What are your favorite things you’ve had at Smorgasburg? I’ll go first!
I also LOVE the custard taiyaki but ate it so quickly I didn’t get a picture!
by pinkglitt3rr
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getwhirleddotcom
Would love to hear suggestions. It’s a fun place to hangout and take people from out of town but all the food I’ve had there has been you standard food truck offerings i.e. gimmicky and usually over priced.
elgo_rila
Goat Mafia and Los Dorados are 2 of my favorite tacos in LA. Goat Mafia’s beet chivadilla with pepitas, and their birria tamales (winter offering only, I believe) are 2 of my favorite LA dishes period. That Lechón looks great! Hope to try it soon.
brenbren888
Evil Cooks – black Al pastor tacos & flan taco for dessert. If the octopus is there, try it!
Little Llama tacos – lomo saltado tacos
Saucy Chick Rotisserie – a mix of Mexican & Indian. The nachos were delicious!
SizzlingSloth
Only been to smorgasburg once when they had their first one after covid and it was absolute chaos. Only tried amazebowls and the german fry place I can’t remember what its called. I know my choices were poor but all other booths were incredibly long and it was disgustingly hot out. What is it like now in terms of how busy it gets?
jefftak7
I really like Little Llama and Goldburger. Shrimp Daddy was good too even though it had a really long line. The churro spot is good too, but i don’t remember what that one was called. Lines aren’t bad if you go before like 11 or so
Renegadequasi
The lobster roll hands down
Realkool
To be honest, nothing. I’m not saying these places make bad food, but when you have thousands of people you have to feed and huge lines, the quality goes way down. You start skimping on ingredients. You have to cook things in large batches and then try to hold them at temp. Most of these places are set up to feed 20 to 30 people an hour. But have to rush everything to make sure they’re feeding close to 100 or more per hour. Almost everything I’ve had there, I’ve later gone and had where these vendors normally set up and it’s 10 times better. Smorgasburg is great for discovering places, but in my opinion, the food is terrible there.
Mouserat_forever
I miss Ugly Drum 🙁
KeepItHeady
I miss Shrimp Daddy. Say what you will about the wait and the hype, those were some really good Hawaiian-style shrimp. If anyone has a recommendation of where I can get similar shrimp in LA, let me know!
Evil Cooks black al pastor taco is the best. Everything else I’ve had at Smorg is pretty mid tbh.
mt_headed
I’ll say where to definitely NOT go… Cheezus
Whatever oil they used to grill their bread was so beyond rancid I had to toss the entire sandwich. It was completely inedible. For a place that supposedly specializes in grilled cheese, to use a rancid oil is absolutely unforgivable. I still can imagine that taste in my mouth whenever I think about it.
MrOobzie
Truly shocked I haven’t seen Chimmelier’s chicken sandwich on here. Hands down one of the best chicken sandwiches I’ve had in years.
Also Lei’d cookies slap.
Pastlife_dolphin
I LOVE Be Bright Coffee – their einspanner is amazing. Definitely recommend if you’re in the mood for coffee while at smorgasburg!
Batorok
The vegan musubi surprised me! Workaholics is my favorite though
_its_a_SWEATER_
Are those birria nachos??
speakersr4
They’re not there anymore but I loved Bungkus Bagus.
nickbuch
Nothing. Everything I had there a couple years ago was terrible and overpriced sadly.
* Broad St Lobster Roll – but you can roll over to Grand Central Market not far away if you want a fuller menu. * Chimmelier Korean Fried Chicken * Smoke Queen – shared the big platter with my friend. Definitely can feed 2 well! The Asian spin on it is awesome. * Be Bright Coffee – yummy but the wait isn’t worth it unless you want to kill time to digest or you split up with friends for divide and conquer. * Vegan options – solid foods for your veggie friends * Cena Vegan Mexican * senoreata
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omgshannonwtf
Last time I was there, I tried [Champignon Eats](https://www.instagram.com/champignoneats/?hl=en). I’m not vegan or vegetarian and thought it was delicious (*which, as a carnivore, honestly surprised me*).
Grouchy_Tomatillo_74
Jolly oyster! Some of the best oysters I’ve ever had
KrisNoble
Seńoreata: Cuban food but it’s vegan.
Mao’s Bao
Dommichu
My favorite is Dorados without a doubt. But I also love the clam pizza at Urbn. Not quite Frank Pepes… but it does hit the spot!!
asi_hablo_Zaratustra
The Goat Mafia for the win
cliffsis
I had a 2lb bbq beef rib that was fucking amazing
Thebrotherleftbehind
I’ve never heard of this
communistshawty
10 dollars for a mulita is insane
Noahs132
Am I wrong for saying that the Mulita is expensive for $10?
WheelJack83
Katsu Sando when they had a booth there
AndersonPooper2
Covid.
froggystyle66
The best thing I ever had at smorg was ugly drum pastrami burnt ends and bread heels covered in raclette cheese from cheezus.
currentlyatw0rk
Don’t live in cali but love the name of the place haha
MariahMiranda1
I’ve been wanting to go over there for quite some time. Thank you for this post!!!!
czechrebel3
How good is Lade Slush? I love the branding and love slushees but never tried them.
boilerdam
As a vegatarian, I was skeptical the first time I went there about 4yrs ago. But, I love it since that first visit. The vegan stand with super delicious plant-based “meats” in Mexican dishes, forget their name but they’re on the first row (5th or 6th stall) on the right side as you enter. I always get their rice bowl with an extra helping of “meat”. The musubis, Peruvian, arepas… all have awesome vegetarian fare.
