La Papa Loca

Very reasonable prices. Food is prepared fresh. Hand made tortillas. Plenty of shaded seating.

I frequent here cause I work nearby. I love this place. It’s a little little hole in the wall in the Fashion/​Party District of DTLA. There’s street parking available as well a tiny 2 car parking lot. They don’t speak good English but understands enough to get your order in. Love the carne asada tacos and burritos. Their portions are big and prices are cheap. Hot sauce is decent. Meat is a bit on the salty side but it’s tasty. This place has true authentic Mexican food. Be sure to stop by if you’re in the area!

My wife is pregnant and she has been craving a Banana Shake. We have tried a few place and couldn’t find a good place. Now we found it! It was so good I got another one to go.

I came here a few years ago looking for a piñata and what distracted me was the fresh pupusas they were grilling! So I stopped and had some, and tacos and quesadillas! There tortillas are made fresh as well!
. I come here every other month or so it’s that good! I recently tried the burrito, it’s meaty and very filling :)

I will not rate their food. Please know that they are rated with a big fat «B»!!! I did not get a chance to try it even though I would have done it if I had had cash at the time. You see I really needed the bathroom… here’s the story…
They do not have a bathroom at this party supplies next to La Papa Loca so the lady at the register said I could use the bathroom next door. Boy, was I in for a bad experience. The bathroom belongs to the now infamous La Papa Loca greasepit and the EVIL lady that mans the register. She wanted to charge me $ 1 to use it!!! I was about to buy one of their probably gross $ 1.50 tacos, but had no cash :(and they do not accept cards :(I tried to argue that the next door lady referred me to their facilities insinuating I was a potential customer to her neighbor but the grinchy lady would not budge… her heart did not get touched nor did it grow twentyfold times in a second. Not even batting my lashes helped. I was about to whimper like a wet abandoned puppy but sucked it in… UGH!!! You better believe they will get their own review… Oh, the humanity!!!
Yes, they have no compassion here. I’m sure all the roaches here know it and HIDE out of the truest of fears!!!
Seriously, the best way to get a customer is to be nice. I mean come on. It is possible that I might have come back later out of gratitude after a long day of deal hunting here in the «fiesta district».

A-​OK is the perfect rating for La Papa Loca. We went in search of party supplies, when we were overcome by hunger. Looking for a safe and sanitary place to calm our pains, we found La Papa Loca. Downtown LA just gives of this vive of dirt and grime but La Papa Loca did not. They have a seating area and waitresses which added to a pleasurable experience. My pupusas was made fresh on the grill but was a bit doughy. The food was ok overall but the location was aweful, I will not be rushing back anytime soon but its nice to know there is an Oasis called La Papa Loca in the middle of filthy corner of Olympic and Central.

Do you know for how long i have been looking for there quesadillas… I remember as a girl trying them N couldn’t find a place that had them… On one of my adventures in downtown i walked by this place n i had to stop… Like Stop The Presses… I wasn’t even hungry … The girls there was soo nice the spot was clean n Okay to eat … what made me laugh was the easter decoration they still had up… lol…
But oh man their quesadilla de asada was Bomb Bomb… N Yes … I’m a Fan

This little Mexican restaurant looks like a place straight out of Tijuana. My server didn’t speak English, the parking lot was dilapidated and the area it is in is pretty trashy, but then again that is how most of downtown L.A. is.
The pros, it somehow had an A rating from the health department, everyone in my group enjoyed the food they got and it was reasonably priced.
I personally only had a burrito, which was full of meat and tasted pretty good, so my review is lacking when it comes to the rest of their menu.
I wouldn’t go back again becasue of the area, but if I did I know I would get some pretty decent Mexican food.

I LOVE their carne asada burritos with NO BEANS. Ive tried King Taco, and everywhere else and this place is my favorite. Very very small place thats hidden but the food is great. I have it a few times a week for lunch. You get a big meat filled burrito and lettuce, tomatoes, a cooked jalepeno rice on the side for $ 5. And the meat is not dry either, its juicey. I love it. I think im going to get one right now.