656042 Wed Sep 30 09:53:07 -0700 2009 16 2 Los Angeles Area 0 5069611 The last few times I've tried to nail down this truck, they haven't been there. Most recently I drove by this past Sunday at 9pm. Other times I drive past anywhere between 7-8pm and yet still nothing. Have they moved? If not, does anyone know their regular times/days? Thanks in advance, 'hounds Mr Taster Wed Sep 30 09:53:07 -0700 2009 17579 Mr Taster 1 5069820 The one by smart and final? They are there in the afternoons... not in evenings... --Dommy! Wed Sep 30 10:45:59 -0700 2009 5069611 10659 Dommy 2 5069924 No, the one that Thi likes, in front of the psychic shop just east of the 405 overpass. Mr Taster Wed Sep 30 11:18:07 -0700 2009 5069820 17579 Mr Taster 3 5069960 Hmmm!! I might have to hunt that one out... I think I recall seeing one recently, more towards Curious Palate.... Wed Sep 30 11:28:52 -0700 2009 5069924 10659 Dommy 4 5070070 Wow, this definitely dropped off your radar, Dommy... you replied to my prior post about the 405/Sepulveda truck with absolute certainty about the milanesa de pollo... are you sure you've never been here? http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/566325#4723369 Mr Taster Wed Sep 30 11:58:41 -0700 2009 5069960 17579 Mr Taster 5 5070092 The truck Dommy refers to is the Angelica truck, and they are definitely a daytime only operation. Thi's truck at night is a different truck. This discussion has made me hungry for a Pork Milanesa. Wed Sep 30 12:05:56 -0700 2009 5070070 62188 Ogawak 6 5070218 Yup! My only Cemita experience on this side of town is with the Angelica truck.... Even though I pass several cemitas trucks at night around here, I prefer Tacos when the sun goes down.... which is why I tend to pass these particular trucks up... Sorry for the confusion! Glad you enjoyed the Cemita there tho'! :) --Dommy! Wed Sep 30 13:02:33 -0700 2009 5070092 10659 Dommy 1 5071064 it's the same truck that's at the smart and final on venice blvd in culver city in the afternoons. but yeah, i haven't seen it there in a little while. i did enjoy their cemitas about 3 weeks ago though on the late night. Wed Sep 30 19:34:44 -0700 2009 5069611 90804 lakeshow318 2 5071432 Actually, they're different trucks... Mr Taster Thu Oct 01 02:41:55 -0700 2009 5071064 17579 Mr Taster 3 5071998 Always easier to hit a stationary target over one that moves: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/593570 Thu Oct 01 08:16:47 -0700 2009 5071432 108169 Servorg 1 5071933 Standard hours are either 8-10 pm or 10-12 pm, weekdays. Can't remember which. I think it's 8-10, maybe. You may be just missing them. Also, they used to be in front of the Avocado burger, but have now moved a block west, to a spot just, like, 50 feet east of the highway itself. There's sometimes another truck there, which sucks. The sucky truck doesn't sell cemitas. Last time I was there was about 1.5 months ago, so it might have gone since then.. Thu Oct 01 07:56:59 -0700 2009 5069611 14404 Thi N. 2 5075889 Just got back from first fridays down at Abbot Kinney (Big thumbs up for Baby's Bad@$$ Burgers) and rode by the Cemitas truck near Curious Palate and there WAS A truck on Venice almost under the 405 overpass in front of the Psychic... I was on the other side of the road so I didn't see what was on the menu, but it was a plain white truck with no Cemitas sign in the back of it (So it def. is a different truck than the Smart and Final one). It had a name, but was barely able to make it out, but it started with a Z --Dommy! Fri Oct 02 22:26:59 -0700 2009 5071933 10659 Dommy 3 5164386 Okay, finally got to try it this week... the truck is actually Yadiz and I don't think it's the same one because I found the Cemita Meh... http://www.flickr.com/photos/dommichu/4084974310/?editreplace=1 Now, I will say he did everything to order, it's just it didn't come together... I much prefer the Smart and Final truck for sure... Sat Nov 07 20:28:22 -0800 2009 5075889 10659 Dommy 4 5165073 Dommy, you often attach photos of your food visits, which I really appreciate. Re your cemita at Yadiz - it looks great for the most part, but the avocado looks like Fuerte. Could this have been the "glue" that didn't pull everything together? IMHO, Fuertes don't have the ganas to be in this type of sandwich. Sun Nov 08 09:58:46 -0800 2009 5164386 64003 bulavinaka 5 5165644 Thanks Bulavinaka! I have the world crappiest memory and pictures really help me jog it as well... I see your point about the Avocado and totally agree... but it was an overall thing. First the bread was not great, I am not the biggest fan of Cemitas bread in general, but this was a bit more toothsome than I would even like. The S&F truck always has excellent bread... Second, the Milanesa was not seasoned well... The breadcrumbs were bland and the meat not seasoned at all... like no salt... The Quesillo was just kinda heaped on... They were generous with it, as you can see... but it just kinda came out in cumps..... The Chipotle Spread was skimpy in the front, heaped on in the back... I know, I'm probably being harsh on a $6 sandwich, but there IS an art to these things.... and sadly they just did not achieve it... --Dommy! Sun Nov 08 15:39:18 -0800 2009 5165073 10659 Dommy 6 5165669 Wow - I guess a picture only can tell part of the story in this case. :) Still, I always appreciate your pix! Sun Nov 08 15:47:06 -0800 2009 5165644 64003 bulavinaka 1 5165748 I recently tried out the Pep Boys and Smart & Final cemita trucks in West LA. All good. Smart and Final only sold beef Milanesa, but I ate with now reservation. I also had a good cemita at Tacos Por Favor in Santa Monica. Its on their specials menu and they do use the real cemita buns. The chipotle wasn't as good as the trucks but the chicken milanesa was excellent. Sun Nov 08 16:24:01 -0800 2009 5069611 145968 burratabelly