[dropcap size=big]T[/dropcap]here’s a new pop-up haven blooming in the westside and its newest player is My Mango Sticky Rice. A first-of-its-kind in L.A. Taco’s book of Los Angeles street food specializing in mango and sticky rice.
This vegan Thai dessert pop-up is only four weeks old, but it has already found a home next to a taquero—in true this-could-only-happen-in-Los-Angeles fashion—on the corner of Palms & Sepulveda Boulevards.
Tripp Burgers was one of the first street stands to find success on this particular corner and next up are Jean Tipsiri & Waan Arsinrum, two friends from Thailand whose paths crossed in Los Angeles. They both met working at a Thai restaurant and since then, Jean has continued working for other restaurants like Ramen Joy & Panda Express. Waan now works for an imports logistics company.
“We are tired of working for other people. We always got off around 2 o’clock and thought to ourselves, how could we use that time better?” Jean tells L.A. Taco. “We always go by that lot and see the taco guy and thought, “Hey, we can do something like that too!”