Marlene takes a trip

Across the street

I walked!

With all this talk about chicken wings I had to take a trip. Hoagies and Wings has been open for a year or so across the street from my store and believe it or not, I never made that trek to sample some.



My full intention was to have wings and wings only. The name of the place never really sunk in. *DUH* When I saw the menu I thought… why not?



Maybe it was the pictures that swayed my good judgment.



I decided to try both offerings and ordered the hoagie combo of sandwich and 4 wings for $11.99.



Too expensive! The hoagie was on a very fresh roll with fresh lettuce, a schmear of mayo and a good amount of very salty meat. I should have stuck with the wings. The wings were a little small but the sauce (hot) was very good. They really weren’t hot but they were perfect for lunch. I had a choice of Ranch or Blue Cheese sauce and I chose the Blue Cheese. So… where are my celery sticks? They didn’t serve them with this combo. Demerits!

I had them wrap up half of the sandwich and walked out while pretending to eat the other half. I’d go back for more wings, but it’s a little too expensive for lunch.

I wasn’t satisfied with my lunch and needed more! Got in the car and drove a little way down the Ventura Bl to a semi-new yogurt place… Tutti Fruiti



I was amazed when I walked in! I was immediately greeted by a very nice woman holding little sample cups. She told me to sample as many of the flavors as I wanted. This is a serve yourself place!



I could have made a meal out of the samples!



Wonderful flavors! I was really excited because I was wondering if they really had a Tutti Fruiti flavor. YES! Along with their Pinkberry copy and the Tutti Fruiti, some of the flavors that they had were Taro, Pomegranate, coconut, cheesecake and mango. Those were the flavors I sampled and those were the flavors that filled my cup. Good thing I didn’t sample others.

Toppings were also serve yourself and I did!




They had both fresh fruit and dry toppings. I chose Mochis, diced mango and for a little texture Coo Coo for Cocoa Puffs. Everything is 35¢ an ounce and my cup came to $5.41.

That was a bargain and I will be back. Repeatedly! The yogurt was light and very refreshing. The flavors were bright and delicious!

I hope they do very well as they moved in to a yogurt shop that was good but didn’t make it.

Didn’t feel like cooking after work so I stopped at the much debated Tito’s Tacos. I love that place!



The weather was nice so I stood outside in line.



My order was 2 tacos, NO Cheese, 1 tostada with cheese, 4 bean and cheese burritos and a medium guacamole to go. $17 and change.



One of the burritos was for the car and the two tacos were for home. We freeze the extra burritos to have at a later time.

The guacamole is all mine! No one else makes guacamole like Tito’s and we really don’t even know if it’s made with avocado but I love it.

The tacos are typical California crisp, greasy tacos. I think that cheese ruins the flavor. The meat has always been mystery meat but it’s delicious. (There have been rumors)




I’ve been eating at Tito’s since I was a kid riding there on my bike. I can now get a senior citizens discount at some restaurants. Tito’s is a love it or don’t get it place. I will always love it!

So, there is my day trip or a day in my life. I’m still jealous of all you real trippers!

Those tacos look great!

Tutti Frutti sounds like a cool place to get something cool. Thanks for sharing it with us.

Hi Marlene, you sure go to fun places for lunch!

I see that[url='http://www.hoagiesandwings.com/']Hoagies and Wings[/url] has a bunch of different wings, which did you get?

That [url='http://www.tfyogurt.com/']Tutti Frutti Yogurt[/url] place seems like an interesting concept. So, they weigh the cup + yogurt + toppings all together and charge per ounce? I just checked, and nearest one to me is in Atlanta.

I was going to ask what is in the taco without cheese at [url='http://www.titostacos.com/']Titos Tacos[/url], but I found on the web site that it is "shredded beef and sliced iceberg lettuce in a freshly cooked corn taco shell". Hmmm, I think I feel a taco-craving coming on.

Thanks for taking us along on your L.A. tour.

Oh Tutti Frutti looks like a very creative place...a self serve soft ice cream place with top notch flavors(real tutti frutti..WOW..who has that these days).That type of place could catch on and spread!!!

I really like that Tutti-Frutti place!

Thanks for the post and the pics

mar52, Nothing is better than being able to walk for your Roadfood.

I agree on Tutti Fruiti, great concept.

Yes, I'm surrounded by restaurants in Sherman Oaks, CA but I wouldn't consider a lot of them Roadfood.

MiamiDon, I chose the Regular Hot Sauce for my wings. I hate touching my food so they are difficult for me to eat. I do touch them, though.

Tito's meat is a shredded blob. It doesn't resemble shredded anything. Put it in those deep fried tortillas with some of their red sauce and lettuce and YUM! Their red sauce is a recipe mystery. Everyone tries to duplicate it and no one has. It's not hot, just delicious. For added heat they also have finely diced jalapeno/carrot sauce available. I've given up on the green sauce because my pills are working just fine now.

I'm enjoying the taking pictures and describing my eats so I think I'll continue to add to this thread now and then.

I hope that you like it as much as I enjoy and like all of yours.

Tutti Frutti screams So-Cal Roadfood to me. I hope to check the place out when I visit LA next spring.

mar52

too many choices, everything looks great.

thanks,

anticipating your next review.

I am really enjoying the trip reports by locals/natives, done in their own neighborhood.

It provides valuable follow-up information to those of us who might be planning a visit, and have questions about the general area.

Thanks for the report, Marlene!! Nicely done!!

Any unique toppings at Tutti Frutti, that you would never expect to see at a toppings bar?

I was in awe looking at all of the toppings. What was interesting and I did take a few bits were the Vietnamese gelatin bits. I've seen and had them in their drinks.

Oh! That gives me a great idea for my next lunch on Tuesday!

I can't believe I forgot to include a picture of my cup of yogurt.

I didn't get the biggest and I didn't get the smallest. I think they had 4 size cups.



It's sitting on the scale being weighed.

Neat way to spend the day. Thanks for posting Marlene.

Great job, Marlene!
And every time you add to your report, just click "edit" and you can write "update" and the like in your TITLE...

Good description of Tito's Tacos , "a shredded blob".
I love the way it all melts right in the mouth...
and I love sitting at those picnic tables outside.
For those L.A. travelers, it's very freeway accessible , right off Washington Blvd, in Culver City.

You don't look like a senior to me! I felt like I was hanging out with a high school girl...
you are cute and fun!

Nicely done Marlene! That Tutti-Frutti is especially eye catching. And you even got the wanderingjew seal of approval for LA Roadfood!