Rachele_f
Correas Mariscos
MikeHawkisgonne
I am not sure if they are there every week, but the Tlayuda.
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Would love to hear suggestions. It’s a fun place to hangout and take people from out of town but all the food I’ve had there has been you standard food truck offerings i.e. gimmicky and usually over priced.
Goat Mafia and Los Dorados are 2 of my favorite tacos in LA. Goat Mafia’s beet chivadilla with pepitas, and their birria tamales (winter offering only, I believe) are 2 of my favorite LA dishes period.
That Lechón looks great! Hope to try it soon.
Evil Cooks – black Al pastor tacos & flan taco for dessert. If the octopus is there, try it!
Little Llama tacos – lomo saltado tacos
Saucy Chick Rotisserie – a mix of Mexican & Indian. The nachos were delicious!
Only been to smorgasburg once when they had their first one after covid and it was absolute chaos. Only tried amazebowls and the german fry place I can’t remember what its called. I know my choices were poor but all other booths were incredibly long and it was disgustingly hot out. What is it like now in terms of how busy it gets?
I really like Little Llama and Goldburger. Shrimp Daddy was good too even though it had a really long line. The churro spot is good too, but i don’t remember what that one was called. Lines aren’t bad if you go before like 11 or so
The lobster roll hands down
To be honest, nothing. I’m not saying these places make bad food, but when you have thousands of people you have to feed and huge lines, the quality goes way down. You start skimping on ingredients. You have to cook things in large batches and then try to hold them at temp. Most of these places are set up to feed 20 to 30 people an hour. But have to rush everything to make sure they’re feeding close to 100 or more per hour.
Almost everything I’ve had there, I’ve later gone and had where these vendors normally set up and it’s 10 times better. Smorgasburg is great for discovering places, but in my opinion, the food is terrible there.
I miss Ugly Drum 🙁
I miss Shrimp Daddy. Say what you will about the wait and the hype, those were some really good Hawaiian-style shrimp. If anyone has a recommendation of where I can get similar shrimp in LA, let me know!
Evil Cooks black al pastor taco is the best. Everything else I’ve had at Smorg is pretty mid tbh.
I’ll say where to definitely NOT go… Cheezus
Whatever oil they used to grill their bread was so beyond rancid I had to toss the entire sandwich. It was completely inedible. For a place that supposedly specializes in grilled cheese, to use a rancid oil is absolutely unforgivable. I still can imagine that taste in my mouth whenever I think about it.
Truly shocked I haven’t seen Chimmelier’s chicken sandwich on here. Hands down one of the best chicken sandwiches I’ve had in years.
Also Lei’d cookies slap.
I LOVE Be Bright Coffee – their einspanner is amazing. Definitely recommend if you’re in the mood for coffee while at smorgasburg!
The vegan musubi surprised me! Workaholics is my favorite though
Are those birria nachos??
They’re not there anymore but I loved Bungkus Bagus.
Nothing. Everything I had there a couple years ago was terrible and overpriced sadly.
Vendor list here if anyone needs a reminder – https://la.smorgasburg.com/vendors
* Broad St Lobster Roll – but you can roll over to Grand Central Market not far away if you want a fuller menu.
* Chimmelier Korean Fried Chicken
* Smoke Queen – shared the big platter with my friend. Definitely can feed 2 well! The Asian spin on it is awesome.
* Be Bright Coffee – yummy but the wait isn’t worth it unless you want to kill time to digest or you split up with friends for divide and conquer.
* Vegan options – solid foods for your veggie friends
* Cena Vegan Mexican
* senoreata
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Last time I was there, I tried [Champignon Eats](https://www.instagram.com/champignoneats/?hl=en). I’m not vegan or vegetarian and thought it was delicious (*which, as a carnivore, honestly surprised me*).
Jolly oyster! Some of the best oysters I’ve ever had
Seńoreata: Cuban food but it’s vegan.
Mao’s Bao
My favorite is Dorados without a doubt. But I also love the clam pizza at Urbn. Not quite Frank Pepes… but it does hit the spot!!
The Goat Mafia for the win
I had a 2lb bbq beef rib that was fucking amazing
I’ve never heard of this
10 dollars for a mulita is insane
Am I wrong for saying that the Mulita is expensive for $10?
Katsu Sando when they had a booth there
Covid.
The best thing I ever had at smorg was ugly drum pastrami burnt ends and bread heels covered in raclette cheese from cheezus.
Don’t live in cali but love the name of the place haha
I’ve been wanting to go over there for quite some time. Thank you for this post!!!!
How good is Lade Slush?
I love the branding and love slushees but never tried them.
As a vegatarian, I was skeptical the first time I went there about 4yrs ago. But, I love it since that first visit. The vegan stand with super delicious plant-based “meats” in Mexican dishes, forget their name but they’re on the first row (5th or 6th stall) on the right side as you enter. I always get their rice bowl with an extra helping of “meat”. The musubis, Peruvian, arepas… all have awesome vegetarian fare.
Correas Mariscos
I am not sure if they are there every week, but the Tlayuda.