First time here. I like trying new spots & specially wen its a mom's & pop spot. I got menudo 10/10.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
felix barajas
La Imperial is East LA in edible form-warm, soulful, and unapologetically flavorful. The chilaquiles in red salsa are a must: saucy, tangy, and layered with handmade tortillas that soak up every drop of goodness. The elote tamale? Sweet, tender, and wrapped in nostalgia. Staff is friendly and bilingual, and the vibe is pure neighborhood pride. It gets warm inside, but the flavors are fire.🔥
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Frida Leal
The girl who is answering the phone hangs up bunch of times. She’s petty and disrespectful.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
St L
Best menudo I’ve has in LA, writing this on a Wednesday off peak hours too.
Food: 5
Minerva Gutierrez
Menudo is so good.
NewZ Zealand
Wow, this place is a hidden gem in East LA. I come all the way from Beverly near The Grove (where I normally get my tacos). So you have to keep in mind that the drive from Beverly into East LA is not one for the faint of heart (I say this because everyone in LA knows driving is always horrible). Yet, this does not stop me from getting some of my favorite Mexican food in all of LA. When I tell you that I love tacos, is an understatement and this white girl knows her tacos, enchiladas, chimichangas and shrimp tacos!!! To top it all off the workers there are always so amazing and great when ordering, especially Martin (he has always made the best suggestions for anything I order off the menu). Also, I am learning more spanish and this allows me to use some of the spanish I have recently learned in college. This place is amazing and I have told everyone I know about this great spot. I hope this place just keeps getting better not just for myself but for everyone who goes here!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Venessa Raspa
This place has been our go-to for years and they never disappoint food is delicious warm fresh and the tamales let me tell you🔥
After trying so many different places to find the best tamales, I am choosing this place because the masa is perfect and the big chunks of meat, these are big tamales, they taste how a tamale should taste, I am giving this place 5 stars because everything about that tamale was the best, the sauce the meat is in was delicious, the masa is not dry and not watery, the meat is juicy.
Parking: It has a meter to pay for parking on the street
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tamales Taco Chilaquiles
Marcos Rojano
The food is not the same as before and the prices are much higher, the service takes longer than it should.
I've been coming here since I was a child. My favorite items to order are the tamales rajas, chicharrones en salsa verde, and the menudo. And during cuaresma (lent), I love the capirotada and shrimp patties. However, the service is not always up to par. Certain ladies who work there are too busy chismiando, rather than paying attention to the customers ordering. Unfortunately, because of this FACT, they have gotten my order wrong. The food is excellent, but the customer service requires improvement!
Vegetarian options: The vegetarian options are during lent.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chili Cheese Tamales, Chicharron, Bean and Cheese Burrito
Christina Jimenez
Hands down the best menudo in town…. The most authentic home style menudo you’ll ever have . Not to mention fresh Hand made tortillas . My family and I have been going there for years . Great service and prices . Highly recommend ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lisa Perez
Good food love there burritos & there tamales fresh out of the pot nice clean restaurant to eat at
First time here. I like trying new spots & specially wen its a mom's & pop spot. I got menudo 10/10.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
La Imperial is East LA in edible form-warm, soulful, and unapologetically flavorful. The chilaquiles in red salsa are a must: saucy, tangy, and layered with handmade tortillas that soak up every drop of goodness. The elote tamale? Sweet, tender, and wrapped in nostalgia. Staff is friendly and bilingual, and the vibe is pure neighborhood pride. It gets warm inside, but the flavors are fire.🔥
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The girl who is answering the phone hangs up bunch of times. She’s petty and disrespectful.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Best menudo I’ve has in LA, writing this on a Wednesday off peak hours too.
Food: 5
Menudo is so good.
Wow, this place is a hidden gem in East LA. I come all the way from Beverly near The Grove (where I normally get my tacos). So you have to keep in mind that the drive from Beverly into East LA is not one for the faint of heart (I say this because everyone in LA knows driving is always horrible). Yet, this does not stop me from getting some of my favorite Mexican food in all of LA. When I tell you that I love tacos, is an understatement and this white girl knows her tacos, enchiladas, chimichangas and shrimp tacos!!! To top it all off the workers there are always so amazing and great when ordering, especially Martin (he has always made the best suggestions for anything I order off the menu). Also, I am learning more spanish and this allows me to use some of the spanish I have recently learned in college. This place is amazing and I have told everyone I know about this great spot. I hope this place just keeps getting better not just for myself but for everyone who goes here!!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place has been our go-to for years and they never disappoint food is delicious warm fresh and the tamales let me tell you🔥
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chilaquiles Verdes, Chicharron, Carnitas, Pozole, Mexican Menudo, Chilaquiles Rojos
Best food ever
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
After trying so many different places to find the best tamales, I am choosing this place because the masa is perfect and the big chunks of meat, these are big tamales, they taste how a tamale should taste, I am giving this place 5 stars because everything about that tamale was the best, the sauce the meat is in was delicious, the masa is not dry and not watery, the meat is juicy.
Parking: It has a meter to pay for parking on the street
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Tamales Taco Chilaquiles
The food is not the same as before and the prices are much higher, the service takes longer than it should.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Chilaquiles Verdes, Mexican Menudo
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Best menudo in town!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mexican Menudo
Great menudo ! FABULOUS serv
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been coming here since I was a child. My favorite items to order are the tamales rajas, chicharrones en salsa verde, and the menudo. And during cuaresma (lent), I love the capirotada and shrimp patties. However, the service is not always up to par. Certain ladies who work there are too busy chismiando, rather than paying attention to the customers ordering. Unfortunately, because of this FACT, they have gotten my order wrong. The food is excellent, but the customer service requires improvement!
Vegetarian options: The vegetarian options are during lent.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Chili Cheese Tamales, Chicharron, Bean and Cheese Burrito
Hands down the best menudo in town…. The most authentic home style menudo you’ll ever have . Not to mention fresh Hand made tortillas . My family and I have been going there for years . Great service and prices . Highly recommend ❤️
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Good food love there burritos & there tamales fresh out of the pot nice clean restaurant to eat at
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chilaquiles Verdes, Carnitas, Pollo, Pozole
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