Downey
Mr. Menudo, which started out making acclaimed weekend menudo on the streets of Compton, will open its first full-service brick-and-mortar restaurant this Saturday at 10 AM in Downey. Owner, chef, and former butcher Roger Mendez's menu includes dishes that go beyond menudo, with offerings that include burritos, tacos, gorditas, tortas, and quesadillas with your choices of birria, beans, chorizo, or asada, plus chilaquiles, guajolotongo, tortaquiles, and three types of tamales descended from the recipes of his father, Joel, known for his work at Juanito's Tamales. This is the fourth opening for Mr. Menudo, who has outposts in Bellflower, Compton, and Whittier and the first to offer beer and micheladas. Come for live mariachi, dancing, a DJ, and more.
12215 Paramount Blvd. Downey, CA 90242. Closest Metro lines and stop: Bus Line 265 - “Paramount/Melva (southbound)” or "Paramount/Alameda (northbound)" and Bus Lines 117 or 120 - "Imperial Highway/Paramount."