Jonathan Lopez
Avoid Big Tommies’ Taquitos Plate at All Costs OR BETTER YET— avoid this place.
I don’t know what I was expecting, but it definitely wasn’t this. If I could give Big Tommies zero stars, I would. I ordered the taquitos plate, and I honestly don’t know where to start.
First, the taquitos were more like sad, limp sticks than crispy, golden bites of joy. I could tell they were sitting around for way too long, and instead of a satisfying crunch, I got an oddly chewy, soggy mess that just fell apart. The filling inside was a bland mystery meat that tasted like it had been seasoned with disappointment and regret. I could barely taste any seasoning, which, let’s be honest, is the bare minimum you’d expect from a place that’s supposed to specialize in this stuff. Oh and let me say this…. It taste like the taquitos they you buy from the market… yeah, those microwave ones!
The sides? Don’t even get me started. The rice was undercooked and had the texture of cardboard, and the beans? Dry as the Sahara, with zero flavor. I tried to douse them in hot sauce just to give them some life, but even that couldn’t save it. The guacamole was a sad, a green water down mush that tasted like it had been scraped out of a plastic tub days ago.
And don’t think I was spared on the presentation either. The whole plate looked like it had been thrown together by someone who had no idea what they were doing. It was a mess—just a sad pile of food that didn’t even look appetizing.
Honestly, I wouldn’t recommend this to anyone, even if you’re starving and nothing else is open. Big Tommies, you’ve completely lost me.
I’ll rather spend $30 at Burger King.
… moreCaleb Goddard
Glad to see this LA classic still standing after all these years. I used to go here for late night double chili cheeseburgers in the 80s. The food was always delicious. 40 years later I went back, and everything was just as I remembered it – great burger with a nice thick tomato and the chili and cheese on the double chili cheese burger and chili cheese fries blended together perfectly. Everything hit the spot! Thanks Big Tomy’s. (Sad to see Kelbo’s across the street is gone).
… moreMarc
This place has a very big menu of food to choose from. A great selection of burgers, Mexican food and breakfast items. There are also fancier dinner items (served anytime) to choose from. The staff are very friendly and quick. You order and pick up your food at the counter so you can get in and out fast.
… moreaaron best
The burgers and chili cheese fries are great and relatively low cost compared to most restaurants that aren’t fast food chains. 2 cheese burgers , 1 chili cheese fries , and 1 drink costs $30.
… moreMeka Lindquist
I’m a huge pastrami fan, and on my way home from the Federal Building, I decided to stop here. I was absolutely impressed — not just by the atmosphere and friendly service, but by the incredible quality of the food. The pastrami was seasoned to perfection. Definitely worth the stop and an absolute win for any pastrami lover!
… moreZan Lee
Stopped in for my first time last night because I live extremely close. Know they used to be 24 hours prior to the fire but now they are open early and close very late. It’s a traditional to go oriented spot where you can also dine in. They have traditional American and Mexican options and the free parking lot attached which is a real bonus. Pricing is also fair and the menu is large.
They are most known for their Chili Cheeseburger so I wanted to try that for my first time. I will say it was seasoned well and the chili has a great taste. I don’t order that often so it was nice trying it again. The patties are not very large, almost the size of In-N-Out but a little larger. We also ordered the BLT with Avocado and overall it was OK because there was not much bacon in it compared to other places that I’ve been to recently. If they would add more bacon and Dijon, it would make it much better. We also ordered the french fries which I would suggest splitting one order because two orders is really a lot of fries and one would really cover enough for two people.
… moreJ S
Great service. Just wanted a grilled cheese and fries. I was surprised when they asked me what kind of bread I wanted. Didn’t see an option to add bacon so I just went with the basic.
Grilled cheese was good but lacked a bit of buttery flavor you expect from the grill. The fries were so fresh they burnt my hands. They were excellent but I had to pair it with some no name ketchup that wasn’t very good
Service was excellent as well as the price. Please get better ketchup.
… moreEduardo Quiiroz
Grilled pastrimi.very good!!!I ordered some nachos asada and were terrible…nothing like king taco nachos.i give 0 stars
… moreAdam Shaukat
This place is so epic, and the guys working there last night were real gentlemen. Should have caught their names. It’s not often you walk into a fast food joint just an hour before closing only to encounter a few guys working there who are actually passionate about the food in a real way and want to engage with us as they did. They were crackin jokes, makin people smile, and stirring up some bangin eats. The food here is exactly what it looks like. Old school burger joint with all the classics, and some additions of mexican influence that add that spicy picante zest that american burger joints have always been lacking. The ice cream is great too — not van leuwen or whatever.. this stuff has that texture in the ice cream that takes me back to the little diner i used to go to as a kid in my home town. Much praise to these guys. Give them raises!! They deserve it. They’re raising the guest experience, bringing back returning customers, and deserve to be compensated for it!! I’ll definitely be back — if nothing else, I’ll be getting one of those hats. They got killer merch too.
… moreAnnee Silver
Delicious food but they lock the doors 20-30 minutes before actual close. Why even set the close to that time? Just set the close to 11 and then clean. If you want to get out by 12am then set your close time earlier. Everyone knows if you close at 12:00 am you don’t get to decide to stop cooking or taking customers at 11:30. You stop at close. We arrive plenty earlier enough with 20 minutes till, that’s plenty for fries etc.
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