LA Food Crawl: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner in Watts / Willowbrook

LA Food Crawl: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner in Watts / Willowbrook

So, you're looking for the best eats in Los Angeles? Well, this week Ari and I went on another crawl across South Los Angeles / South Central to find the best burgers, grits, tamales, and more.

Intro 0:00
Watts Coffee House 0:39
Tamales Elena 2:22
Hawkins House of Burgers 3:12
Eric's Confession 3:38
Eating at Hawkins 4:13

This video makes food crawl number four in South LA. Like in our other three videos, we’re looking for three things: Good food, good reviews, and a little bit of experimentation-- all across South LA. And in the end, we’ve found quality breakfast, lunch, and dinner that didn’t break the bank.

Watts Coffee House - https://www.yelp.com/biz/watts-coffee-house-los-angeles

First up on this list is the Watts Coffee House, located just off of 103rd Street and Wilmington Avenue. Sitting right in the Watts Neighborhood Center, the Watts Coffee House has been serving hot breakfast and even hotter coffee since 1997. From the jump, the interior is lined with gorgeous murals, and inside you’ll find posters, records, and homages to black music, art, and history. You could be lost in the years of history that adds so much character to this humble eatery.

Tamales Elena - https://www.yelp.com/biz/tamales-elena-y-antojitos-bell-gardens-2

Next up we’ve hit a food truck., Tamales Elena. This local truck has two pop-up food truck locations: The one we visited in Watts off of Wilmington Avenue, and another one in Lynwood, on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.

This truck is absolutely no frills, but they saved the excitement for the food and it’s unbelievable flavor. We first learned about this restaurant when we were looking for tamales this past Christmas. Though, we didn’t dare wait in the line for them.

Hawkins House of Burgers - https://www.yelp.com/biz/hawkins-house-of-burgers-los-angeles

Right down Imperial Highway, across from the Nickerson Gardens, is Hawkins House of Burgers. For all of you who are serious about neighborhood boundaries: Hawkins House of Burgers is technically in Willowbrook, but who’s discriminating?

Anyway, neighborhood lines aside, this place doesn’t need much explanation, being one of the most iconic burger joints in all of South LA and LA. The establishment is still family owned, actually.

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