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Where to get good vegetarian Tamales?
β Where can I find some good vegetarian tamales I can buy by the dozen?
All the ve⦠Hi it was always Christmas tradition to get tamales in my family. I'm vegetarian now but would like to keep it up.
β Where can I find some good vegetarian tamales I can buy by the dozen?
All the vegetarian tamales I can find are always just the Elote ones so I am looking for something other than that.
I appreciate any leads you can provide π«Ά
You should check out HomeState in Hollywood. They do a potato and rajas tamal that's vegetarian and actually has some heat, plus a black bean one that's not just beans and masa. They sell them frozen by the dozen for around $35, and you can order online for pickup. Their salsa verde is worth grabbing too, it's not the watery kind.
if u can make it to the santa monica farmers market on wednesdays, there's a vendor called la esperanza that does a rajas con queso tamale that's vegetarian and actually spicy. they're $4 each but if u buy a dozen they knock it down to $40. also, yxta in downtown has a huitlacoche tamale that's surprisingly good for a restaurant version, not the usual elote thing at all
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How can I find mobile hot dog vendors for a private event?
honestly the SGV has a ton of licensed cart operators who mostly do private stuff now. look up "hot dog cart catering San Gabriel Valley" on Yelp and you'll get a handful that are fully permitted, which matters if your venue needs a health permit on file. expect around $400 to $700 for a few hours plus a per person minimum, usually 50 or so. the ones based in Alhambra and Rosemead tend to be cheaper than Pasadena because they're not paying that rent.
fwiw the county health dept keeps a public list of permitted mobile food operators, its searchable by city on the LA County Public Health site. filter for "pushcart" or "MFF" and you'll get vendors cleared for SGV zip codes, which saves you the headache of a venue asking for paperwork later. also worth checking with the Old Town Monrovia or Alhambra farmers market folks, the carts there are usually booked solid but they know who's free and they'll pass along names. just dont wait till the last week, good ones book out 2 to 3 weeks in teh summer.
You could try hitting up the folks who set up outside Home Depot or the DMV in El Monte on weekends, a lot of those carts are owner operated and they'll do private gigs if you ask. Just walk up and grab a card, they usually have one taped to the cart.