602425 Mon Mar 09 15:08:23 -0700 2009 33 2 Los Angeles Area 0 4488535 I could eat chips and salsa for at least one meal a day. Who serves your favorite? Mon Mar 09 15:08:23 -0700 2009 12268 mollyomormon 1 4488547 I dont know whats in it but the Green salsa and the chips at mariscos chente are very very good. Second are the chips and red salsa at Superior Markets.. Mon Mar 09 15:11:30 -0700 2009 4488535 97161 Foodandwine 2 4488676 I love that green salsa. I did once get bagged tortilla chips at Mariscos Chente, though...:( Mon Mar 09 15:50:21 -0700 2009 4488547 12268 mollyomormon 1 4488641 El Toreo in Pasadena (gratis) Wahoo's (non-gratis) Mon Mar 09 15:39:57 -0700 2009 4488535 11583 ipsedixit 1 4488706 La Fiesta Brava on Rose in Venice. All homemade and the dark maroonish salsa is deliciously spicy! Mon Mar 09 15:59:59 -0700 2009 4488535 227301 jdwdeville 1 4488907 Tere's Mexican Grill! We go through two baskets of chips at Tere's every time we go. They make them fresh and they are awesome. They have a small salsa bar with 3 reds, a green and a selection of pickeled veggies; carrots, garlic,etc. I eat the green sauce and like it very much and my wife enjoys the reds. Mon Mar 09 16:54:55 -0700 2009 4488535 192236 Fryboy 1 4488918 I am not a huge fan of the restaurant, but Malo's chips and salsa is pretty good. Mon Mar 09 16:59:47 -0700 2009 4488535 13554 cls 2 4488929 oh, good call. i love that habenero cream salsa. Mon Mar 09 17:02:44 -0700 2009 4488918 12268 mollyomormon 3 4489448 Sadly, the chips and habenero cream salsa are about the only things good at Malo. Factor in the horribly loud room, poor service and generally bad food, not worth the trouble. Mon Mar 09 19:52:06 -0700 2009 4488929 60617 rednyellow 4 4497968 I agree about the habenero sauce, oh my. Damn good. I also love the beef and pickle tacos. People complain about the food... I wouldn't know, that is all I ever order there! Thu Mar 12 10:13:21 -0700 2009 4489448 10308 Tom P 2 4586406 I agree with RedNYellow... I was not thrilled with the ambience, service, or food at Malo. However, I did enjoy their flight of salsa, and their habanero cream salsa, in particular. I really like the free chips and salsa at Riviera Mexican off of PCH in Redondo. And, well, I like the chips and salsa at El Burrito Junior (chain in the South Bay), and at Don Jose/Ricardos (chain in OC). Fri Apr 10 22:30:12 -0700 2009 4488918 89472 DrBruin 1 4488972 La Cabanita Lotteria Grill Gallegos Bros Mon Mar 09 17:14:25 -0700 2009 4488535 11279 Burger Boy 1 4489036 Gallegos Mexican Deli on Venice in Mar Vista has some great chips. Although their salsa bar isn't grand or expansive, they have a nice salsa that is smokey and goes well with everything that I've tried there. Mon Mar 09 17:41:52 -0700 2009 4488535 64003 bulavinaka 1 4489175 Monte Alban Tia Juana La Cabana in Venice does margaritas and chips and salsa well, but not much else other than the nachos. Similarly Don Antonio's has great fresh salsa and chips, but not so much the rest of the menu... Border Grill Second Gallego's Mon Mar 09 18:26:15 -0700 2009 4488535 15572 Emme 2 4489198 if you have had and liked the chips and salsa @ La Cabana, try out La Fiesta Brava, about 3 blocks west on the same street-- no liquor, byob, but the salsa is leagues above La Cabana. I buy the stuff there to take home it's so good. Mon Mar 09 18:31:34 -0700 2009 4489175 227301 jdwdeville 2 4495925 Tia Juana in San Gabriel? That place is sweet and the chips and salsa are top notch. Wed Mar 11 17:00:25 -0700 2009 4489175 259583 ohdaylay 3 4498637 ohdaylay, Where is Tia Juana in San Gabriel? Can you describe their salsa? Thanks! Thu Mar 12 13:01:34 -0700 2009 4495925 15858 SoCal Foodie 4 4585777 I think I mistyped. Tia Gladys is the place I was thinking of. It's on Mission I believe, just past San Gabriel Blvd. Fri Apr 10 17:01:10 -0700 2009 4498637 259583 ohdaylay 1 4489857 Tough question. My favorite salsa roja/hot sauce in all of SoCal is from the Carnitas Michaocan up on North Broadway and 19th, above Chinatown and below Lincoln Heights. Spectacular, brickred, thin, smoky, complex, spicy, hot -- wonderful stuff. But I always get a burrito there, and while they do a nachos special with meat and all sorts of stuff on top, I don't recall the chips being anything special. On the westside, my favorite salsa roja is from Tacos Por Favor -- it has a good flavor