stacked and heavy. While everything tasted good, it was just that- good. Not great or exceptional but nonetheless enjoyable. The customer service was great, with very kind employees. A family owned business since the 1990s with so much love and history behind each wrap. But I will say it took a solid 20 minutes to get the food out.. so be prepared to wait. Overall, it was worth the wait and nothing beats fresh, hot shawarma

Amazing food authentic shawerma. Definitely a must try you won't regret it.one of the best shawerma…read moreI have had in OC.

We were hungry and our son chose this place. We ordered salmon, chicken and shrimp bowls…read more There was no line when we came for Sunday lunch. It took a minute to prepare, they grilled in front of us. I loved shrimp and garlic noodles. My son enjoyed salmon and rice. Chicken was good, I liked how succulent the shrimp was better. No photos of the food as we inhaled it before remembering to take any.

HERE! Unless You Want Food Poisoning…read more We paid $40 for the NY Steak and Shrimp Duo Plate. The portion was ridiculously small, but the bigger issue is the food quality. The steak was spoiled. Within an hour of eating, both of us were vomiting and doubled over with stomach cramps. We had to visit urgent care for food poisoning. I called to report it to the manager, and the response was "Everyone's taste is different." No apology, no refund, just a defensive speech about how fresh and clean their kitchen supposedly is. Two people getting sick from the same dish isn't a "taste" issue, it's a food safety issue. I wouldn't recommend this place unless you want to pay $40 for poor-quality food and get food poisoned, without even an apology or gesture from the restaurant.

Solid tacos with interesting and flavorful influences and combinations…read more Friendly and fast, always able to answer questions and make suggestions. You're ordering out of a hole in the wall and seating outside, tables on the sidewalk and parking area. Fill up on delicious tacos and then go next door for some Turkish dessert.

I will preface this review by pointing out that I have been ordering from this restaurant…read moreconsistently over the last 8 years. In fact, according to Uber Eats, I've ordered from here 231 times- And that's just my delivery orders. This spot has been on a steady decline for the last 5 years and it's finally reached a breaking point where I will no longer be ordering from here. It's a huge bummer, as this has been one of my go-to spots since moving to Los Angeles. First they removed a lot of items, such as the bacon for the breakfast burrito, then the lamb tacos, then they continued to make portions smaller and using lower quality ingredients. The thing that broke me was the recent menu "rework"- Everything is pretty bad now and severely overpriced. New recipes aren't as good, ingredients are even lower quality, and portions are so much smaller that it's pathetic- Yet prices have gone up. The worst part is they started adding black beans to all their burritos to try to make up for the fact that they are using less protein, and it DOES NOT WORK. It tastes awful and takes away from all the other ingredients. They also started using mozzarella cheese instead of jack cheese- An Italian cheese in a burrito?? It's fried and overly greasy, flavorless, and- again- just doesn't work. The breakfast burrito also used to have American cheese on it and it was AMAZING, now it's just more of the flavorless, greasy fried mozz and it's incredibly disappointing. You can also no longer add pastrami to the breakfast burrito. They've quit including green salsa with their orders which was their best, and now it's a bland red salsa that's not very good at all. There's no option in the Uber app to add green salsa and they will explicitly ignore any notes you add about it on the order. Just more cheap corner cutting. While we're at it- What happened to the avo salsa? Quality control is another issue here. Half the time my burrito will be overly greasy to the point that it's leaking, or it will be falling apart/wrapped incorrectly. Many times I've ordered the fried chicken burrito for the chicken to be overcooked. Also consistently have issues with them forgetting ingredients, like guac in the breakfast burrito (this has happened twice). And the worst thing that's happened is I've found pieces of BLUE PLASTIC in my burrito before. There no longer seems to be a way to get a hold of a real person at this site by calling. The in-person experience has also gone downhill. You can no longer sit indoors, instead you have to either sit on the noisy, cramped sidewalk and be constantly interrupted by passersby or the smelly alleyway that acts as a wind tunnel. The changes I would need to see to start coming back: 1. Revert to the original menu/ingredients 2. Include green salsa with every order 3. Go back to the original portions 4. NO MORE BEANS IN THE BURRITOS- THEY'RE GROSS 5. Quit using fried mozz and go back to Jack- And American cheese for the breakfast burrito!!! I suspect these changes will never happen and the management will continue to run this once-awesome spot into the ground with their greedy corner-cutting and price gouging, at which point they will absolutely deserve it when they are inevitably forced to shutdown.

Perfect taco stand to ever exist! So cheap for the quality and quantity of the food. Always can be…read moreguaranteed that the food always slaps. Al pastor is go to, and so is asada. Dont miss out on those massive burritos! Service is quick and always nice!

I wanted to LOVE Brothers Cousins Tacos, but it does not compare to the best street tacos I've…read moregotten in Los Angeles. I recently had tacos at a stand in Santa Monica that were life changing. So I wanted to find GREAT tacos closer to home. Unfortunately, these are not it. I got carne asada and chicken tacos totally plain, so I can really judge the taste before covering them up with salsa and the rest. The carne asada is good, don't get me wrong, but it's not great. The chicken, unfortunately, was pretty dry and fairly tasteless. There are some street taco vendors who marinate their chicken breast so perfectly, but this wasn't it. I'm going to keep trying street tacos around the Westside and Mid-City until I can match El Primo in Venice!