Peony: Cute food truck place. Good cooking. I feel I wasn’t able to enjoy the flavors to their best due to my inability to eat spicy. Just eating the food alone without the chile sauce, the seafood were very bland and not very tasty by themselves. So I recommend it more for people who can take the heat.
Warrior: I feel this is an “LA institution” type place, like Langer’s, The Pantry, and Dulan’s. Mariscos Jalisco is the best of the bunch. The food is not great, but the setting of a food truck with a grimy “dining room” make you think that poor is cool, like an interstate diner. The best dish is the oysters, which are fresh and well-shucked, with lots of brine. While I like my oysters au naturel, the lime, Mexican hot sauce, and chopped onions are good accompaniments. I don’t love the botana—the octopus and abalone are chewy without much flavor—but I appreciate the cool, fresh flavors. The deep-fried shrimp tacos have a good contrast of textures but little flavor. They would make a great dish for a county fair. While Holbox is a much better option for food in this genre, it is still worth trying this “LA experience.”