and a good kick. Their salsa bar also has a good, fresh pico de gallo, so mixing the two gives some texture and heft to the sauce. I like the chips there -- often they are warm and leave traces in the bag seeming to be homefried -- they are relatively thin and just salty enough. The chips the time I went to Mariscos Chente were excellent -- really thick and crunchy and obviously homemade. I tried the thin green salsa, and while it had a nice bite, it didn't hold my interest, and the bottled hot sauces on the table didn't do it for me either. Mon Mar 09 22:51:23 -0700 2009 4488535 10855 nosh 1 4491221 I love the salsa verde at Mexico City in Los Feliz and the chipotle salsa is tastey as well. They home make their chips which are always good. Also love the chips and salsa at Taco Beach in Long Beach. Tue Mar 10 10:55:23 -0700 2009 4488535 239935 megs8 1 4491459 I love the chips and salsa at Monte Alban and El Super Taco, though I think they're made from flour tortillas. Tue Mar 10 11:49:01 -0700 2009 4488535 18466 a_and_w 1 4492867 tlapazola. the style of chip they serve is very thin, light, and NOT at all greasy. there are two tlapazolas: one in west la on gateway, the other on lincoln in marina del rey. Tue Mar 10 18:40:14 -0700 2009 4488535 11935 westsidegal 1 4492876 Don Huarache has a fantastic salsa Verde that I love with chips. Their chips were good too. Tue Mar 10 18:45:42 -0700 2009 4488535 67980 mdpilam 1 4493950 Cenaduría La Casita Mexicana in Bell, where they serve a little basket of excellent chips drip-covered with complex mole sauce -- too bad Jackson Pollock didn't work in moles -- just before the fine to outstanding soups. La Casita's chiles en nogada are the reason for the visit, but those chips make a great start to the meal. Wed Mar 11 07:52:09 -0700 2009 4488535 38373 Mel Gee 1 4494035 if you havent been to don antonio's (pico/barrington) yet, go there. best chips and salsa anywhere. Wed Mar 11 08:19:22 -0700 2009 4488535 273540 ap22 1 4495037 La Cabanita in Montrose Border Grill in Santa Monica Tacos Por Favor in Santa Monica Wed Mar 11 12:31:02 -0700 2009 4488535 14902 JimN 1 4495903 I just tried Loteria on Hwd blvd. The chips and salsa were very good and was the best green tomatillo salsa I think I've ever had. Wed Mar 11 16:53:10 -0700 2009 4488535 60617 rednyellow 1 4496059 You know, if you ever find yourself at Cozymel's on Rosencrans in Manhattan Beach, their salsa is pretty good. I say that sheepishly, knowing most of you have answered about hardcore Mexican restaurants. We go there for their lettuce-wrapped steak fajitas and their margaritas when we just want a quick bite somewhere. I keep just wanting to order a big bowl of the salsa and a fork. Wed Mar 11 17:45:31 -0700 2009 4488535 40486 Cinnamon 1 4499687 Stop by the Big Saver market in your neighborhood - get their brand of (thick cut) chips and salsa verde (roasted chile poblano, tomato). If you want to review restaurants for chips and salsa, please take your posts down the hall to Yelp where they belong :-). Thu Mar 12 18:00:40 -0700 2009 4488535 23712 DiveFan 2 4499867 Yes, please look for my reviews of Monte Alban and Mariscos Chente based solely on their chips and salsa on yelp ;) Thu Mar 12 19:08:22 -0700 2009 4499687 12268 mollyomormon 2 4499937 The original poster asked who SERVES the best chips and salsa. That said, I'll keep Big Saver in mind if I ever find myself in Lawndale. :) Thu Mar 12 19:28:32 -0700 2009 4499687 40486 Cinnamon 1 4499960 If you are just going to chips and salsa, I like Casita Del Campo in Silverlake. I also like Salsa and Beer in Reseda. They have a salsa bar with 6 kinds of salsa and free refried beans with your chips. The food is better overall at Salsa and Beer than at Casita. Thu Mar 12 19:40:11 -0700 2009 4488535 14348 tissue 1 4572341 Get the Salsa Habanera from Big Saver. It is sooo good. Highly Addicting, But be careful. It gets really hot. The heat sneaks up on you! Mon Apr 06 12:51:43 -0700 2009 4488535 129936 mystiksc 1 4585886 don't know how I missed this thread before -- but two places I frequent, just for the chips and salsa Kay n Dave's (yes, it's true, their chips and salsa are fantastic) and Monte Alban. I agree with above about Tacos por Favor (I prefer the really hot salsa there) and La Cabana (and I also love their jalapeno poppers). Fri Apr 10 17:47:43 -0700 2009 4488535 42095 yogachik